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Construction Commences on Lux MXU in Skokie

Construction is underway on 8000 North, a 12-story, 318,000-square-foot, mixed-use development on the northwest corner of Lincoln Avenue and Oakton Street in Skokie, IL. The public-private development is expected to help revitalize downtown Skokie with the addition of 15,000 square feet of new retail space and 153 high-end apartments.

The mixed-use project, designed by Lucien Lagrange Studio, will offer a metropolitan living experience with ground-level retail, a courtyard entrance and numerous residential features including a top-floor amenity space and rooftop garden.

The project was championed by the Village of Skokie, which purchased the property and sought qualified developers and projects for approval. Upon selecting the 8000 North Plan of Development, the Village issued $9.8 million in general obligation bonds for the parking garage and agreed to sell the property. The bonds will be used to fund a six-story, 265-space attached parking garage to accompany the development, which will include 73 public parking spaces.

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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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