Yearly Archives: 2015

Design Meets High Fashion at Prada’s Flagship Tokyo Store

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Image credit: Wiiii via Wikimedia CommonsWhen the Prada store in Tokyo opened its doors in 2003, it made headlines for its avant-garde style, something that really struck a chord with Naveen Jaggi, President, Retail Brokerage at JLL Americas, when he first saw it.

“It doesn’t have to compete with anything nearby for eye contact: it makes a statement by itself, which in turn is both

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Something’s Happening in Central SOMA

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One of the elements of San Francisco’s grand plan to re-zone and reinvigorate the city’s Central SOMA district is the delivery of retail and lifestyle amenities to an area that is currently a largely non-descript neighborhood sandwiched between Market Street and the SF Giants’ ballpark.

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With more than 5.3M square feet… Read More

Starbucks to Bar-bucks: Will Customers Swap Their Coffee for Cabernet?

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One recent evening a team of JLL researchers descended upon a Chicago Starbucks to test out the chain’s new after-four-p.m. drink menu – a concept Starbucks is selectively launching. As the group waited for beer, wine and spicy pepitas, they surveyed the landscape – a student banged away on his laptop, a group of women chatted over coffee drinks and an unkempt gentleman shouted loudly to no one but himself. A… Read More

JLL Brings Culinary Crowdfunding Platform to the National Stage

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Equity EatsEquityEats, a crowdfunding platform for food and beverage businesses, has retained JLL to support
their retail restaurant and bar site selection nationally. The concept provides capital raising solutions, connecting entrepreneurs and investors to the restaurant and bar industry.

Senior Vice President Greg Ferrante and Associate Arris Noble are leading the JLL team on this project.

“Bars and restaurants can transform communities,… Read More

JLL Announces Dedicated Retail Research Leader

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JLL has invested in the growth of its Retail brokerage and property management service offerings, most recently with the acquisition of the Wilson Group in Los Angeles and Shelter Bay in San Francisco. Now it’s building its retail research platform with the addition of James Cook as the Americas Director of Retail Research. In his new role, Cook will work closely with the firm’s retail experts on data collection that will… Read More

Stores-within-stores enhance the shopping experience

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Retailers like to have their own space that reflects their style and brand values – but who says this space has to be a standalone store?

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More retail brands are now opting to rent small areas from established players… Read More

JLL Adds Major Capital Markets Players in New England; Boosts Retail Investment Sales Practice

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JLL today announced the firm has made a strategic move to establish a dominant full-service Capital Markets platform in New England.  The firm has hired industry veterans Chris Angelone and Bill Moylan as Managing Directors and Nat Heald as an Executive Vice President to bolster the firm’s Capital Markets services in the region.  Angelone will co-lead JLL’s New England Capital Markets platform… Read More

TIAA-CREF Names JLL Property Management Firm of the Year

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The Forum Carlsbad, Second Four Diamond Award Winner

The Forum Carlsbad, Second Four Diamond Award Winner

TIAA-CREF has bestowed JLL with its highly coveted Property Management Firm of the Year award for its performance in 2014. The financial services firm notes that the 2014 Property Management Firm of… Read More

Premiere Japanese Ramen Shop Continues U.S. Expansion

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Jinya RenderingJINYA Ramen Bar, a modern take on Japanese cuisine, has tapped JLL’s tenant representation experts to expand its brand throughout the United States. The authentic ramen bar is one of the latest fast casual concepts cultivated in Japan and is expected to add an additional nine U.S. franchise locations… Read More

JLL Now Managing The Shops at Wailea

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Evening fountainJLL today announced that the firm has been retained to manage and handle accounting services for The Shops at Wailea in Maui, Hawaii on behalf of a global real estate investment firm.  . The recently acquired 176,229-square-foot retail destination is in located in the heart of the affluent Wailea… Read More