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Portrait of Tyler Garrett, Executive Managing Director, Houston Agency Leasing at JLL in Houston

Tyler Garrett

Executive Managing Director, Houston Agency Leasing

Expertise:
Houston | United States

+1 713 425 1802

About

Professional Experience:

Tyler serves as Executive Managing Director for the JLL Houston Agency Leasing team. Tyler’s expertise includes representing landlords in all the major submarkets across the city, with a particular focus on large, Class A office projects. He prides himself with developing a leasing strategy that aligns with his client’s goals in order to produce desired outcomes for landlords. Tyler is responsive, service oriented and works to build trust by always putting the client first.

Prior to JLL, Tyler was Senior Vice President at Transwestern where he represented numerous owners in all major submarkets across the city. Being actively involved in all of Houston’s major office submarkets provides Tyler with a strong breadth of market knowledge and broker relationships. His previous roles include in-house leasing positions at both Skanska and Hines. That in-house leasing experience has continued to prove valuable, as Tyler approaches his business by viewing transactions from an owner’s perspective. Tyler began his career as a financial analyst at a major US brokerage firm. His financial background continues to serve as a strength in structuring leasing transactions that maximize his client’s goals.

Over his 20 year career, Tyler has leased approximately 5 million square feet with a lease value approaching $2 Billion.

Education:

Tyler received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Texas A&M University where he was a letterman on the Men’s Golf Team. He is a licensed Texas Real Estate Salesperson.

Notable Transactions:

  • Exxon Mobil (350,000 RSF)
  • Apache Headquarters (327,794 RSF)
  • Venture Global (178,343 RSF)
  • Subsea 7 (177,010 RSF)
  • Kiewit (171,266 RSF)
  • IHI (158,051 RSF)
  • Boardwalk Pipeline (143,253 RSF)
  • Geico (135,716 RSF)
  • PGS (125,033 RSF)
  • Ernst & Young (120,000 RSF)
  • Engie (110,000 RSF)
  • Jackson Walker (90,000 RSF)
  • Baker Hostetler (80,000 RSF)
  • Latham & Watkins (62,500 RSF)

Affiliations:

  • Frequent contributor to office roundtable panels including HBJ and Bisnow
  • Active in both NAIOP and HOLBA
  • Houston Business Journal Heavy Hitter 2017-2022
  • Transwestern Champions Club in 2019-2022
  • Recipient of HOLBA’s Office Leasing Broker of the Year in 2022
  • JLL Top Gun 2024-2025
  • Recipient of HOLBA's Office Deal of the Year in 2025
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