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Amazon Hub Package Lockers Launched at US Multifamily Properties

Apartment owners such as AvalonBay Communities Inc., Equity Residential, Greystar and Bozzuto Group are signing agreements with Amazon to install delivery-locker systems in thousands of properties across the U.S. The push is on to have Amazon Hub lockers in place before the peak holiday shopping season.

The move allows multifamily property owners to better manage what’s become a major problem: that of deliveries clogging up lobbies and leasing offices. It could also help Amazon control how goods get from distribution centers to customers, which could provide Amazon cost benefits associated with delivering larger loads of packages to a single destination.

So far, the deals to begin installing Amazon Hubs involve apartment owners and managers that control more than 850,000 units across the U.S. The shift to a fully-automated system would allow residents 24-hour access.


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Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Content and Public Relations for Connect Commercial Real Estate. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 30 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect’s client content operations and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from content strategy, message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. In his most recent corporate communications roles, he led a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, played a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and was responsible for directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest, the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. In addition to his vast commercial real estate experience, Dennis has worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of residential projects such as Disney’s Celebration in Florida, Ritter Ranch in Palmdale California (7,200 homes, 22,000 acres), WaterColor in Florida and PremierGarage in Phoenix. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as 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, BoyScouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and Thunderbirds Charities.

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