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Irvine OKs 15-story Hotel, Office Dev Near John Wayne Airport

Irvine, CA-based Great Far East received Irvine City Council approval to develop a mixed-use project with a pair of 15-story buildings along MacArthur Boulevard across the street from John Wayne Airport. The council’s 3-1 vote overrides the Airport Land Use Commission’s decision against the development.

The proposed seven-acre development on a site north of Campus Drive includes a 386-room luxury hotel, an office building, ground-level shops and restaurants, as well as a parking structure.

The buildings’ heights, an office tower planned to rise 253 feet above ground level, and hotel rising 204 feet, were an issue because of their proximity to the airport. The FAA says they wouldn’t “be a hazard to air navigation,” provided they are marked and lighted properly.

Construction is anticipated to span nearly 600 days, though a start date is undetermined. Great Far East plans to continue refining the design for six to nine months before moving forward.

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About Dennis Kaiser

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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