About Rhys

Rhys Cartwright joined Avison Young as a Market Intelligence Coordinator in 2021 for the office division shortly before transitioning into a client-facing role to work alongside top office producer, Glenn Gardner. In 2024, Rhys was appointed Avison Young’s Emerging Leader ambassador and achieved Avison Young Vancouver’s Rookie-of-the-Year award in 2024. 

Rhys’ professionalism, work ethic and reliability quickly earned respect from clients and among Principals in Avison Young’s Vancouver office. Rhys specializes in tenant and landlord representation assignments, where he services clients by providing expert guidance, responsive communication and strategy execution focused on delivering results to his clients. Rhys’ has an exceptional skill set that consistently provides clients with confidence, highlighted in several of his clients’ testimonials and Client Advisory Success features. Rhys has been involved in several high-profile lease transactions with national and international tenants and represents a number of notable Vancouver office tenants.

Rhys has demonstrated his commitment to leadership in Avison Young’s office and has orchestrated and executed on a number of company initiatives in his role as Emerging Leader, including co-hosting a Morning Conversation event with Mark Hannah, Managing Director of Nicola Wealth Real Estate.
 

Client testimonials

“Glenn and Rhys were instrumental in developing our lease renewal strategy and executing negotiations on our behalf at TELUS Garden. At all times, they were responsive, thorough and diligent in this approach, which served to provide our management group with confidence and lead to key decisions pertaining to the lease renewal. Henriquez Partners Architects always felt confident in Glenn and Rhys while they guided the process and acted on our behalf. It was a pleasure working with their team. Their approach was professional and trustworthy. We would recommend their services to any group who requires commercial real estate advisory and transactional services.”

Patricia Tewfik   
Principal
Henriquez Partners Architects

“Rhys demonstrated exceptional expertise and professionalism strategizing, negotiating, and successfully executing on our Vancouver office relocation. Demonstrating keen insight and comprehensive market knowledge, Rhys quickly understood our business's unique needs and seamlessly addressed our immediate and long-term real estate objectives. Rhys's responsiveness and attention to detail were exemplary. He consistently showed a commitment to understanding and addressing our concerns, ensuring that our interests were always at the forefront of negotiations. Working with Rhys was not only productive but also a genuine pleasure. His professionalism, trustworthiness, and dedication to client success were evident in every interaction. I would highly recommend Rhys and his team at Avison Young for commercial real estate advisory and transactional services.”

Aaron Schroeder       
Chief Executive Officer
Brightspot Climate Inc.

“Throughout the relocation process Rhys demonstrated a very strong understanding of his respective office markets and was thorough and diligent on our behalf. In addition, the Avison Young team added significant value to other business considerations that were not directly related to bricks and mortar. Their knowledge of our business process and the importance of securing a space that complements our team was invaluable as we navigated the relocation process. From start to finish, we were exceedingly impressed with Rhys’ work ethic, professionalism, and ability to navigate challenges faced throughout the process. At all times we were confident Avison Young were advocating in Smallworks’ best interest. Without reservation, I would recommend Rhys as a trusted, capable real estate advisor to other prospective office user groups looking to lease office real estate.”

Jake Fry 
Founder 
Smallworks Studio & Laneway Housing
 

Credentials

Professional Associations and Designations

• National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
• Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV)

Awards

• AY Vancouver Rookie-of-the-Year (2024)
• AY Vancouver Emerging Leader (2024)

Education

• UBC Sauder School of Business – Real Estate Trading Services
• University of Victoria – Bachelor of Commerce, Entrepreneurship Specialization

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