According to Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), their project and development (PDS) regional director Dermot Roe has been appointed to also lead the company's national construction business. In his new role Dermot will focus on the continued growth and development of the business in the existing five markets of Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Chicago and San Francisco.
Dermot has over 20 years of real estate development and construction experience throughout the U.S. in all property types. His primary focus is in commercial base building construction and tenant improvements. He headed JLL's construction group in the Midwest region.
Large scale assignments underway or completed under Dermot's direction include: a major renovation of the YMCA of Greater Boston's flagship facility at 316 Huntington Ave.; the construction of 670 Albany St. in the city's BioSquare complex; development of Pleasant St. Residential for Harvard University; renovation and construction for Stratus Computer in Maynard; projects for various tenants in CambridgePark, Cambridge; and the construction of nine commercial buildings with a retail marketplace at New England Executive Park.