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CHICAGO AND LONDON (March 06, 2019) — LaSalle Investment Management (“LaSalle”) today announced that following a successful 12-year period as CEO for Europe, Simon Marrison will transition to assume a Chairman role for the business. Karen Brennan, Head of Americas Custom Accounts for LaSalle, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Marrison as the firm’s CEO for Europe, effective 30 June 2019. Mr. Marrison will remain in the Chairman advisory role and work closely with Ms. Brennan to ensure a seamless leadership transition.

SINGAPORE (March 01, 2019) — Tekka Place, an upcoming hospitality-and-retail integrated development comprising a ten-storey main block and seven-storey annex block with rooftop deck at 2 Serangoon Road, is on schedule for completion by the end of the year. It celebrated the milestone at the topping out ceremony at the site today graced by Minister for Communications and Information, Mr S. Iswaran.

SINGAPORE, HONG KONG (February 27, 2019) — According to LaSalle Investment Management’s Investment Strategy Annual (ISA) 2019, the fundamental drivers of real estate occupier markets are likely to retain their “just right” status in 2019. However, investors should expect an eventual cyclical inflection, and watch for signs of late-cycle excesses and risk taking. In 2019, investors are expected to make investment decisions in an environment of rising volatility and uncertainty. If a recession comes, leased real estate will not be immune, but it will be a “low beta”, or less sensitive financial asset.

CHICAGO AND DALLAS (February 22, 2019) — LaSalle Investment Management (“LaSalle”) today announced that its U.S. value-add fund, LaSalle Income & Growth Fund VII (“Fund VII”), has acquired Rienzi at Turtle Creek, a 152-unit high-rise rental apartment community in the affluent Turtle Creek submarket of Dallas, Texas. LaSalle identified this as a unique opportunity for Fund VII to acquire a high-quality multifamily asset in a strategic market known for its strong population and job growth.

MUNICH (February 19, 2019) — LaSalle announces that the value of its actively managed assets under management in Continental Europe has risen to €7 billion, representing a year-on-year net increase of €1 billion. The German KVG business currently at €1.18 billion AUM, having grown by 23 per cent in 2018.

BOSTON (February 07, 2019) — LaSalle Investment Management (“LaSalle”) today announced the completion of the new 110 High Street Lobby project within 50 Post Office Square (50 PO), an iconic Class A office tower located in Boston’s Financial District. Following its purchase of 50 PO in 2015, the firm embarked on a multi-faceted capital enhancement plan that has delivered a dynamic new lobby and High Street entrance designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects, and features a first-of-its-kind 100-foot digital Boston Media Band Experience that is programmed with three digital art modes that react to traffic in the lobby in a variety of fun and interactive ways. Created by ESI Design, the media band is designed to extend the experience of the building into the street, while simultaneously bringing the energy of the city inside.

MUNICH (February 07, 2019) — LaSalle has acquired the property General Lacy 23 in Madrid, a multi-award winning 19th-century office building. This was acquired on behalf of a separate mandate with a German pension fund. 

CHICAGO AND NEW YORK (January 31, 2019) — LaSalle Investment Management (“LaSalle”) and William Macklowe Company (“WMC”) announced that they have completed a long-term lease agreement with Memorial Sloan Kettering for 100% of the approximately 75,000 square feet of space at 333 E. 61st Street, a new six-story medical office building located in Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

LONDON (January 29, 2019) — The developers of Milburngate, the mixed-use development, have secured a £120 million forward-funding commitment from LaSalle Investment Management, which will enable the delivery of the first phase of the Durham City Centre project.

PARIS (January 17, 2019) — LaSalle announces the commencement of the development of a logistics project in Tigery, France, subsequent to the acquisition of the plot by LaSalle’s Encore+ Fund . The development is scheduled for completion in Q4 2019.