Category Archives: Americas Retail

JLL Expands Retail Platform to the Great Lakes Region

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Mary and MelissaAs part of its continued growth in retail brokerage, JLL today announced its expansion into the Great Lakes Region with the addition of Melissa Ruther and Mary Bresnahan as Vice Presidents, Retail Brokerage. The new team will be led by Steve Yenser as part of his current role as National Retail Brokerage Lead for JLL. Together, they will focus… Read More

Institutional Lenders to Place Record Capital into Commercial Real Estate in 2014

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LIVE FROM MBA: It is hard to believe that just seven short years ago, an economic collapse sent the U.S. debt markets into a tailspin, and the commercial real estate industry was left holding near valueless paper and underwater investments across the nation. Now, commercial property investors and lenders have a new attitude, and it seems they are just as confident as the peak market days. Industry experts attending the Mortgage Banker’s… Read More

From Dock to Doorstop – the new retail race

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UPDATE ICSC New York: From E-bay’s one hour delivery service to Amazon’s futuristic proposed drone delivery, retailers are battling to gain competitive advantage by appealing to their customers’ need for  ‘insta-delivery’.

As the retail industry transitions its supply chain to an omni-channel model, demand is soaring for the real estate that supports this new paradigm.  A distinct real estate asset class tailored to e-commerce delivery has evolved. JLL has identified six newly-defined… Read More

A Look Ahead: Emerging NYC Submarkets for Retailer Expansion

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Pedestrians on Median in Times SquareICSC New York Update: Retailers are growing in a calculated and cost effective way by getting creative with store footprints and locations. While their appetite for the best sites remains strong, the sought-after high-street space in the city will be limited through 2017, pushing retailers into new areas. JLL’s retail experts point to a few… Read More

JLL Marriage with Surge Retail Makes Sense

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Jones Lang LaSalle Retail Group has bolstered the firm’s retail tenant representation practice by adding more than 30 retail brokers throughout the country in the past 18 months.   Notably, Michael Hirschfield and Steve Farris of Surge Retail recently joined JLL through a merger agreement announced in late July.  With the addition of the powerhouse duo, who bring relationships with major retailers Aldo, Bose, Fossil, Swarovski and more, we can now offer clients… Read More

Restaurants flocking to South Florida

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As the economy continues to improve, restaurants are vying for space across the state of Florida, especially in the southern tip of the state.  VooDoo BBQ & Grill recently announced a 10-year lease at Hollywood Hills Plaza in Hollywood, FL, joining a number of restaurants that will… Read More

RECON 2012: Jones Lang LaSalle Goes Hyper-Local

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As the retail world converged on Las Vegas for the 53rd Spring convention, I’m excited to report that in just a few short months JLL has launched its local market initiative in key regions – Florida, the Midwest and California – and has added the market leading Berkman/Slosberg brokerage team in New York City. JLL has always had… Read More