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A First for LA: High Rise Balcony Pools

Los Angeles-based JMF Development proposed a nearly 60-story condo tower called Fifth and Hill, on a site adjacent to Pershing Square in DTLA. The futuristic plan features cantilevered lap pools, believed to be the first in LA, that will allow many residents to swim high above street level.

The plan submitted to the city includes two options, one with a 55-story tower slated to include 100 condos, 200 hotel rooms and 27,500 square feet of commercial space. The second option is for a 57-story tower with 142 condos and 25,000 square feet of commercial space.

The slender tower is envisioned for a vacant lot next to the 1920’s era Pershing Square Building, which Jeffrey Fish acquired in 2003, and now houses a popular rooftop restaurant, Perch, and a club, Mrs. Fish.

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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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