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801 Grand

Categories: Web App Development Website Design & Development

2 min. read

801 Grand is the tallest, and perhaps the most iconic, building in the State of Iowa. Owned by Principal Financial Group, this incredible building stands 630 feet tall and is the home to many restaurants and retail stores.
a screenshot of the new 801 Grand website

In addition, numerous businesses located in Des Moine lease office space. The 801 Grand property management team at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) contacted Webspec to update and redesign their aging website.

The Challenge

As a multi-use facility, the 801 Grand building has areas that are accessible to the public as well as areas with restricted access. Similarly, its website needed to have both a public-facing section and areas restricted to tenants and building management. In addition, the website needed to be easy for the property management team to update and add user access and permissions—a task that was proving increasingly difficult with the outdated website.

Summary of Solutions

We collaborated with JLL and Principal Financial to provide the following solutions to meet their needs:

  • An updated WordPress website with a fresh look and feel
  • A tenant portal app to handle
    • User permissions
    • User security levels
    • Security badge re/issuance
  • Integrated functionality to make common tasks easier to accomplish
  • Streamlined access to business-critical information such as insurance information, tenant handbooks, etc.

Before & After

JLL and Principal Financial Group have a fresh new website that provides for their current needs while leaving them poised to adapt to the increasingly digital marketplace. They can now complete common business-critical tasks related to user access levels and security badges with ease allowing their team to focus on serving their tenants more fully. Finally, the streamlined access to business-critical information means that their tenants remain better informed giving 801 Grand an additional advantage over other competitive office locations.

Before

After

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