— THE PRACTICE · EST. 2010 —

Meet Josiah LaFrance.

A career spent at the intersection of architecture, capital, and the quiet trust of long-term clients.

— WELCOME —

Fifteen years, one considered practice.

L'Avance is a personal practice for clients who consider home a long-form decision — quietly multidisciplinary, deliberately small in client list, and uncompromising in standard.

— STORY —

L'Avance began as a private practice for a small group of clients seeking something quieter than the conventional brokerage — an advisor who could speak the language of architecture, capital, and the long view at once.

Over fifteen years, the practice has expanded across coasts and continents — from a Beaux-Arts townhouse in the Marais to a contemporary commission overlooking the Pacific — yet its character has never changed. Each engagement remains personal, every decision a slow, considered move.

“A home is the longest sentence most of us will ever write. My work is to help you choose the words.”

Today, L'Avance operates as a multi-disciplinary studio — moving fluidly between brokerage, consulting, development partnerships, and direct investment, depending on what the client and the moment require.