JLL expands Houston team with three new hires

Three experts have joined JLL’s brokerage team in Houston. Donna Kolius, Pierce Owens, and Kaylie Walker will be focusing on multi-market dispositions, national portfolio strategies, and sale leasebacks, which will help expand JLL’s disposition business.



Kolius, formerly the senior VP of CBRE's Portfolio Services group, has been named executive VP. The 33-year real estate veteran has negotiated the sale of real estate portfolios totaling $4.2 billion on behalf of real estate investment trusts, Fortune 100 companies, financial institutions. and international retailers.



Owens joins JLL as senior VP. Throughout his 15-year career, he has negotiated the sale of real estate portfolios valued in excess of $2 billion for corporations, private equity firms, financial institutions and real estate investment trusts. He recently was first VP at CBRE Portfolio Services.



Walker, who comes to JLL from CBRE, has been added to the JLL team as an associate. She brings to the firm experience in the sale of national real estate portfolios on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, real estate investment trusts and private equity firms.



"The addition of this dynamic team will take our Houston platform to the next level and complement our leasing and tenant representation services in the multi-markets," said Mark Raines, senior VP and retail lead, JLL Houston.