HOUSTON--JLL has expanded its Houston Agency Leasing group with the addition of four new professionals: John Pruitt, Eric Siegrist, J.P. Hutcheson and Jessica Ochoa. 

The team joins the firm from DTZ/Cushman & Wakefield, and brings with them an office portfolio totaling in excess of 10 million square feet, raising the Houston Agency Leasing portfolio in Houston to 13.5 million square feet. 

“This is a powerful addition to our Houston team that will generate new opportunities for our growth in the region,” JLL president Dan Bellow told GlobeSt.com. “The addition of this dynamic team will take our Houston platform to the next level as a competitive leader in the market.”  

Pruitt joins JLL as executive vice president after spending over 30 years in the industry working with some of the most active institutional investors in the U.S.  Throughout his career he has negotiated over 3,500 office leases valued in excess of $3.5 billion. 

Siegrist began his career at JLL in 1998 and rejoins the firm as senior vice president. In his previous position as co-lead of the Agency Leasing team at DTZ, he was responsible for the leasing and marketing efforts of six million square feet of class A office space in the Houston area.

Hutcheson joins JLL as senior vice president. He has over 12 years of industry experience, and has completed over 2 million square feet of office transactions that is valued at $300 million.  He is currently a candidate for the Certified Commercial Investment Managers (CCIM) designation and a member of NAIOP. 

Ochoa joins JLL as senior vice president with experience marketing class A mid and high-rise office assets.  During her 12-year career, she has been involved in several high profile speculative projects where she partnered with the owner and architectural team throughout the design development, branding, and marketing process. 

“JLL's global platform and culture of excellence was attractive to our team because it will allow us to enhance the level of service we deliver to our clients,” says Pruitt.  “We all look forward to partnering with the current team to advance JLL's local presence.”