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.