Tim Novak joins Avison Young's Toronto brokerage operations

TORONTO, Sept. 21 /CNW/ - Mark Fieder, Avison Young Principal and Managing Director of the company's Ontario region, announced today that Tim Novak - one of Toronto's top commercial real estate brokers - has joined Avison Young's brokerage operations in Toronto.

Effective immediately, Novak joins Avison Young as a Senior Advisor in the Toronto Leasing and Sales groups. He will be based in Avison Young's Downtown Toronto office at 150 York Street.

"Tim is a highly respected industry veteran and his hiring will give our company added strength in both the Downtown and fringe markets," comments Fieder. "His knowledge of, and relationships in, the fringe 'brick and beam' markets will add significantly to the expertise and capabilities of the Avison Young team. We are very pleased to have Tim on board and look forward to the many contributions he will make to the future growth and success of Avison Young and, most importantly, our clients."

Novak brings to Avison Young 22 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, with a focus on office and retail leasing as well as building and land sales in the Downtown West and Downtown East markets.

Committed to uncovering new and interesting spaces with fringe appeal, Novak has been actively working in the Downtown West and East markets since starting in the industry in the late 1980s with Locations Real Estate and, more recently, Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.

Although he started out primarily specializing in the Spadina Avenue and King Street West area in the garment trade/industrial market, Novak's focus evolved as the area shifted to the creative office node that it is today. Utilizing his broad range of contacts and relationships, Novak helped pioneer new real estate options in areas such as Leslieville and, more recently, Dupont Street/Wallace Avenue, Lansdowne Avenue/Bloor Street West, and Dundas Street West.

"I am excited to be continuing my career at Avison Young and to be working with the talented and energetic group in the Toronto office where there is so much positive forward momentum," says Novak. "I am also looking forward to working with my clients and contacts to forge new relationships with the team at Avison Young. The company's strong commitment to delivering real value to clients and its vision for global expansion will provide many opportunities in the future for our clients."

In the last 18 months, Avison Young has grown from 11 to 21 offices and from 300 to more than 700 real estate professionals across Canada and in the U.S.

Founded in 1978, Avison Young is Canada's largest independently-owned commercial real estate services company and the only national, Canadian-owned, principal-managed real estate brokerage firm in the country. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and ranked among Canada's leading national commercial real estate organizations, Avison Young is a full-service commercial real estate company comprising more than 700 real estate professionals in 21 offices across Canada and in the U.S. The company provides value-added, client-centric investment sales, leasing, advisory, management, financing and mortgage placement services to owners and occupiers of office, retail, industrial and multi-residential properties.

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• Sherry Quan, National Director of Communications & Media Relations, Avison Young: [phone];cell:[phone]
• Mark Fieder, Principal and Managing Director, Ontario Region, Avison Young: [phone]
• Tim Novak, Senior Advisor,Toronto, Avison Young: (416) 673-4035
• Mark Rose, Chair and CEO, Avison Young: [phone]

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