Avison Young Picks Moore to Run DTLA Retail

LOS ANGELES-Toronto, ON-based commercial real estate firm Avison Young is continuing its aggressive Southern California expansion with the opening of a new office at 633 West 5^th St. in Downtown L.A., with Derrick Moore joining as principal. Moore, a retail-industry veteran, will be joined by principal Chris Cooper, who will be relocating from the company’s West Los Angeles office to the DTLA site.

The new office marks Avison Young’s fourth Los Angeles location. Over the past three-and-a-half years, the company has grown from 11 to 41 offices in 33 markets and from 300 to more than 1,100 real estate professionals across Canada and the US. “The Southern California region is a critical growth area for Avison Young,” said Mark Rose, company chair and CEO, in a prepared statement. He added that hiring Moore allows the firm to partner with “one of the most dominant retail real estate players in the Downtown Los Angeles market.”