Alexandria Named 2019 NAIOP Developer of The Year

Pasadena, CA-based Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. was selected by NAIOP as the 2019 Developer of the Year. The award, which is the association’s highest honor, will be presented at a ceremony in October at NAIOP’s CRE.Converge conference in Los Angeles.

NAIOP president and CEO Thomas J. Bisacquino says, “Alexandria’s strategic positioning as the leader in innovative laboratory and office space development, its ability to thrive in changing market conditions, and its strong company leadership and long-term financial stability make it a standout in the industry.”

Alexandria focuses on creating collaborative life science, technology and agtech campuses in AAA innovation clusters. Since pioneering the life science real estate niche in 1994, Alexandria has evolved from the first mover to holding a position as the recognized and respected leader in the space. The REIT has a total market capitalization of $21.8 billion, and asset base in North America of 33.7 million square feet.

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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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