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JLL Completes 145K-SF Lease Renewal in Downtown Chicago

Fifth Third Bank renewed its 145,000-square-foot lease at 222 South Riverside Plaza in downtown Chicago. The firm has been a tenant in the building since 2005, and occupies the top floors in addition to a 4,000-square-foot retail bank branch on the ground floor.

The deal marks the second major lease renewal for the 40-story West Loop Office Tower – Trading Technologies renewed its lease earlier this year. Both renewals come after ownership invested nearly $50 million in renovations at the building.

“This has been a most transformative year for 222 South Riverside, where we’re now able to offer our tenants an entirely new experience,” said JLL’s Nikki Kern. She goes on to say, “that it’s great to see the recommitment of major tenants like Fifth Third Bank and Trading Technologies.”

CBRE’s Cal Wessmen and Brad Serot represented Fifth Third Bank. JLL’s Nikki Kern and Kim Doyle represented the owner, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management.

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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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