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Harrison Street Asset Management: Geographic Expansion
Harrison Street Asset Management relocated its headquarters to a new 83,000-SF space at The Fulton in Chicago's Fulton Market neighborhood, moving from its prior location at 444 W. Lake Street. The relocation signals organizational growth and a strategic repositioning in a premium Class A office building.
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The leadership read
Harrison Street Asset Management's expansion resets where the leadership need sits in the sector. Standing up a new market rewards operators with local networks and a record of building from scratch. The 12-to-18-month read across Americas favours country and commercial leadership hired close to the ground.
Market context: Backdrop: a 104.6 (Hot) Talent Market Index (down 1.9 on the month) with Americas activity rising (+2.1pts).
Harrison Street Asset Management: 3 signals in the last 90 days; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 3 tracked across 43 days.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
All market-entry case studies →MitchelLake in this thematic
Our work · 2022
Head of eCommerce and Consumer Experience (CX) / GM North America
LittleOak
Americas · Ecommerce · cross-border · ecommerce-growth
Our work · 2019
VP of Sales, Americas
Longtail UX
Americas · MarTech/SEO/SEM · first us hire · cross border
Our work · 2019
VP Sales (US) / CEO
Multiple (Longtail UX, Genbook)
Americas · Technology/SaaS · founder-transition · international-expansion
Also at Harrison Street Asset Management →
More signals across Americas
Geographic Expansion · Americas
Huntington National Bank →Huntington National Bank appointed Blake Absher as Central Texas Division President to lead expansion across Austin, San Antonio, Waco, and Bryan/College Station markets.
Geographic Expansion · Americas
Rheinmetall →Rheinmetall unveiling new guided-missile frigate (GMF 140) targeting North American military procurement tender. Ship designed to integrate US-sourced radar, hypersonic weapons, ballistic missiles, AEGIS Combat System and 64 Strike-Length Vertical Launch System cells.
Geographic Expansion · Americas
The RealReal →The RealReal opened a new physical store in West Palm Beach, Florida, offering personalized consignment services, private luxury appointments, and authenticated designer brands.
Geographic Expansion · Americas
Flutter Entertainment →Flutter Entertainment completed delisting from London Stock Exchange (LSE) on 3 August 2026, moving primary listing exclusively to NYSE. This formalizes Flutter's strategic shift toward US markets, where FanDuel-driven revenue now accounts for 41% of total company revenue ($1.76bn of $4.3bn in Q1 2026).
Geographic Expansion · Americas
Bonhams →Auction house Bonhams completed relocation from 32,000 SF at 580 Madison Avenue to a new 42,000 SF flagship location at 111 W. 57th St. in Midtown Manhattan, representing a 31% increase in space.
Geographic Expansion · Americas
First Citizens Bank →First Citizens Bank purchased two office buildings in San Diego, signaling physical expansion and operational footprint growth in the West Coast market.
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