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Seattle’s Historic Louisa Hotel Re-born as Apartments

A partnership between the Woo Family and Gaard Development is set to open the historic Louisa Hotel as an 84-unit multifamily property in Seattle. The redeveloped 110-year-old building, located at South King Street and Seventh Avenue in the Chinatown International District, targets workforce housing renters earning between $35,000 and $85,000 annually.

The reception for the apartments has been strong, with all but a few units already rented. It has been 50 years since anyone has stayed at the property.

Many of the items from the property’s colorful past – including tables, murals and signs – have been incorporated into the new building. Owner Tanya Woo told the Seattle Times, “History is reflected in every part of this building.” Her father, Paul, bought the building in 1963 and opened the Mon Hei.

In addition to the residences, a Korean barbecue restaurant plans to locate in a former restaurant space, and an ice cream shop will occupy a street-level space.

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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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