Kay Younglove

Kay Younglove Senior Vice President/National Director Current Responsibilities: Kay Younglove is a thirty year veteran of the Atlanta commercial real estate industry, having successfully leased some of the city's most high profile office buildings. She joined JLL in 2010, where she's been responsible for repositioning, marketing and leasing a portfolio of urban and suburban assets, creating significant value for clients such as GE Capital, Wells Real Estate Funds, Oaktree Capital, Behringer Harvard, Hudson Advisors, TIER REIT, Banyan Street, and Voya. Experience: Prior to JLL, Younglove was VP of Colonial Properties Trust, responsible for leasing a 1.7 million sf Class A office portfolio. She oversaw marketing for a three million sf portfolio, while increasing occupancy of the 805,000 sf, Three Ravinia form 49% to 95%. In 2007, Younglove closed 536,880 sf of transactions, valued at $123 million and was named by NAIOP as The Top Producer for office leasing in the city. Younglove previously served as SVP of Prentiss Properties, in charge of leasing and management in Atlanta. She was responsible for leasing One Atlantic Center, the 50-story Midtown landmark, along with numerous other urban and suburban assets. In 2000, she closed over $90 million in transactions and was named for the fourth time in ten years as a top five producer for office leasing in Atlanta. Prior to Prentiss, Younglove leased Peachtree Center, the six-tower, three million sf, multi-use complex in downtown Atlanta for five years. During the first eight years of her career, she leased suburban assets for Metro Atlanta Properties, oversaw leasing and management and personally closed an average of 52 leases per year. Education/Affiliations: Younglove is Vice Chair of the Board of Dekalb Perimeter Community Improvement District, and a past president and charter member of CREW Atlanta, where she serves on the Past President's Advisory Council. Younglove is a licensed broker in Georgia and a graduate of Georgia State University. She has served on the Board of Midtown Alliance, Buckhead Christian Ministry and the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, where she served on the President's Advisory Group and now serves as Trustee of the Realtors Political Action Committee. She is an active member of NAIOP and REGA. Awards & Recognition • 2015 Real Estate Forum; Women of Influence in the Southeast • 2015 Atlanta Board of Realtors Phoenix Award • 2014 Atlanta Biznow; Top 40 Power Women in Atlanta Commercial Real Estate Woman Award • 2013 JLL Top Achiever Award • 2008 Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors Top Producer, Office Leasing; NAIOP Top Producer, Office Leasing • 2007 Colonial Properties Award for Top Leasing Producer Nationally • 1998, 1999, 2000, & 2001 Prentiss Properties Outstanding Customer Service Award •1994, 1996 Prentiss Properties Presidents Award for Top Leasing Production Nationally •1994, 1996 Atlanta Business Chronicle "Best Office Deal of the Year" •Member of NAIOP Million Dollar Club - 21 Consecutive Years