Atlanta / Cologne (September 16, 2025) – Jamestown, a global real estate investment manager and service provider, today released its 13th Annual Sustainability and Social Responsibility Report, presenting the organization’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) efforts and key performance achievements in 2024 and the first half of 2025.
"Exceeding our 2024 sustainability targets demonstrated that sustainability and operating performance truly go hand in hand, giving us the confidence to make our long-term targets more aggressive," said Matt Bronfman, CEO of Jamestown. "As we refine our goals, reducing carbon and advancing resource-efficient initiatives remain central to how we create long-term value and future-ready assets.”
Highlights from Jamestown’s 13th Annual Sustainability and Social Responsibility Report include:
Rethinking Carbon Impact: Jamestown specializes in “futureproofing” iconic, historic properties by adapting these spaces to modern uses while preserving the aspects that make the properties timeless. Jamestown’s life-cycle assessments (LCAs), conducted by Drees & Sommer and Agradblue on two adaptive reuse assets, demonstrated 20-43 percent lower life-cycle carbon emissions over 50 years when compared to new construction. At 619 Ponce in Atlanta, Jamestown achieved a 71 percent reduction in carbon emissions through the use of local timber sourcing coupled with efficient structural design and innovative floor system.
Energy Efficiency: Jamestown achieved a 46 percent reduction in energy intensity per square foot from a 2014 baseline. This reduction was facilitated through innovative energy management technologies, including the Nantum OS smart building platform, Carbon Lighthouse, and Aedifion, a cloud platform that was piloted at Schanzenstrasse in Germany and has since been expanded to Project Bold in The Netherlands.
Carbon Emissions: Jamestown achieved a 46 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per square foot from a 2014 baseline. Through strategic investments in energy-efficient technologies and infrastructure, Jamestown achieved significant decarbonization milestones across multiple properties including attaining net zero operational carbon at Levi’s Plaza in San Francisco – the first existing, large-scale commercial campus in San Francisco to achieve this milestone.
Water Efficiency: Jamestown reported a 27 percent reduction in water consumption per square foot from the 2014 baseline. This reduction was facilitated through smart water technologies such as Hydropoint that uses flow monitor sensors that detect and address irregular activities, leaks, and seasonal repair needs. In 2024 Jamestown saw 5.8 million gallons saved and $71,900 in reduced costs across two San Francisco assets: Levi’s Plaza and Waterfront Plaza.
The programs and initiatives outlined in the report reflect Jamestown's sustainability efforts in 2024 through the first half of 2025. Compiled in reference to the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) 2016 Guidelines, this report provides data across Jamestown’s portfolio, highlighting current high-performance projects and summarizing the firm’s sustainability operations.
Since launching a sustainability program in 2008, Jamestown has continuously integrated environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices across its operations. After exceeding its initial ESG goals, the firm has refined its targets which now includes achieving net zero operational carbon by 2050 from a 2018 baseline, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy use intensity by 50% by 2030 from a 2018 baseline, and achieving waste diversion and water use intensity reduction targets by 2050. By embedding ESG objectives directly into team-specific goals, Jamestown aims to improve accountability and drive long-term impact across its portfolio.
About Jamestown
Jamestown is a global real estate investment and management company with over 40 years of experience creating places that foster innovation and build community. As of June 30, 2025, Jamestown manages $14.4 billion in assets across the U.S., Europe, and Latin America. Jamestown employs more than 600 people globally across 11 offices, including headquarters in Atlanta and Cologne. Through its vertically integrated platform, Jamestown brings a design-focused, hospitality approach to diverse product types, including retail, office, residential, mixed-use, and grocery-anchored shopping centers. Jamestown’s current and previous projects include One Times Square and Chelsea Market in New York, Industry City in Brooklyn, Ponce City Market in Atlanta, and Groot Handelsgebouw in Rotterdam. For more information, visit www.jamestownlp.com.
