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Hines Plans Wood-Structure Office on Chicago’s Goose Island

A joint venture between Hines, Diversified Real Estate Capital and Big Bay Realty will develop T3 Goose Island, a six-story, 270,000-square-foot heavy timber office development – the first wood-structured office building developed in Chicago since the 1800s. With timber as the structural system of the project, T3 will be one of the most environmentally-friendly and sustainable commercial real estate developments in Chicago.

Michael Green Architects, the architectural team behind the firm’s prototype T3 project in Minneapolis, will design a timber-structured building in homage to the history of the site and as a market differentiator in Goose Island’s evolving neighborhood.

“Users are seeking authentic office environments that enable their culture. They want modern design, efficient operations and environmentally sensitive construct, and T3GI will deliver on all of their expectations,” said Hines’ Brian Atkinson.

Until 2015, the T3 Goose Island site on the Chicago River was home to Big Bay Lumber.


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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.