Press Release

JLL Income Property Trust Achieves 4-Star Sustainability Rating – First NAV REIT to Appear in GRESB Report

September 25, 2018 — Chicago

GRESB Logo with 4 gold stars

JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed daily NAV REIT (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX), earned a 4-star GRESB Rating in the 2018 Real Estate Assessment and, in so doing, has become the first NAV REIT to be rated by the leading, institutionally accepted, global non-profit agency committed to creating better places for people and communities. GRESB, which stands for Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark, evaluates the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of real estate investment portfolios worldwide.

JLL Income Property Trust, which currently owns a 71-property, $2.7 billion portfolio of core commercial real estate on behalf of private investors, achieved the first NAV REIT GRESB Rating, earning 4 out of 5 stars in the global ESG benchmark for real estate. GRESB recently announced the annual survey results, which include over 900 real estate companies and funds with more than 79,000 assets.

“We believe that integrating ESG into our day-to-day work is one of the most efficient ways to improve our long-term investment performance for our clients while minimizing our impact on the environment,” said Allan Swaringen, President & CEO of JLL Income Property Trust. “We pride ourselves on being an industry leader in ESG best practices. Partnering with global and national organizations to benchmark our fund’s performance in factors critically important to financial advisors and their clients demonstrates our commitment to socially responsible investing, allows us to learn and share our expertise, and, studies show, can improve our long-term investment performance.”


About JLL Income Property Trust, Inc., Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX)

JLL Income Property Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX), is a daily NAV REIT that owns and manages a diversified portfolio of high quality, income-producing apartment, industrial, grocery-anchored retail, healthcare and office properties located in the United States. JLL Income Property Trust expects to further diversify its real estate portfolio over time, including on a global basis.

About LaSalle Investment Management

LaSalle Investment Management, Inc. a member of the JLL group and advisor to JLL Income Property Trust, is one of the world’s leading real estate investment managers with approximately $86.6 billion equity and debt investments under management (as of Q3 2023). LaSalle’s diverse client base includes public and private pension funds, insurance companies, governments, corporations, endowments and private individuals from across the globe. LaSalle sponsors a complete range of investment vehicles including separate accounts, open and closed-end funds, public securities and entity-level investments. LaSalle is a wholly-owned, operationally independent subsidiary of Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (NYSE: JLL), one of the world’s largest real estate companies. For more information please visit www.lasalle.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to JLL Income Property Trust. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not descriptions of historical facts and include statements regarding management’s intentions, beliefs, expectations, research, market analysis, plans or predictions of the future. Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Past performance is not indicative of future results and there can be no assurance that future dividends will be paid.