MIAMI—JLL is about to get a lot more tenant-focused. That's because the firm just snapped up South Florida's premier tenants-only firm: Cresa South Florida.
Cresa has built a reputation on serving tenants only for the past 20 years and has a long list of long-term client relationships. Cresa serves many of South Florida's economy-driving industries, from finance and banking, to law and healthcare to education, tourism, and professional services.
Cresa South Florida principals David Prevé, Barbara Liberatore Black, Charlie Barton, John Marshall, Matthew Cheezem, Glenn Olson, Matthew Goodman, and Alan Kleber will join JLL along with over 20 other professionals. The team will work closely with JLL's Florida market director Doug Irmscher, who oversees the firm's overall business in the state.
"What we have learned working in this industry for about 20 years, practicing as a tenant rep and corporate advisor, is that what clients care about mostly is not perceived conflicts, but what they care about is results," Kleber tells GlobeSt.com. "What we have learned through this evaluation process is that JLL has a superior platform of resources that will help our clients make the best real estate decisions and achieve the best business outcome for their organizations."
Cresa's employees will join JLL's 650 employees statewide. The firm has a leasing and management portfolio in Florida totaling more than 28.6 million square feet, including some of the state's most iconic commercial buildings.
"The acquisition of Cresa South Florida significantly expands and strengthens JLL's footprint in South Florida, with an emphasis on advising some of the largest and most important companies in the region," says Irmscher. "The Cresa team is a perfect fit with JLL's culture as both firms share the core values of teamwork, integrity and excellence, which should make this a seamless transition that provides added value to our clients right from the start."
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