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Aligning scientific goals with real estate

Jones Lang LaSalle is capitalizing on the local biotech and research expansion by launching a Life Science practice group in Boston. The team brings together Vice President and former Novartis Account Director Don Domoretsky of Leasing, and 25-year industry veteran Senior Vice President Jim Kolb of Construction. The collaboration is poised to increase market share [...]

Clients say it best

The third ad in our Clients say it best series ran in the Wall Street Journal yesterday. In this latest installment LegalZoom CEO John Suh tells how we aligned their real estate strategy with their growing brand and collaborative culture. Our next WSJ client testimonial ad will appear on December 7.

A gathering of ghosts, ghouls and gobblins

Last week Jones Lang LaSalle’s Boston office held the annual New England Halloween Event. Our floors were filled with children trick-or-treating in their costumes, eating candy and gathering in a spirit-filled conference room. Happy Halloween from some of our favorite little characters!

Natural disasters and leases

From Brian Morrissey Vice President Jones Lang LaSalle Hurricanes, floods, and snow in October. Just another season in New England.   I was one of the fortunate ones during  Hurricane Irene. My family was safe and there was no damage to my house. I did lose power for a week. This got me thinking about [...]

Getting found online – part 2

From Matt Giffune Assistant Vice President Jones Lang LaSalle Creating a web presence isn’t rocket science. The common questions that my Philly colleagues asked was “How long did it take you to set this up?” and “How much time do you spend on social media in a typical day?” The process is front end loaded [...]

Getting found online – part 1

From Matt Giffune Assistant Vice President Jones Lang LaSalle My Philadelphia colleagues invited me to their office last week to speak about social media and technology as tools for leasing. I’ve presented on this topic to various groups but this was the most thought provoking. The audience was comprised entirely of brokers like me. While [...]

A conversation starter

From Jim Kolb Senior Vice President Jones Lang LaSalle I’ve been to many trade shows during my 25 years in commercial real estate and design. I thought I was well prepared for last week’s International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) Boston Product Show at Gillette Stadium. In the past I’d meet and greet engineer types, [...]

Clients say it best campaign

The second ad in ‘Our clients say it best’ campaign appeared in the Money and Investing section of yesterday’s Wall Street Journal. In it Aviva USA President and CEO Chris Littlefield shares how we saved his company money on their real estate and created peace of mind in the process. Our next installment will appear [...]

A tidal wave in the south

From Michael Olson Associate Jones Lang LaSalle About this time last year I was at a real estate function and was talking with a well known real estate investor. After explaining that I focused on the South submarket he exclaimed: “I would never invest in that market. Not enough activity, not enough demand.”  It’s a [...]