In 1977 my father and our founder, Joseph L. Sorbera Sr., took the advice and encouragement of his clients and established JLS as a general contracting company in service to major Wall Street institutions. In 2005, in response to industry demand, I formed an independent company focused on project management, owner representation and cost control. Today, JLS Cost Management Systems, Inc. is an industry leader in cost, change, project and commercial management. JLS prides itself in serving as an owner’s representative. We serve clients in finance, academia, telecommunications, not-for-profit, fashion and more, from North America to Europe and Hong Kong. And while the annual value of the portfolio of work under JLS management has grown to well over $2 billion today, we continue to keep our firm flexible and efficient and based in lower Manhattan. Our focus on building relationships, not our contacts, is why we have the distinction of having grown our business through word-of-mouth recommendations of existing clients, some of whom have been with us from the beginning. It is something that we believe would make my father and our founder proud. ?We invite you to see for yourself how we can support your projects in a way that is smoother, more transparent and more cost-effective.