Greg Covey has spent the last nine years as a senior director at RKF, and previously was a VP there.

NEW YORK CITY—Apparently looking to beef up its retail practice in major markets, JLL has hired RKF veteran Greg Covey here. He brings 12 years of retail real estate experience— specializing in owner and tenant representation—to JLL, which he joins as a SVP.

Covey has spent the last nine years as a senior director at RKF and, before that, served as a VP at the same firm. While there, he worked with landlord clients, including CIM, Property Group Partners, Broad Street Development and Imperial Cos. Earlier, Covey was real estate manager, development, Equinox Fitness Club, where his responsibilities included site selection for new and existing markets nation-wide. He began his career at Studley in San Francisco where he consulted on the national leasing strategies for prestigious law firms such as Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold and Perking Coie.

“During the last two years we've quadrupled our New York retail brokerage team to support our clients demand for local market expertise,” says Phil Palmer, executive managing director of JLL New York brokerage. “Greg's decision to join JLL reinforces the growing strength of both our national and New York retail services and will significantly enhance our ability to serve our global and local clients.”