JLL NEGOTIATES 78,000-SQUARE-FOOT LEASE FOR MICROSOFT

CHICAGO — Jones Land LaSalle (JLL) has negotiated the long-term lease of 78,000 square feet of space within Aon Center, located at 200 E. Randolph St. in Chicago, for Microsoft Corp. The new location constitutes an approximately 30,000-square-foot expansion from the firm’s previous office, located at 77 West Wacker in Chicago. It will serve as the headquarters for the firm’s Midwest District, comprising Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Steve Steinmeyer and Luanne Reedy of JLL represented Microsoft in the transaction. The landlord, Norcross, Ga.-based Piedmont Office Realty Trust, was represented by Steve Smith and Mike Curran, also of JLL.