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Newsletter July 2020
Louise Harney,
General Manager
Nicole Cardoso,
Assistant General Manager
Pat Dawson,
Assistant General Manager
Ashley Phelps,
Tenant Services Representative
Bill Casey,
Chief Engineer
Carlyle Clark,
Director of Security
540 WEST MADISON
540 West Madison Street, Suite 120, Chicago, IL 60661
312.374.2800 • https://hub.540westmadison.com/hub
APIARY UPDATE
On the rooftop apiary, 540 West Madison
currently has 60,000 bees within three beehives.
This is one of the many sustainability
initiatives the building has taken on
to help the environment.
Beehive Apiary
To the left is a photo of a queen bee
(circled in yellow) in one of 540 West
Madison’s hives. She is identified due to her
long and pointed abdomen and black plate
on her thorax.
The queen is the most important bee in the
hive. She can lay up to 2,000 eggs in a day.
In June, a queen bee was replaced in one of the hives. There is some risk to a new queen
being rejected, so she is introduced slowly. To do this, a queen bee and two attendant bees
are placed in a mailing cage. The cage is corked with cotton candy. The bees will eat
through the cotton candy cork to release the queen.
With a successful queen installation, numbers are expected to grow to
150,000 by the end of summer!
School Supply Drive
Tenant Amenities: Movie Theater • Fitness Center • Conference Center • Tenant Lounge • Lobby Restaurants • 2nd Floor Café • 6th Floor Roof Garden • Concierge Services • Fooda, Inc. Shoe Shine • Farmer’s Fridge • Secure Bike Cage • Scooter Parking • Hourly Visitor Parking • Monthly Tenant Parking • 24/7 Engineering, Janitorial and Security Staff •
COMMUNITY OUTREACH BUILDING UPDATE
Meet Marco, our new virtual Community Manager.
Marco is excited to support 540 West Madison by partnering with
you to create remarkable experiences and innovative solutions
for you and your teams.
Here are some of the services he can assist with:
• Event planning and catering coordination
• Onsite and virtual employee appreciation events
• Travel and dining reservations
• Local city information and entertainment
• Health and wellness programming
• Corporate and personal gifts
• Team building events
• Sourcing PPE and medical/safety supplies
Contact Marco at:
virtualcm@am.jll.com
540WM Virtual Concierge
Rooftop Lights
Third Millennium Group – KN95 Mask Donation
Slightly Toasted- Meal Donation
Slightly Toasted continues to work with Frontline Foods and World
Culinary Kitchen. Donating over 4,100 meals to St. Mary’s and St.
Joseph’s Hospitals, nursing homes in Chicago, and
Chicago Public Schools since the program began in May 2020.
Third Millennium Group, owners of 540 West Madison and 300 South
Riverside Plaza, have donated 1,000 KN95 masks directly to
Independent Health and Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
For those interested in donating supplies, PPE, or seeking volunteer
opportunities in response to Covid-19, visit:
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/covid-19/home/html
Bright Star- One Summer Chicago Program
In partnership with Bright Star, 540 West Madison is
participating in the One Summer Chicago Program
for the fifth consecutive year.
Starting in July, two interns, Kaila and
JaTaeja (who is returning for her second summer),
will work closely with the building management team,
engineering, janitorial, and security departments.
The first four weeks of the six-week program will be held
virtually, then the last two weeks will be spent onsite at
540 West Madison and 300 South Riverside Plaza properties.
Please join us in welcoming Kaila and JaTaeja!
In honor of Independence Day,
540 West Madison will illuminate the
building’s rooftop lights:
RED, WHITE, & BLUE
July 2nd – July 5th
540 West Madison will support the
“Everyone’s Neighborhood – The Loop”
campaign by illuminating the building’s rooftop
lights BLUE from July 6th – July 13th.
The campaign is focused on uniting and
promoting the Loop community as visitors return
in accordance with regulations and guidance
from city leaders and public health officials.