Alex Barnes

Alex Barnes is the Co-CEO in Greater China and Managing Director in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau at JLL, a property consultancy. He is currently newsworthy due to his involvement in closing two significant single-tenant office leasing deals in Hong Kong's Central district. These deals, including advising Jane Street Asia on a record-setting lease at Central Yard, are the largest of their kind in over a decade. Barnes's work is contributing to a positive shift in sentiment within Hong Kong's struggling office market, as evidenced by the recent drop in Central's prime office vacancy rate to single digits for the first time in 26 months. His role in these major transactions highlights his influence and expertise in the region's commercial real estate sector.