Avison Young promoted Marti Grizzle to Vice President in the firm’s Houston office.

Grizzle is part of a team specializing in office landlord representation, working alongside Wade Bowlin, Principal and Managing Director, Houston. Grizzle and Bowlin are responsible for more than 2 million square feet (sf) of office space in its Houston leasing portfolio.

Grizzle has been with Avison Young for just under three years where she has been an integral part of growing its client base. Just last month, Grizzle and Bowlin were awarded the exclusive leasing assignment for two office properties totaling 295,656 sf in Houston’s dynamic Westchase submarket. They include 9800 Richmond Avenue, an eight-story 177,397-sf building, and 11000 Richmond Avenue, a six-story 118,259-sf building.

Grizzle started her career as a Mechanical Engineer in the HVAC industry where she was instrumental in the design of building HVAC systems before moving into the commercial real estate industry. Prior to Avison Young, she was a Leasing Manager at Madison Marquette, working aggressively to advance lease negotiations, increase rental rates and increase occupancy in her clients’ assets. In this role, she worked with her team to not just maintain their portfolio but expand it as well.