JLL Plants Its Flag in Des Moines

DES MOINES—Jones Lang LaSalle, the Chicago-based commercial real estate services firm, has just expanded into Iowa by opening a new brokerage office in the city of Des Moines, and has tapped Heath D. Bullock, a long-time local real estate veteran, to lead it. He will specialize in representing office, industrial and retail tenants and owners in both lease and sales transactions. JLL also plans to add additional brokers to the office over the coming months.

JLL gained a foothold in Central Iowa in 2011 when it was hired by Principal Financial Group as a facilities manager. And company officials say the opening of a brokerage services office will allow them to provide better service to the many other owners and occupiers of Iowa real estate.