LOS ANGELES—Avison Young has hired 25-year realestate industry veteran Gail Goldstein as SVP towork in the company's West Los Angeles office, GlobeSt.com reportsexclusively. With experience as an institutionallandlord, Goldstein will focus on agency leasing andleverage her extensive experience with institutional landlords togrow Avison Young's agency leasing platform.

“Avison Young is an amazing firm that offers the benefit oftheir extraordinary platform and bandwidth coupled with wonderfulprofessionals, an entrepreneurial work environment and a clientfocus, all of which are really important to me," Goldstein tellsGlobeSt.com. “This really aligns with my personal objectives, andit is an extraordinary opportunity for me.”

Goldstein formerly served as the regional director of leasing atEquity Office Properties, where she led theleasing efforts of a 2.5-million-square-foot office and retailportfolio in Southern California. Her career, however, extends muchfurther. She has served as a project director at SpiekerProperties and was the senior leasing manager atHeitman Properties, where she spearheaded theleasing efforts and marketing of a six-property,1.2-million-square-foot portfolio in Southern California.