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Jones Lang LaSalle Sponsors Empowerhouse Team in 2011 Solar Decathlon

WASHINGTON, DC - April 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle announced that it is serving as a sponsor of Empowerhouse, a team participating in the 2011 Solar Decathlon Competition, which will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., this fall. Hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy, this biennial competition challenges college students to design, build, and operate a solar-powered house.

CIVIL COURT JUDGE RULES AGAINST TENANT CLAIMING RENT-STABILIZED APARTMENT WAS PRIMARY RESIDENCE

NEW YORK, NY - April 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The owner of 27 East 62nd Street in Manhattan has prevailed in obtaining possession of a valuable rent stabilized apartment by establishing that the tenant primarily lived at his homes in Long Island and Florida. The case was decided by Judge Joseph Capella in a Housing Court case in the Civil Court of the City of New York.

AS BED BUG SEASON ARRIVES INDUSTRY EXPERTS ADDRESS NYC BED BUG REGULATIONS & DISCUSS...

April 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the warm weather arrives, bringing bed bug season with it, a group of industry experts will discuss New York City’s new bed bug regulations and the possibility of additional regulation for hotels and office buildings. The discussion will also address proposed standards and procedures for effective bed bug detection and prevention.

Jones Lang LaSalle Reports Slow Improvement to Fairfield County, Westchester County Office Markets in...

STAMFORD, CT, April 18, 2011 — Jones Lang LaSalle announced the Fairfield County, Conn., commercial office market continued to see slowly improving fundamentals in the first quarter of 2011. Although Westchester County recorded strong job growth in many areas this quarter, vacancy rates rose in many of the county’s submarkets. Fairfield County posted stagnant or falling average asking rental rates while Westchester County saw slight rate increases countywide

Jones Lang LaSalle Selected by KBS Realty Advisors to Lease 619 West 54th Street...

NEW YORK, NY - April 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has been selected by building owner KBS Realty Advisors Inc. as exclusive leasing agent for 619 West 54th Street. The company will be responsible for commercial leasing and marketing efforts at the Class A, 301,000-square-foot office building.

Jones Lang LaSalle Selected by Ownership to Lease 620 Avenue of the Americas

NEW YORK, NY - April 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has been selected by CF 620 Owner One LLC as exclusive leasing agent for 620 Avenue of the Americas, also known as 45 West 18th Street. The company will be responsible for commercial office leasing and marketing efforts at the Class A, 780,000-square-foot mixed-use building.

Jones Lang LaSalle Completes 50,000-SF Renewal for Gagosian Gallery at 980 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK, NY - April 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has completed a lease renewal for Gagosian Gallery at 980 Madison Avenue in Manhattan with RFR Realty LLC. The art gallery signed for slightly more than 50,000 square feet of space for 10 years at the 90,882-square-foot, Class A office building.

U.S. Office Vacancy Levels Decrease for Second Consecutive Quarter Driven by Continued Expansion of...

CHICAGO, IL - April 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As an indication that the commercial real estate sector is in a slow but steady recovery, the U.S. office market recorded its fourth consecutive quarter of occupancy gains with 4.5 million square feet of space absorbed in the first quarter of 2011.

New Jones Lang LaSalle App for iPhone Provides Mobile Access to Commercial Real Estate...

CHICAGO, IL - April 6, 2011 — Jones Lang LaSalle today unveiled the first app for iPhone® to provide easily searchable access to global commercial real estate research, as well as a range of social media channels for users to interact with Jones Lang LaSalle experts locally or around the world. The app, also available for iPad®, is free to download from the App StoreSM .

BED BUG DETECTION SERVICE LAUNCHES ‘CONTAINMENT INSPECTION PROGRAM’ FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS

NEW YORK, NY - March 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bed Bug Super Dogs, an independent, NESDCA-certified bed bug detection service for the real estate industry, has initiated a “Containment Inspection Program” for New York City residential property owners and managers, who now face increased regulations on the inspection and treatment of bed bugs.

Jones Lang LaSalle Named to 2011’s ‘World’s Most Ethical Companies’ List by Ethisphere Institute...

Chicago, IL - March 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle, the global financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate, has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for 2011.

Jones Lang LaSalle Markets $30M Defaulted Loan on Manhattan Development Site for Sale

NEW YORK, NY - March 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle is marketing a $30.5 million defaulted loan for sale. The loan, which is collateralized by 4,950-square-foot land development site at 276-280 Third Avenue in the Gramercy Park section of Manhattan, is scheduled to be sold at a foreclosure auction on March 30.

Jones Lang LaSalle Adds Wall Street Veteran to Capital Markets Business in New York

NEW YORK, NY - March 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle announced today that it has hired Wall Street veteran Kellogg Gaines to the firm’s Americas Capital Markets business as part of firm’s overall expansion of its dedicated Real Estate Investment Banking expertise. Gaines joins as a Managing Director in the New York office where he will work with Co-Heads and Executive Managing Directors Tom Fish, Tom Melody and Mike Melody to lead the firm’s debt and equity sourcing and loan origination business in the New York region.

Jones Lang LaSalle Inks 20,362-SF Renewal for Peppercom at 470 Park Avenue South in...

NEW YORK, NY - March 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has completed a 20,362-square-foot renewal transaction for Peppercom Inc. at 470 Park Avenue South. The strategic communications agency signed a 15-year lease renewal at the Class A, 290,000-square-foot building.

New York Trophy Buildings Post First Increase in Average Asking Rents Since Spring 2008

NEW YORK, NY - March 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- After two years of steady new development deliveries and increasing sublease options, supply dynamics have stabilized, rents have bottomed out and landlords have begun to scale back tenant improvement allowances at top office properties across the U.S. and Canada, according to the first-ever North American Skyline Review from Jones Lang LaSalle. As a result of these supply-demand dynamics, investor interest for this type of product has heated up, causing activity and pricing to jump and yields to compress.

Jones Lang LaSalle Selected by Shorenstein Realty Services to Lease 850 Third Avenue

NEW YORK, NY - March 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has been selected by Shorenstein Realty Services LP as exclusive leasing agent for 850 Third Avenue, also known as the Discovery Building. The company will be responsible for commercial leasing and marketing efforts at the 613,664-square-foot, Class A office building.

Jones Lang LaSalle Selected by William Macklowe Company, ING Clarion Partners to Lease 636...

NEW YORK, NY - March 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has been selected by William Macklowe Company and ING Clarion Partners as exclusive leasing agent for 636 Avenue of the Americas. Jones Lang LaSalle will be responsible for leasing and marketing efforts at the 90,000-square-foot, Class A office building recently acquired by a joint venture between WMC and ING Clarion.

Jones Lang LaSalle Hires Seasoned Industrial Real Estate Professionals to Strengthen Client Services in...

MELVILLE, NY - February 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has hired four seasoned real estate professionals who will be based out of the firm’s Long Island office. Reid Berch, Thomas DiMicelli and Douglas Omstrom will join the company as senior vice presidents and Joseph Lagano II will join as an associate. They will provide a wide range of industrial real estate services — including property sales, tenant representation and agency leasing — throughout Nassau and Suffock counties, and in Queens

Jones Lang LaSalle Promotes Frank Doyle to Vice Chairman

NEW YORK, NY - February 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle announced that Frank Doyle has been promoted to vice chairman of its New York brokerage operation.

Jones Lang LaSalle Markets Iconic Park Avenue Apartment Building in New York

NEW YORK, NY - February 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle today announced its New York Capital Markets team has been chosen to market an iconic luxury rental building known as 737 Park Avenue for sale in New York City. This 20-story, pre-war multifamily building is located at the crest of Lenox Hill, just two blocks from Central Park in Manhattan. The property, owned by Katz 737 Corporation, has been in the same family for 65 years.

Jones Lang LaSalle Completes 6 Deals Totaling 18,589 SF at 400 Madison Avenue for...

NEW YORK, NY - February 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has completed four new direct leases and two renewal transactions for William Macklowe Company at 400 Madison Avenue in Manhattan, with all six deals totaling 18,589 square feet. The new leases include Edge Technology Group LLC signing for 3,740 square feet, Atlantic-Pacific Capital Inc. taking 3,414 square feet, Equator LLC leasing 2,706 square feet and Healthcare Value Capital LLC signing for 2,700 square feet. In addition, Radius Ventures LLC renewed its 3,865-square-foot lease, and Security Asset Management Inc. renewed its lease for 2,164 square feet at the 200,000-square-foot office building.

CIVIL COURT JUDGE RULES AGAINST TENANT CLAIMING RENT-STABILIZED APARTMENT WAS PRIMARY RESIDENCE

NEW YORK, NY - February 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The owner of 27 East 62nd Street in Manhattan has prevailed in obtaining possession of a valuable rent stabilized apartment by establishing that the tenant primarily lived at his homes in Long Island and Florida. The case was decided by Judge Joseph Capella in a Housing Court case in the Civil Court of the City of New York.

Jones Lang LaSalle Recruits Shawna Menifee to Grow Client Services in New York Metropolitan...

NEW YORK, NY - February 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle announced that Shawna Menifee has joined the firm as an executive vice president with its New York operations. She will be responsible for cultivating new business relationships throughout the United States with an emphasis on the New York metropolitan area.

Ellington On The Park Sees Traffic Increase, Three Units Have Closed in the Past...

New York, NY - February 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The developers of Ellington on the Park, one of Harlem’s most successful new cooperative developments, have reported increased sales activity at the building since the beginning of 2011. Three homes have sold and closed in the past month, with marked interest in the property’s 16 remaining one-, two- and three-bedroom residences.

Jones Lang LaSalle Completes 10,793-SF Lease for Ownership With Cortview Capital Securities at 650...

NEW YORK, January 31, 2010 — Jones Lang LaSalle has completed a new direct lease for building owner 650 Fifth Avenue Co. with Cortview Capital Securities Inc. at 650 Fifth Avenue. The broker-dealer signed a five-year lease for 10,793 square feet at the Class A, 395,000-square-foot office building.

Paul Formichelli of Jones Lang LaSalle Elected President of NAIOP’s New York Chapter

NEW YORK, NY - January 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Paul Formichelli, senior vice president, with Jones Lang LaSalle’s New York office was elected earlier this month as president of the New York chapter of NAIOP.

Jones Lang LaSalle Hires 3 Real Estate Professionals in Manhattan

NEW YORK, NY - January 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle announced that Jonathan Tootell, Daniel Turkewitz and Diana Biasiotti have joined the firm’s New York office. The three senior-level brokers will be responsible for new business development, and tenant and agency leasing services throughout the New York metropolitan area.

Jones Lang LaSalle Reports Improved Fundamentals in Fairfield County, Westchester County in Fourth Quarter...

STAMFORD, CT - January 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle announced that the recovery of the Fairfield County, Conn., commercial office market picked up steam in the final quarter of 2010. Meanwhile, job growth continued to fuel improving fundamentals in Westchester County, N.Y. Strong leasing activity in both office markets helped stabilize overall average asking rental rates and fuel overall vacancy rate decreases.

Jones Lang LaSalle Reports Turnaround for Midtown Trophy Buildings in its Winter 2010 Skyline...

NEW YORK, NY - January 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle reported in its winter 2010 Skyline Review that Midtown’s trophy office buildings posted the first increase in average asking rental rates since spring 2008. In the second half of 2010, the submarket’s high-end buildings saw rents grow by 6.8 percent compared with a 1.2 percent drop in rents in the first half of the year. Rates for Midtown’s highest-quality spaces increased to $77.65 per square foot in winter 2010 from $72.71 per square foot six months earlier

Jones Lang LaSalle Completes 2 Deals Totaling 63,000 SF for Gen Re at 120...

NEW YORK, NY - January 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has completed two sublease deals totaling 63,000 square feet for General Re Corp. at 120 Long Ridge Road, also known as Long Ridge Corporate Center, in Stamford, Conn. The reinsurance firm subleased 56,000 square feet to Statoil and subleased 7,000 square feet to Fuel Tech Inc. for 10 years at the 310,000-square-foot, Class A office building

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