From Brian Morrissey Vice President Jones Lang LaSalle Every January, 12 NFL teams make the playoffs. They have spent the last 365 days in offseason workouts, training camp, practicing, watching film, lifting weights and playing regular season games to reach their ultimate goal. No matter how much time and effort the players and coaches put [...]
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I can see clearly
From Brian Morrissey Vice President Jones Lang LaSalle I caved a few weeks ago and bought a new set of irons. After twenty years of using the same set of golf clubs, I decided to learn firsthand how technology has changed. What a difference. I didn’t turn into Jack Nicklaus, but I also can’t believe I waited [...]
The glass slipper
From Brian Morrissey Vice President Jones Lang LaSalle It’s the end of March Madness and as usual I finished in the bottom half of the pool. However, out of my loss usually comes one or two feel good stories of a Cinderella team that overcomes all odds to move farther along than anyone anticipated. In [...]
The ball is in your court
From Brian Morrissey Vice President Jones Lang LaSalle Every job has moments of angst. It doesn’t matter if you are the CEO of the company or low man on the totem pole, we all have different frustrations. Some of them are out of our control. That doesn’t make them any less exasperating. One of my [...]
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 [...]
The oft asked question
From Brian Morrissey Vice President Jones Lang LaSalle A few times a week I’m asked “How’s the real estate market?” I try to keep my answer short, but inevitably there is no quick answer. How is it for tenants or landlords? What product type: office space, laboratory, manufacturing, or industrial? In Boston, along 128, 495, [...]
The other side
from Brian Morrissey Vice President Jones Lang LaSalle One of the things we do on the tenant side of the business is help our clients interview architects and engineers for projects. It’s not the most exciting way to spend a morning or afternoon, but it’s nice to be on the other side of a sales [...]
The question of balance
from Brian Morrissey Vice President Jones Lang LaSalle I was at the office late into the evening yesterday and realized I had passed “the point of no return.” In other words, even if I were to leave immediately my son would be asleep by the time I got home. Of course a benefit of our [...]
The apartment margin
from Brian Morrissey Vice President Jones Lang LaSalle Outside of football, family and overeating, part of the joy of a holiday weekend for me is completing long overdue projects around the house. On Thanksgiving it was installing new lampposts and lanterns. As I was playing electrician, I recalled a recent conversation with a local real [...]
In with the new
from Brian Morrissey Vice President Jones Lang LaSalle I was talking with a client a few weeks ago about how notable Massachusetts companies continue to get acquired by out of state entities. Gillette, Fleet, and John Hancock to name a few. These companies continue to move employees out of state, and the loss of those [...]