JLL Nashville Adds Sarah Pettigrew to Office Leasing Team

NASHVILLE, TN, (October 19, 2020) – JLL Office Leasing today announces that Sarah Pettigrew has joined the Nashville office as Executive Vice President. Pettigrew brings more than a decade of commercial real estate experience to JLL, and has facilitated more than 10 million square feet of transactions across the Nashville region.

In this role, Pettigrew will work closely with the Office Agency Leasing team to continue growing JLL’s agency leasing platform and will be instrumental in serving existing and future clients in the market. Pettigrew has an extensive background in providing strategic real estate advisory services to a variety of clients, ranging from global Fortune100 companies to local firms.

“Sarah is an experienced industry veteran who has an incredible reputation for delivering quality service to her clients,” said Bill Adair, Managing Director at JLL Nashville. “Her extensive background in tenant rep will bring a valuable perspective to our team, and comes at a time when we’re already seeing an uptick in leasing momentum and activity across the market. We’re looking forward to having her onboard.”

Prior to joining JLL, Pettigrew served as First Vice President with CBRE’s Occupier-Advisory and Transaction team. Throughout her career, she has been recognized for multiple Industry achievements, including NAIOP Office Lease of the year and Office Leasing Team of the year. Pettigrew is active in community involvement, including Nurses for Newborns and The Rotary Club of Nashville.

“JLL has a fantastic reputation in the industry and Nashville market, and I am excited to be a part of the team. Given my experience in the market, I think I will be able to hit the ground running,” said Pettigrew. “I’m looking forward to this next chapter in my career and am excited to see what the future has in store.”

Since opening the Nashville office in 2012, the team has experienced significant growth, largely spurred by increased investment and activity in the market. In fact, the office has grown to nearly 40 employees spanning a variety of business lines. JLL’s Q3 research reveals that, despite the pressures caused by COVID-19, Nashville’s development pipeline continues to be robust – particularly in the urban core, where 89% of development activity is concentrated.