Busy market prompts Jones Lang LaSalle's CT expansion.

Jones Lang LaSalle is relocating its Stamford office to 100 First Stamford Place from its existing building at 500 Summer Street to accommodate the dynamic growth of its business in lower Connecticut.

"Connecticut continues to grow in its importance as a center for commercial real estate activity," said Stephen Schlegel, chief operating officer for Jones Lang LaSalle in the tri-state region.

"Jones Lang LaSalle is committed to expanding our presence here and throughout the Northeast. This past year, we increased our capabilities in the northern suburban market by opening an office in White Plains, N.Y., to work with our Westchester County clients on their real estate needs."

Jones Lang LaSalle provides a full range of commercial real estate services out of its Stamford office including investment sales, agency leasing and tenant representation services, project and development services, and facilities and property management.

Don Bucci, senior vice president, will serve as head of the company's combined business in Westchester County, N.Y., and Fairfield County, Conn. John McCarthy and Gerard Hallock, both managing directors, are the senior leasing personnel overseeing transaction work for Jones Lang LaSalle in both markets, with McCarthy responsible for Westchester County and Hallock in charge of Fairfield County.

"Jones Lang LaSalle's expansion in Connecticut demonstrates the ongoing success the company has enjoyed in this market over the years," said Raymond Quartararo, managing director with Jones Lang LaSalle's project and development services group. "The new location provides our New York-area operations with additional reach and depth to further increase the company's presence in the state and the surrounding region."

In the past few years, the company has seen a tremendous boost in activity in all aspects of commercial real estate in Westchester and Fairfield counties. Jones Lang LaSalle has expanded its staff from a handful of professionals two years ago to more than 15 people at year-end 2006, with additional new employees planned in the next few months.

To accommodate its larger staff, the company will occupy about 5,000 s/f at 100 First Stamford Place, more than triple the size of its previous space at 500 Summer Street.

Jones Lang LaSalle's project and development services team has seen tremendous growth throughout Connecticut. Assignments include Front Street District in Hartford, formerly known as Adriaen's Landing; W&M Metro Center II in Stamford; The Houses at Greenwich Armory in Greenwich; and the relocation of Diageo in Norwalk.

"In just two years, Jones Lang LaSalle has grown into the leading player in the Connecticut project management sector," said Bucci. "The company is overseeing some of the most important and interesting construction projects throughout the state."

The first phase of the mixed-use Front Street District development in Hartford encompasses a 600-car garage, a 115-unit residential building, and 80,000 s/f of restaurant and entertainment space.

The W&M Metro Center II is a 350,000 s/f, Class A office property at Station Place in Stamford, adjacent to the Metro Center. The Houses at Greenwich Armory is a nine-unit, luxury residential project involving the redevelopment of Greenwich's former police armory. Jones Lang LaSalle's project and development services team also oversaw the relocation of Diageo from seven offices throughout Stamford and Westchester County, N.Y., to a newly built, 256,000 s/f site in Norwalk. Jones Lang Lasalle also has an office in Hartford, providing project management, property management and agency services.