Avison Young, a commercial real estate brokerage based in Toronto, opened the doors of its new office in Melville Thursday in an expansion of the firm's presence in the tri-state area.

The office will be the firm's first on Long Island and third in the tri-state area (the other locations are in New York City and New Jersey). Avison Young chief executive Mark Rose said in a news release that the opening of the Long Island office was a natural progression as the firm expanded in the area.

Ted Stratigos, a former executive with Cushman & Wakefield's Long Island office, will head up Avison Young's Long Island operations. The firm is currently hiring for brokers to staff its Long Island office.

Gregg Sarra sounds off on Wantagh vs. Bethpage and Ward Melville vs Sachem North, plus Michaeil Sicoli has his Nassau soccer picks, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas; Anthony Santino

Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 5: Top football teams in action and Nassau soccer playoff picks Gregg Sarra sounds off on Wantagh vs. Bethpage and Ward Melville vs Sachem North, plus Michaeil Sicoli has his Nassau soccer picks, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.

Gregg Sarra sounds off on Wantagh vs. Bethpage and Ward Melville vs Sachem North, plus Michaeil Sicoli has his Nassau soccer picks, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas; Anthony Santino

Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 5: Top football teams in action and Nassau soccer playoff picks Gregg Sarra sounds off on Wantagh vs. Bethpage and Ward Melville vs Sachem North, plus Michaeil Sicoli has his Nassau soccer picks, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.

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