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No. 01 — Autumn Collection

Buildings drawn
before they were built.

Mansions, period apartments and penthouses in the world’s most storied quarters — walked in person by our advisors, never listed on a portal.

3 340 Curated properties
12 Cities worldwide
44 Off-market now
9 days Brief to viewing
since 1998 Private brokerage

Search by cityTwelve desks worldwide

Twelve cities, 3 340 files.

12 Cities worldwide
44 Off-market now
95 Licensed advisors
01 · France 09:00 Paris Paris rooftops 48.8566° N · 2.3522° E Median€ 18 400 / m² Off-market18 files Advisors32 486 ▲ 1.8% this quarter Open 02 · United Kingdom 08:00 London London terraces 51.5072° N · 0.1276° W Median£ 24 900 / m² Off-market12 files Advisors28 412 ▲ 2.4% this quarter Open 03 · Austria 09:00 Vienna Vienna façades 48.2082° N · 16.3738° E Median€ 11 200 / m² Off-market7 files Advisors16 198 ▲ 0.9% this quarter Open 04 · Italy 09:00 Milan Milan courtyards 45.4642° N · 9.1900° E Median€ 13 800 / m² Off-market7 files Advisors19 144 ▲ 1.2% this quarter Open 05 · United States 03:00 New York New York brownstones 40.7128° N · 74.0060° W Median$ 27 500 / m² Off-market21 files Advisors41 524 ▲ 2.1% this quarter Open 06 · United States 00:00 San Francisco San Francisco hills 37.7749° N · 122.4194° W Median$ 19 700 / m² Off-market11 files Advisors22 268 ▲ 1.4% this quarter Open 07 · Switzerland 09:00 Zurich Zurich lakefront 47.3769° N · 8.5417° E MedianCHF 21 300 / m² Off-market9 files Advisors14 176 ▲ 0.7% this quarter Open 08 · United Arab Emirates 11:00 Dubai Dubai marina towers 25.2048° N · 55.2708° E Median$ 9 400 / m² Off-market16 files Advisors34 392 ▲ 4.6% this quarter Open 09 · Japan 16:00 Tokyo Tokyo backstreets 35.6762° N · 139.6503° E Median¥ 1 940 000 / m² Off-market8 files Advisors18 214 ▲ 1.9% this quarter Open 10 · Monaco 09:00 Monaco Monaco harbour 43.7384° N · 7.4246° E Median€ 51 200 / m² Off-market14 files Advisors11 96 ▲ 3.2% this quarter Open 11 · Portugal 08:00 Lisbon Lisbon tiles 38.7223° N · 9.1393° W Median€ 7 900 / m² Off-market6 files Advisors15 188 ▲ 2.8% this quarter Open 12 · Singapore 15:00 Singapore Singapore skyline 1.3521° N · 103.8198° E Median$ 22 100 / m² Off-market10 files Advisors20 242 ▲ 1.6% this quarter Open
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Sealed register · plate 09 · rev. 08
Sealed register · 44 files R▓E █U M▒R▓IS 1█, P▒RIS 4E Access by signature only

The 44 homes
nobody can search.

Owners who will sell, but never advertise. We hold the plans, the price and the key — the address arrives after we have spoken.

44 Sealed files
€ 2–18 M Asking range
24 h Access decision

Request the register

Tell us who you are and what you are looking for.

  • Plans, permits and price history
  • Private viewings out of hours
  • NDA prepared on request

How we workPlate 03 — procedure

Briefing. Short list.
Private viewing.

9 days Median brief to viewing
01 Brief Day 1 · 60 min

The briefing

We sit down and write the brief: quarter, light, ceiling height, the school run — and the budget, honestly.

You leave with: a written brief

FormatIn person or call OutputWritten brief CostNone
02 Search Days 2–7

The short list

We search the index and the sealed register, walk the buildings ourselves and send four to six files.

You leave with: 4–6 complete files

Files4–6 IncludesOff-market AttachedPlans, permits
03 Viewing Day 8 onward

The private viewing

Out of hours, with the owner present. We negotiate on your side and stay to the notary signature.

You leave with: the keys, or the next list

HoursBy arrangement PresentOwner + advisor AfterNotary handled
Fee 1.4% · agreed before we start · no exclusivity required Book the briefing

Meet your advisorSheet 04 — personnel

Drawn by hand, signed by name.

Scale 1:1 · rev. 0895 advisors · 11 languages

Open the register

Adv. 01 / 10Lic. FR-4471

Portrait of Sophie Marchand

1120 × 672

Sophie Marchand

Head of Paris desk

Desk
Paris
Languages
FR · EN · IT
Experience
18 years
Closed
€ 240 M
Focus
Private mansions
Quarters
4e · 6e
S. MarchandSignature AVAVAVERIFIED
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Adv. 02 / 10Lic. UK-2098

Portrait of Edward Hale

1120 × 672

Edward Hale

London desk

Desk
London
Languages
EN · FR
Experience
12 years
Closed
£ 180 M
Focus
Period terraces
Quarters
W1 · SW1
E. HaleSignature AVAVAVERIFIED
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Adv. 03 / 10Lic. AT-5512

Portrait of Klara Reiter

1120 × 672

Klara Reiter

Vienna desk

Desk
Vienna
Languages
DE · EN · HU
Experience
9 years
Closed
€ 96 M
Focus
Piano nobile
Quarters
1010
K. ReiterSignature AVAVAVERIFIED
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Adv. 04 / 10Lic. IT-6104

Portrait of Matteo Ferri

1120 × 672

Matteo Ferri

Milan desk

Desk
Milan
Languages
IT · EN · ES
Experience
14 years
Closed
€ 132 M
Focus
Roof apartments
Quarters
Brera
M. FerriSignature AVAVAVERIFIED
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Adv. 05 / 10Lic. NY-8820

Portrait of Nadia Brooks

1120 × 672

Nadia Brooks

New York desk

Desk
New York
Languages
EN · ES
Experience
16 years
Closed
$ 410 M
Focus
Townhouses
Quarters
West Village
N. BrooksSignature AVAVAVERIFIED
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Adv. 06 / 10Lic. CA-3391

Portrait of Daniel Cho

1120 × 672

Daniel Cho

San Francisco desk

Desk
San Francisco
Languages
EN · KO
Experience
11 years
Closed
$ 260 M
Focus
Hillside houses
Quarters
Pacific Heights
D. ChoSignature AVAVAVERIFIED
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Adv. 07 / 10Lic. CH-1174

Portrait of Elise Vogt

1120 × 672

Elise Vogt

Zurich desk

Desk
Zurich
Languages
DE · EN · FR
Experience
13 years
Closed
CHF 190 M
Focus
Lakefront villas
Quarters
Seefeld
E. VogtSignature AVAVAVERIFIED
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Adv. 08 / 10Lic. AE-6602

Portrait of Omar Haddad

1120 × 672

Omar Haddad

Dubai desk

Desk
Dubai
Languages
AR · EN · FR
Experience
10 years
Closed
$ 320 M
Focus
Waterfront villas
Quarters
Jumeirah
O. HaddadSignature AVAVAVERIFIED
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Adv. 09 / 10Lic. JP-2048

Portrait of Rin Nakamura

1120 × 672

Rin Nakamura

Tokyo desk

Desk
Tokyo
Languages
JA · EN
Experience
15 years
Closed
¥ 24 B
Focus
Machiya & new builds
Quarters
Aoyama
R. NakamuraSignature AVAVAVERIFIED
Book a call

Adv. 10 / 10Lic. MC-0091

Portrait of Céline Roux

1120 × 672

Céline Roux

Monaco desk

Desk
Monaco
Languages
FR · EN · IT
Experience
19 years
Closed
€ 480 M
Focus
Harbour apartments
Quarters
Monte-Carlo
C. RouxSignature AVAVAVERIFIED
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Avava Real Estate · personnel register Drawn 2026 Scroll sideways → 95 advisors on call

Numbers & trustPlate 08 — the record

Since 1998, measured.

1998 1998 Founded One office in the Marais, two advisors.
12 2009 Cities Europe, the Gulf, Japan and the United States.
3 340 2016 Files indexed Each walked in person before it is sent.
€ 2.4 B 2021 Closed Without a single portal listing.
96% 2026 Return or refer Our only marketing since day one.

Founded 1998 — Rue du Marais, Paris 4e Audited by Deloitte · March 2026

RICS

RICS regulated firm

Reg. 447102 · since 2004

FNAIM

FNAIM member

Card 75-1188 · since 1999

AML / KYC

Certified & audited

Deloitte · annually

Award 2026

Best private brokerage

Europe · Property Awards

The journalSheet 08 — published record

Three pieces worth your morning.

J-01 · Market report9 min

2 400 words

Paris Q1: why the 4e stopped discounting

Asking prices held while volumes fell 12%. We read 140 closed files to see who is actually buying.

“The discount moved from the price to the timetable.”

Author
Sophie Marchand
Published
12 March 2026
Data
140 closed files
Read the piece

J-02 · Guide14 min

3 700 words

Reading a period building before you bid

The eleven things our advisors check on a first walk-through — and what each one costs to put right.

“A stucco ceiling is a receipt for how the building was loved.”

Author
Klara Reiter
Published
24 February 2026
Checklist
11 points
Read the piece
Avava journal · published record Issue 08 · March 2026 64 pieces in the archive

In their wordsStatements 1–2 of 6

Client statements

640 mandates · 4.9 / 5
Mandate F-118 · 2025
We had seen forty apartments online and none of them existed the way they were photographed. Sophie showed us three buildings and we bought the second one.
Hélène & Marc Dubois Marais mansion · Paris 4e 11 weeksBrief to keys
Mandate F-204 · 2026
What I paid for was not the search. It was someone telling me on the stairs that the roof needed work in four years — before I made the offer.
James Whitfield Chiltern Street loft · London W1U 7 weeksBrief to keys
Statements 1–2 of 6

Enquiry formSheet 10 — request for briefing

Ref. RB-2026-143 · rev. 08

Tell us the street.
We’ll find the door.

Fill the fields you can. An advisor reads every enquiry himself — the form is a starting point, not a filter.

Advisors on call95 · 12 cities

Median replyUnder 6 hours

Fee1.4%, agreed up front

ExclusivityNever required

What we heard so far A home at €1–3M, as soon as possible.

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€1–3M · As soon as possible — an advisor from the nearest desk replies personally.
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