By Joshua Burd
JLL has added to its life sciences team in the region with one of its newest broker hires.
Thomas Burrus, who was previously with Newmark, joins JLL as an associate vice president with a focus on business development in the life science and health care arena. He will concentrate on the New York metropolitan area and work under John Cahill, senior vice president of JLL’s Northeast life sciences practice group.
“New York’s life science industry is emerging as a contender to the nation’s established hubs,” Cahill said. “As the supply of lab space continues to grow, and the commercialization in cell and gene therapy, customized medicine and translational medicine pick up speed, Tom will have a pivotal role in our work with innovative life science companies who demand best-in-class real estate solutions.”
With Newmark, Burrus served in a real estate advisory capacity nationally and as a tenant representative working with leading life science tenants in the New York metropolitan area, according to a news release. Among several high-profile transactions, he represented Blue Matter Consulting, a leading strategic consulting firm serving the life sciences industry, in a headquarters lease at 909 Third Ave.
He also arranged a headquarters transaction on behalf of a virtual behavior health care company, AbleTo, at 320 West 37th St.
