Industry vet, James Quinn, takes team to Jones Lang LaSalle

Real Estate Weekly, April 11, 2007

Jones Lang LaSalle's New York office has hired James E Quinn, a leader in the corporate real estate services sector, who joins the firm as a managing director along with his six-person team of professionals.

The group, which specializes in corporate real estate services, includes Patrick Heeg, Gary Youm, Gladys Cabrera, Brian Crockett and Denise Rudert.

"This group of talented real estate professionals is a valuable addition to our firm," said Peter Riguardi, president of Jones Lang LaSalle's New York region.

"Jim's track record of completing prominent assignments in New York and across the country demonstrates his ability to successfully conclude large, complex transactions for major corporations. His skills will be instrumental in expanding our ability to serve the business community with the full range of Jones Lang LaSalle's integrated worldwide platform of services."

Quinn has more than 20 years of experience in corporate real estate services, including consulting, leasing and sales. Previously, he served as an executive vice president at Trammell Crow Co. Earlier, he was an executive director at Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

Quinn has completed 30 million square feet of corporate real estate transactions for clients such as IBM; Dow Jones; Washington Mutual; Sprint Corp. and The Thompson Corporation. He has directed projects that include the 200,000 s/f corporate headquarters deal for Dow Jones at the World Financial Center and the sale-leaseback of the 766,000 s/f at 85 Tenth Avenue for Level3 Communications, considered the largest single-user technology transaction in Manhattan. He has also overseen several large national projects, totaling in excess of 7 million square feet, for Level 3 Communications and Sprint Corp.

"Jones Lang LaSalle is a major global real estate force with an extensive suite of services and capabilities, and an excellent brand," said Quinn. "I look forward to leveraging this platform to the benefit of my clients in the corporate sector."

Patrick Heeg joins Jones Lang LaSalle as senior vice president. He has more than nine years of real estate brokerage and consulting experience.

Heeg has represented numerous companies in consulting, leasing and sales transactions including The Trump Organization, Brookfield Properties, Fidelity Investments and The Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Heeg was formerly a senior vice president at Trammell Crow.

Attorney Gary Youm joins Jones Lang LaSalle as vice president. He is experienced in legal real estate consulting, financial consulting and account management. Prior to Jones Lang LaSalle, Youm was a vice president at Trammell Crow. He is member of the New York State Bar Association.

The other members of the Quinn team are: Gladys Cabrera, transaction coordinator, whose responsibilities include project administration, quality control and best practices; Brian Crockett, associate, who assists the group with new business development, tenant representation and agency representation; and Denise Rudert, senior administrative assistant, who provides marketing and administrative support and serves as the team's coordinator.