CANADIAN RETAIL SERVICES
Our retail services
Retail capital markets
Buying and selling real estate isn’t just about the transaction. It’s about the insight and intelligence that goes into the execution of the strategy. We leverage our deep market knowledge with precise underwriting and creative marketing to provide our clients with best in class services.
Our Capital Markets group offers comprehensive real estate transaction and advisory services to a global client base. A trusted advisor to real estate owners and operators for more than 30 years, we source investment opportunities and provide investment sales execution for clients in Canada, the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Built from day one to be nimble – we’re creative in our approach to bring you intelligent acquisition and disposition solutions. Looking beyond the transaction, our team is able to source future opportunities to maximize returns and value to achieve greater collective success.

Investment sales

Net lease group

Debt (construction, bridge, perma)

Preferred, LP and GP equity
Retail leasing and brokerage
Our collaborative, integrated leasing structure aligns national leasing with local market brokers. Our expert leasing specialists understand how to effectively navigate the complex and evolving retail environment to deliver an innovative, data-driven approach to successful deal-making.
Execution of skilled merchandising and creative leasing strategies
Delivers the project vision to maximize the asset for competitive advantage
Customized leasing toolkit including signage, brochures and market support
Supported by fully integrated property management, marketing and research platform
Property management and services
We are a one-stop service provider offering owners and investors customized expertise and value-add perspectives by leveraging data on how to grow and preserve value in retail assets. Our team is focused on consistency of service excellence and execution to deliver on client investment objectives.
Property management
- Strategic and business planning
- Accounting and lease administration
- Engineering support services
- Retailer support and engagement
- Community relations
- Operational excellence
- Technology integration
Project management
Owner representation
Tenant representation
Construction representation
Development services
Services
- Development services (highest and best use analysis)
- Integrated design and construction
- Construction at-risk
- Tenant improvements/coordination
- Developer monitoring
- Stakeholder reporting
- Due diligence
- Renovation and rehabilitation
- Portfolio/Program management
- Cost and timeline control
- Vendor procurement and coordination
Integration
- Leasing and property management
- Dedicated retail project management
- On a recurring or as-needed basis depending on the shopping center needs
- Planning and participation in annual capital budgets
- Leasing/property plan support (i.e., LOD’s)
- Landlord work - Work letters - Pricing - Planning - Oversight
- Tenant improvements/coordination
Marketing programming
Deep knowledge of trade area and consumer preferences is the foundation we use to develop customized, measurable and award-winning marketing strategies and solutions for clients and properties.
Proprietary retail strategies
Digital and social media marketing
Website development and SEO
Retailer engagement and support
Customer experience and amenities
Events and activations
Public relations
Community engagement
Avison Young Technologies
Avison Young Technologies is our platform of proprietary technology tools.
We use it to harness data, analytics and technology to produce better real estate outcomes for our clients and our communities. Avison Young Technologies is an expanding and evolving data analytics ecosystem that meshes real estate with real estate-adjacencies. Its purpose is to make key market data more accessible and understandable, allowing clients to make informed, strategic decisions and realize the full potential of their real estate.
Avison Young Technologies makes key market data more accessible and understandable, allowing you to make informed, strategic decisions and realize the full potential of your real estate.
Property tax services
How can we help?
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Assessment reviews
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Appeal process representation
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Tax budgeting and forecasting

Studio project services
TRUSTED ADVISOR THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS
Advise: Programming, Site Review and Project Resource support
Plan: Detailed project planning for efficient decision making
Design: Strategies and communications to ensure lasting results
Bid and negotiate: Risk and governance oversight Procurement support
Construct: Local on-site boots on the ground, real-time reporting
Occupy: Real estate that achieves your business objectives
TURNKEY RETAIL PROJECT SERVICES
Single point of contact during design and construction process
Avison Young will assemble the right team of Designers, Project Managers, including our transparent procurement of Construction Managers and consultants, ensuring seamless delivery for a fully executed project
Faster project delivery
Shorter timelines, fast-tracked process, unified effort with real time reporting and boots on the ground in your proposed locations
Budget responsible
Transparency, competitive bidding, cost control safeguards.
- Seamless project delivery
- Single point of contact
- Efficient project delivery
- Budget responsible/ Cost control
- Flexibility & adaptability
- Outcome accountability