The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Ferguson Partners
Date
May 27, 2025
CRE Analysts' Jobs Are Changing Because Of AI. Here's What That Means For Hiring
By Patrick Sisson
summary
An article in Bisnow explores the way that AI could help workers, especially analysts, at commercial real estate firms, make their jobs more efficient; it also explores the possible long-term effects to the talent pipeline and entry-evel workers. Mike Cordingley, a managing director at Ferguson Partners, shares insight as to how the analysts’ role is evolving based on AI’s impacts. See full story here.
Client
Marx Realty
Date
May 27, 2025
‘Nobody wants to swim with their coworkers’: When outdated amenities have to go
By Andria Chang
summary
Although landlords continue to build amenities and on-site features to lure and retain tenants, some are also doing away with perks that are no longer considered relevant. At Marx Realty’s The Herald in Washington, D.C., a boardroom was relocated from a less private space in the lobby to another space on the lobby floor, though more tucked away. In its New York properties, Marx seeks to make its amenities space more like a private club or present a luxury hotel vibe. See the full story here.
Client
RFR
Date
May 20, 2025
MIC Capital Partners Expands to 36K SF at RFR’s Seagram Building
By Isabelle Durso
summary
MIC Capital Partners, the asset management arm of Mubadala Investment Company, has doubled its office space at RFR’s Seagram Building, renewing its existing 18,214-SF space and adding an additional 18,214-SF. Berkley Insurance Group, a subsidiary of William Berkley’s W.R. Berkley Corporation also renewed its 18,214-SF office space; and private equity and investment banking firm Invemed Associates signed a renewal for its 7,000-square-foot office at the property. Learn more about the deals here.
Client
Marcus & Millichap
Date
May 19, 2025
Pfizer HQ conversion secures $720M loan for massive Midtown Manhattan residential project
By Kevin Smith
summary
Metro Loft Developers and David Werner Real Estate Investments secured a $720 million loan from Madison Realty Captial to convert the former Pfizer HQ in midtown Manhattan from office to residential. Marcus & Millichap affiliate IPA Capital Markets closed the financing with a team of Max Herzog, Marko Kazanjian, Andrew Cohen and Max Hulsh. Fried Frank, led by Mike Werner, represented the borrower and Kriss & Feuerstein, led by Jerry Feuerstein, represented the lender. Read the full story here.
Client
RADCO
Date
May 16, 2025
RADCO launches value-add brand with 615-unit apartment buy
By Les Shaver
summary
RADCO has acquired Legacy at Riverdale, a 615-unit residential community in Riverdale, GA, marking the first RADCO multifamily acquisition in the current real estate cycle. Rebranded the Rhythm at Riverdale, the property consists of 57 two-story buildings across a 48-acre site and features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging from 550 to 1,450 square feet. Community amenities include multiple swimming pools, tennis and pickleball courts, laundry facilities and grade-level parking. Read more about the acquisition here.
Client
Zenith IOS
Date
May 14, 2025
Zenith JV Delivers Tampa Bay Property
By Mikayla Sciortino
summary
Zenith IOS, in partnership with institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, has completed the repositioning of an IOS build to suit development at the Sunshine Industrial Park in Clearwater, Florida. The venture acquired Sunshine Industrial Park in September 2022 and commenced work in May 2024 on an 18-acre build to suit project for Insurance Auto Auctions. The site will serve as IAA’s primary hub for the greater Tampa Bay region. Read more here.
Client
Ariel Property Advisors, Fried Frank
Date
May 13, 2025
Power 100 2025
summary
Shimon Shkury, president and founder at Ariel Property Advisors and Jonathan Mechanic, chairman of the real estate department at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson made Commercial Observer’s 2025 list of commercial real estate’s Power 100. The annual list identifies and recognizes the 100 most influential people in the industry and takes a look at key trends and people shaping the global real estate landscape.
Client
Landmark Properties
Date
May 9, 2025
Landmark Properties & Stockbridge Acquire $100M Student Housing Portfolio Near USC
By David Nussbaum
summary
Landmark Properties and Stockbridge have acquired two student housing communities near the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. TSB Realty brokered the sale while TSB Capital Advisors arranged the financing for the transaction. The acquisition of Icon Plaza and West 27th Place is Landmark’s third transaction in partnership with Stockbridge and brings its holdings in Los Angeles to nearly 2,200 beds. Learn more here.
Client
JEMB Realty
Date
May 9, 2025
Old Navy inks year’s largest retail lease, breathes new life into stagnant Herald Square
By Elizabeth Cryan
summary
JEMB Realty has signed one of the year’s largest retail leases for Old Navy at JEMB Herald Towers. The retailer will open a new 55,000-square-foot flagship on the first and second floors at 50 West 34th Street, relocating from its nearby location at 150 West 34th Street to the building at the corner of 34th Street and Sixth Avenue next year. The new store will offer an “immersive, digitally led experience” that will include experiential and interactive components. Gap Inc.’s real estate team and Newmark’s Ariel Schuster represented Old Navy in the deal. JEMB subsidiary LMJ Realty represented the landlord in-house. Learn more about the deal here.