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Urban Renaissance Starts Former County Health Building Renovation in PDX

The renovation of the 10-story former home of the Multnomah County Health Department in Portland’s CBD is underway. Seattle-based Urban Renaissance Group (URG) and Los Angeles-based Gaw Capital USA are revitalizing the property at 426 S.W. Harvey Milk St. into a 100,000-square-foot office.

The investors acquired the former Gladys McCoy Building from the county last year for $9.85 million. Renovation plans include an expanded lobby, modernized elevators, spa-grade showers, lockers, bike storage, a tenant lounge, new HVAC, plumbing and electrical, as well as an 800-foot skylight on the top floor.

The redevelopment is expected to be completed by mid 2020. The building will be renamed the J.K. Gill Building to recognize the J.K. Gill Company, which occupied the building for more than 60 years.

URG’s Tom Kilbane says, “We’re very pleased to re-introduce the J.K. Gill name to the Portland office market. J.K. Gill was the largest distributor of books in the Northwest and the go-to place for school supplies for generations of Portlanders.”

CBRE’s Trevor Kafoury, Al Kennedy and Autumn Brice have the leasing assignment.

For comments, questions or concerns, please contact Dennis Kaiser

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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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