McKenna joins the firm as Managing Director overseeing a two million-square-foot portfolio across 25 medical outpatient buildings
SAN ANTONIO, June 11, 2025 – JLL today announced it has selected Lee McKenna to lead healthcare teams in Central and South Texas. As a Managing Director, he will be based in San Antonio handling project leasing, development, investment sales and tenant representation across the San Antonio and Austin markets.
McKenna will use his more than 12 years of healthcare industry experience to build a San Antonio-based healthcare team while also establishing an Austin-focused group to serve clients in the Central Texas region. McKenna’s hire is part of JLL’s strategic focus to expand in a key focus area and augment the firm’s existing healthcare teams in Dallas and Houston. Also joining the team is Senior Associate Allie Sledge, who previously worked with McKenna. Sledge focuses on agency leasing for national portfolio clients and local and physician-owned properties.
“Serving our clients has always been my number one priority, and the platform JLL provides is unparalleled,” McKenna said. “I have always approached deals with a foundation of hard work and integrity, and layering that with the culture, tools, thought leaders and opportunities available at JLL was a clear match for continued success. Modern-day healthcare industry leaders are having to make significant decisions to remain competitively and financially viable. In response, the capable team at JLL can provide data-backed recommendations and solutions, allowing us to holistically and uniquely address our clients’ needs.”
McKenna joins JLL after nearly seven years at Stream Realty Partners. He began his career in the United States Air Force as a health care administrator in the Medical Service Corps. After graduating from the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), he went on to serve in various healthcare-focused roles, including at the USAFA, where he was the Chief Financial Officer for the Academy’s Ambulatory Surgery Center and Clinic. McKenna earned his master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
“Lee brings with him a distinctive combination of deep industry knowledge and strong local relationships that will be invaluable to growing our business in Central and South Texas,” said Matt Coursen, U.S. Healthcare Lead, Leasing Advisory at JLL. “We feel confident that Lee will expand our presence and build on the existing success of our healthcare teams in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, providing expertise throughout the entire state of Texas.”
JLL’s integrated approach to healthcare real estate services in high-growth markets like Austin and San Antonio is timely, given recent reports, including JLL’s Medical Outpatient Building Perspective, showing population growth in Sunbelt markets is driving healthcare system expansion.
JLL Healthcare provides a full range of real estate and facilities solutions for hospitals, physicians and other care providers, and real estate investors that own and operate medical and senior housing properties. The company helps its healthcare clients plan, find, finance, buy, lease, sell, construct, optimize, manage and maintain the most-advantageous facilities anywhere in the U.S. for all property types along the continuum of care, serving over 550 million square feet of healthcare property annually. Its professionals have deep technical expertise and market knowledge and are armed with the most innovative, data-driven tools and business intelligence in the industry. Visit jll.com/en-us/industries/healthcare to learn more.
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