Avison Young
A principal-owned commercial real estate firm with offices in 18 countries. Its Charlotte office, at 800 Gesco Street, handles brokerage, property management, research and marketing.21
Real Estate Industry Reviews Editorial Team Updated 2026-10-27 www.avisonyoung.com/about-us
Overview
Avison Young suits Charlotte occupiers and owners who want a multi-market firm owned by its principals. Its Charlotte page puts it plainly, “Our Principals are our owners,” and the firm has a verified office in 26 of the cities on our hubs, from New York to Las Vegas (listed under How to engage below).1
In Charlotte, its evidence is strongest in industrial. Principal Henry Lobb is an SIOR Industrial Specialist with an active North Carolina license, CoStar named him one of Charlotte’s industrial leasing Power Brokers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2024, and the firm’s own release puts his team on the sale of 4923 N Graham Street and the leasing of a planned 112,145-square-foot industrial building.65117
What the record lacks is a founding year on the pages we read and a Charlotte review score. The 8.5 rests on licensing, directory and deal evidence, all tied to one principal rather than the whole office.5
Score breakdown
| State license | 10 |
| Professional directory | 7 |
| Verifiable transactions | 8 |
| Years in business | Not published |
| Public reviews | Not published |
| Overall score | 8.5 |
- State license, 10 / 10. Henry Lobb’s active license names Avison Young North Carolina LLC as his firm. That is one principal, not a firm-wide check.5
- Professional directory, 7 / 10. One SIOR listing, for Henry Lobb as an Industrial Specialist. A second SIOR or CCIM listing would lift this to 10.6
- Verifiable transactions, 8 / 10. The firm’s October 2025 release names 4923 N Graham Street and a planned 112,145-square-foot building. An independent report would score 10.7
- Years in business, not scored. The pages we read give no founding year.
- Public reviews, not scored. We read no review count or average for the Charlotte office.
How we checked each criterion
State license, weight 25, 10 points. NCREC license 283478 (Lobb, Henry Charles) is active, and the record names primary firm Avison Young North Carolina LLC. This is one Charlotte principal, not a firm-wide census. North Carolina Real Estate Commission, licensee database search
Professional directory, weight 20, 7 points. The SIOR directory lists Henry Lobb, Industrial Specialist, at Avison Young in Charlotte. One listing is 7 points. A CCIM listing for him was not part of the sources read. SIOR directory listing: Henry Lobb, Avison Young
Verifiable transactions, weight 20, 8 points. The firm’s news release of October 13, 2025 names 4923 N Graham Street and a planned 112,145-square-foot building. A firm release is 8 points. It is not an independent transaction report. Avison Young news release: Avison Young tapped as exclusive leasing agent for new 112,145-square-foot class A industrial building in Charlotte, NC (Oct 13, 2025)
Years in business, weight 20, not scored. Not scored. The pages read for this profile do not state a founding year or a year-count for the firm.
Public reviews, weight 15, not scored. Not scored. No third-party review count or average was read.
Math: 550 weighted points ÷ 65 (the weight of the sourced criteria) = 8.5 / 10. Evidence: Strong. Criteria without a source are left out of the denominator. This is the boutique rubric, not the filing rubric used for the six national firms, and the two are not comparable. Bands · Evidence levels.
Each criterion is defined on our methodology page.
Leadership
Henry Lobb, SIOR
Principal, Charlotte
Henry Lobb leads Avison Young’s local agency leasing program for industrial developers in Charlotte. SIOR lists him as an Industrial Specialist, his North Carolina license is active with Avison Young as his primary firm, and CoStar named him a Charlotte industrial leasing Power Broker in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2024.65811
Firm-wide leadership is not covered in the sources we read for this profile.
Read full profile →Who it's for
Avison Young brokers leases and sales, manages property and runs projects. In Charlotte its page lists brokerage, property management, research and marketing, and the office publishes quarterly Charlotte office, industrial and multifamily reports.14
Where it fits
Occupiers and owners with requirements in more than one market, and industrial leasing in Charlotte, where its local principal’s record is well documented.11
Where it falls short
Clients who want a small, founder-run shop. The pages we read also give no founding year, and the Charlotte office has no review reading, which leaves gaps a local boutique can fill.
Pricing
Avison Young does not post a fee schedule or a pricing page in the sources we read. Ask for the fee structure before you sign an engagement.
How to engage
| Official website | https://www.avisonyoung.com/about-us |
|---|---|
| Pricing URL | not published |
| Offices verified on the firm’s own site | Charlotte: 800 Gesco St, Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28208 (office page); New York City: 530 5th Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036 (office page); Los Angeles: 601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4450, Los Angeles, CA 90017 (Downtown); 11111 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 1070 (West) (office page); Chicago: 1 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606 (Downtown); plus a Rosemont office (office page); Dallas-Fort Worth: 3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75219 (office page); Houston: 4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77027 (Uptown) (office page); Miami: 396 Alhambra Circle, Suite 207, Miami, FL 33134 (Coral Gables) (office page); Washington, D.C.: 2001 K Street NW, Suite 200 North, Washington, DC 20006; plus Northern Virginia and Rockville, MD (office page); Atlanta: 1230 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta (Midtown) (office page); Phoenix: 2720 East Camelback Road, Suite 210, Phoenix, AZ 85016 (office page); Boston: 200 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 (office page); Philadelphia: 300 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 150, Conshohocken, PA 19428 (suburban) (office page); Riverside-San Bernardino: 3281 East Guasti Road, Suite 700, Ontario, CA 91761 (office page); San Francisco: 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3300, San Francisco, CA 94104 (office page); Detroit: Local team confirmed on Avison Young’s Detroit location page (no street address listed there) (office page); Seattle: 500 108th Ave. NE, Suite 1100, Bellevue, WA 98004 (office page); Minneapolis-St. Paul: 1601 Utica Ave S, Suite 360, Minneapolis, MN 55416 (office page); Tampa: 5411 SkyCenter Drive, Suite 210, Tampa, FL 33607 (office page); San Diego: 4660 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 1070, San Diego, CA 92121 (office page); Denver: 1801 California Street, #3750, Denver, CO 80202 (office page); Orlando: 135 West Central Boulevard, Suite 700, Orlando, FL 32801 (office page); St. Louis: 1401 South Brentwood Boulevard, Suite 900, Brentwood, MO 63144 (office page); Austin: 515 Congress Avenue, Suite 1175, Austin, TX 78701 (office page); Sacramento: 333 University Ave, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95825 (office page); Pittsburgh: 4 PPG Place, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (office page); Las Vegas: 10845 Griffith Peak Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89135 (office page) |
| Services listed | leasing, sales, property management, project management |
| Last verified | 2026-10-27 |
Competitors
The nearest alternatives are the other firms on our Charlotte city page. Scores are boutique public-evidence scores, out of 10.
| Firm | Model | Score | Where Avison wins or loses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avison Young | Principal-owned international firm | 8.5 / 10 | Multi-market reach, principal ownership and documented industrial work in Charlotte |
| Regent Commercial Real Estate | Independent, owner-operated | 9.3 / 10 | Regent wins on a founder-run local practice and a 5.0 review record. Avison Young wins on reach across 26 of our hub cities. |
| Trinity Partners | Charlotte-founded Southeast regional firm | 8.5 / 10 | Trinity wins on Charlotte roots and a Southeast footprint. Avison Young wins on national and international reach. |
| Childress Klein | Developer with an independent tenant-rep team | 9.0 / 10 | Childress Klein wins on independently reported deals and a record back to 1988. Avison Young wins on multi-market coverage. |
| MPV Properties | Developer-broker | 8.2 / 10 | MPV wins on development and land work. Avison Young wins on scale across markets. |
Reviews
What the record shows
The score uses no review input: we read no rating for the Charlotte office. Our other city hubs record Google readings for Avison Young offices from 5.0 down to 2.0, almost all on fewer than ten reviews.12
Fact file
| Item | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte office | 800 Gesco St, Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28208. The page says principals are the owners and lists brokerage, property management, research and marketing. | Avison Young Charlotte page |
| Countries | The office menu on the global site lists 18 countries. | Avison Young global site (office country list) |
| New York services | The NYC page says the brokerage team does leasing and investment sales across asset types. | Avison Young New York City location page |
| Miami services | The Miami page lists leasing, investment sales, property management and project management in Greater Miami-Dade. | Avison Young Miami location page |
| License | NCREC license 283478, Lobb, Henry Charles: broker, active, primary firm Avison Young North Carolina LLC. One Charlotte principal. | North Carolina Real Estate Commission, licensee database search |
| SIOR | SIOR directory: Henry Lobb, Industrial Specialist, Avison Young, Charlotte. | SIOR directory listing: Henry Lobb, Avison Young |
| CoStar lists | CoStar Power Broker Awards list Henry Lobb among Charlotte industrial leasing brokers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2024. | CoStar Power Broker Awards, Charlotte annual winners, 2020, CoStar Power Broker Awards, Charlotte annual winners, 2021, CoStar Power Broker Awards, Charlotte annual winners, 2022, CoStar Power Broker Awards, Charlotte annual winners, 2024 |
| Named assignment | Firm news release, October 13, 2025: 4923 N Graham Street, seller representation to Griffin Partners, retained to lease a planned 112,145-square-foot building. | Avison Young news release: Avison Young tapped as exclusive leasing agent for new 112,145-square-foot class A industrial building in Charlotte, NC (Oct 13, 2025) |
Methodology and sources
Method note and sources
This score uses the boutique public-evidence rubric: state license (25), professional directory (20), verifiable transactions (20), years in business (20) and public reviews (15). A number is published only when at least two criteria have a source and at least one of those sources is independent of the firm. With exactly two sourced criteria the score is capped at 9.0; a 10.0 needs at least three. Self-reported career totals and review claims we have not read are not inputs.
Sources
- Avison Young Charlotte page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Avison Young global site (office country list) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Avison Young New York City location page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Avison Young Miami location page · accessed 2026-10-20
- North Carolina Real Estate Commission, licensee database search · accessed 2026-10-20
- SIOR directory listing: Henry Lobb, Avison Young · accessed 2026-10-20
- Avison Young news release: Avison Young tapped as exclusive leasing agent for new 112,145-square-foot class A industrial building in Charlotte, NC (Oct 13, 2025) · accessed 2026-10-20
- CoStar Power Broker Awards, Charlotte annual winners, 2020 · accessed 2026-10-20
- CoStar Power Broker Awards, Charlotte annual winners, 2021 · accessed 2026-10-20
- CoStar Power Broker Awards, Charlotte annual winners, 2022 · accessed 2026-10-20
- CoStar Power Broker Awards, Charlotte annual winners, 2024 · accessed 2026-10-20
- Google Maps business listings (star ratings and review counts read by hand, 2026-10-26) · accessed 2026-10-20
Last verified 2026-10-26. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.
View changelog
- Boutique score recomputed. Public reviews follow the star rating and the review count. A published 10.0 needs at least three sourced criteria, and exactly two sourced criteria cap the score at 9.0. Published score 8.5 / 10, Evidence: Strong. No new source was read.
- Profile published from the sources cited below.