"The time was right to open a full-service office to serve our growing client base in the 'Industrial Capital of Latin America,'" said Earl Webb, Chief Executive Officer of Jones Lang LaSalle, Americas. "Monterrey is also a major gateway to the U.S.-Mexico commercial exchange corridor and was recently named by Fortune magazine as the best city for business in Latin America."
Last year, Monterrey's metro area contributed nearly 10 percent of Mexico's Gross Domestic Product with less than 4 percent or 3.8 million of Mexico's total population. "In 2000, construction of new corporate space grew 20 percent with multi-national companies like Terra Networks/Lycos, Principal Financial Group and International/Navistar establishing their regional headquarters in the city," said Mr. Azcué. "Another example illustrating Monterrey's growth is our construction management assignment to build a new Internet switching center for Avantel, one of Mexico's largest long distance companies jointly owned by WorldCom and Banamex, one of Mexico's largest banks."
Including Mr. Llaca, the Monterrey office currently has eight full-time employees and expects to hire at least four more this year. The team has both local and national experience, serving clients such as IBM, Sun Microsystems, MCI WorldCom, Citibank, JD Edwards, Prologis, General Motors, U-Calli, Alestra (a long distance carrier owned among others by AT&T), and Grupo Alfa.
Over the last decade Mr. Llaca, who joined the firm January 1, has played a major role in many real estate service-related projects and transactions on behalf of clients throughout Northern Mexico. Prior to joining Jones Lang LaSalle, he was Managing Director for CB Richard Ellis' Northern Mexico region in Monterrey and before that was Director of their Mexico City operations. He has a B.S. in Engineering from The University of Miami and an Engineering Degree in Electronics and Communications from The Tec de Monterrey in Mexico City. He is a member of the Border Trade Alliance and the American Chamber of Commerce.
Monterrey Office Location
Jones Lang LaSalle - Monterrey
Calzada del Valle 112 Oriente
Piso 1
Colonia del Valle
Garza García, N.L. 66220
Monterrey, México
Tel +52 8356 6900
Fax +52 8356 6902
Email: javier.llaca@am.joneslanglasalle.com
In 1991, Mr. Azcué established the firm's Mexico corporate office in Mexico City. The second office in Monterrey expands the firm's market presence in North and South America to 34 markets across five countries. The firm also serves clients in Latin America with full-service offices in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in Brazil.
Jones Lang LaSalle is the world's leading real estate services and investment management firm, operating across more than 100 markets on five continents. The company provides comprehensive integrated expertise, including management services, transaction services and investment management services on a local, regional and global level to owners, occupiers and investors. LaSalle Investment Management, Inc., a member of the Jones Lang LaSalle group, is a global real estate investment leader with more than $22.5 billion of assets under management. Jones Lang LaSalle is the industry leader in property and corporate facility management services, with a portfolio of approximately 700 million square feet (65 million square meters) under management worldwide. For more information, visit www.joneslanglasalle.com or www.joneslanglasalle.com.mx.
