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Chicago’s Iconic Morton Salt Site Set for Redevelopment

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Chicago-based R2 Companies acquired the iconic Morton Salt, Inc. property at 1329 N. Elston Ave. in Chicago for $15 million. The developer plans to revitalize the 4.25-acre site into a mixed-use office, restaurant, retail and entertainment development called the Salt District. The riverfront property is located within the 760-acre North Branch Corridor.

Morton Salt will retain its branded rooftop, and relocate an R&D Center into 20,000 square feet from Elgin, IL. The property previously served as a packaging and warehousing operation.

R2 Companies’ Matt Garrison says, “It is the most recognizable building in the North Branch Corridor, with unique attributes including dramatic 50-foot ceiling heights, column free space and over 500 linear feet of Chicago River frontage. The project will create an important access point to the Chicago River, provide more green space and serve as a retail and entertainment anchor for Goose Island.”

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About Dennis Kaiser

Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.

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