Lend Lease Chicago Completes Hyatt Place Chicago/Downtown - The Loop, Chicago, IL
27 July 2015

(Chicago, Illinois) - The Lend Lease Chicago office proudly and safely completed the construction of the Hyatt Place Chicago/Downtown - The Loop, a brand new sustainable hotel located at 28 North Franklin, in the heart of Chicago's Downtown Loop Area.

Working in collaboration with Palmetto Hospitality Group of Chicago, LLC, OTO Development and VOA Architects, Lend Lease provided Construction Management services for the new 18-story, 143,000 sf hotel featuring 206 guest rooms ranging from king, king studio, queen and ADA room types. The hotel offers guests a wide range of amenities including an over 1,300 sf exercise facility on the third floor, an indoor pool on the second floor and over 2,000 sf of meeting room space. The building is targeting LEED-NC Silver certification.

Hyatt Place Chicago/Downtown - The Loop opened its doors on June 24th, approximately 2 months ahead of schedule. "The Hyatt Place project, located next to our Lend Lease Chicago Office and two blocks from Hyatt Hotels World Headquarters, was a very important project and we are proud of the results achieved through collaboration with all of the team members," said Jeffrey Riemer, Executive Vice President/ Executive General Manager.

About Lend Lease
Lend Lease is a leading international property and infrastructure group. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and with circa 13,700 (June 2015) employees worldwide, Lend Lease's capabilities span the property value chain.

In the US, Lend Lease offers over 95 years of experience in the project management and construction industry. In the past decade alone, the firm has provided construction services on over 2,500 projects for 1,100 clients nationwide. The company provides a full range of construction services including construction management, general contracting, program management, project management, design/build and consulting services.

We create innovative and sustainable property solutions, forging partnerships and delivering maximum benefits to clients, investors and communities. Safety is our number one priority and Lend Lease is committed to operating Incident & Injury Free wherever we have a presence.www.lendlease.com

For additional information, contact:
Norra Onder
Senior Marketing Manager
480 246 6411
norra.onder@lendlease.com

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