The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
MdeAS Architects
Date
November 6, 2025
Waterman, HPS to Revamp Offices with Midtown East’s Largest Available Block of Space
By Paul Bubny
summary
An article in Connect CRE explores the planned repositioning of 850 Third Avenue. Led by MdeAS Architects, with Vocon enhancing the interiors, the building owned by Waterman Interests and HPS currently offers the largest block of available space in Midtown East at approximately 450,000 square feet. Learn more here.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
November 4, 2025
The Vertical Frontier
By Roger Grody
summary
The Autumn 2025 issue of The High End, published in Unique Homes, looks at the skyscraper as a building type. As modern construction technology has allowed us to build safer and taller, more and more developers are racing to build the world’s tallest buildings. While architects provide the vision for these projects, engineers ensure that they are realistic and possible. Thornton Tomasetti Senior Principal Ola Johansson talks about some of the firm’s projects, and notes that “Input from the engineer early in the design process is imperative…the taller the building is, the more important early guidance regarding engineering becomes.” Read the full story here.
Client
Marx Realty
Date
November 3, 2025
Merchants Bancorp Blossoms to 18K SF at 10 Grand Central
By Amanda Schiavo
summary
Marx Realty has announced the expansion of Merchants Bancorp at 10 Grand Central. The bank holding company has more than doubled its presence at the building, growing to 18,000-SF from its existing 8,700-SF. Savills’ Chris Foerch brokered the deal for Merchants. Additionally, TMF Group, a global professional services firm signed a new lease for 6,000-SF at on the 34th floor of 10 Grand Central, moving from 3,000-SF on the ninth floor. Mitchell Konsker, Thomas Schwartz, Carlee Palmer and Nicole Danyi of JLL represented Marx Realty on both leases. Read the full story here.
Client
Ariel Property Advisors
Date
October 29, 2025
Queens Developer Buys Downtown Brooklyn Development Site for $31M
By Isabelle Durso
summary
Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $31 million sale of a 100,056 BSF mixed-use development site at 245 Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn. The Ariel team composed of Sean R. Kelly, Esq., partner; Stephen A. Vorvolakos, director; and Nicole Daniggelis, associate director, represented the seller. The buyer is a Queens-based developer who plans to build condos on the site. The sale marks the 11th development site the Ariel team has sold in Brooklyn and Queens this year alone with three more in contract. Read the full story here.
Client
Landmark Properties
Date
October 29, 2025
Landmark Properties submits plans for 500-bed Birmingham PBSA scheme
By Ciaran Nerval
summary
Landmark Properties has submitted the planning application for an approximately 500-bed purpose-built student housing development slated at 120 Suffolk Street in Birmingham, UK, which will also include high-quality communal areas and lifestyle amenities. Landmark plans to expand across the UK, and 120 Suffolk Street is set to be the first of several new schemes. The plans respond to an identified undersupply of PBSA in the city, with recent studies showing a shortfall of up to 31,065 student beds. Learn more about the Birmingham scheme in Property Week.
Client
Landmark Properties, Castle Lanterra, RADCO
Date
October 2025
The Time to Fill
By Michael Miller
summary
The October issue of NAA’s Units magazine explores a challenge faced by the rental industry – finding and retaining talent due to the ongoing labor shortage, which is also putting strain on existing teams. The article talks with industry experts, including those from Landmark Properties, Castle Lanterra, and RADCO, to learn how they are rethinking the ways they hire, train and support their employees. Read the full story here.
Client
RFR
Date
October 28, 2025
RFR’s Aby Rosen On Midtown Rents, Amazon, Mamdani, the Chrysler Building and More
By Max Gross
summary
Who is Aby Rosen? The real estate owner, art collector, father, and co-founder + principal at RFR– sits down with Commercial Observer for an exclusive Q&A. He shares his insight into the midtown Manhattan market, the future of RFR, and the company’s recent sales and projects in New York and Miami. We also get a look at what it’s like to own one of NYC’s landmark office buildings– the Seagram Building, which is always being updated to keep it relevant, modern and active. The building always commands one of the highest rents in town. RFR recently added a 35,000-square-foot playground with amenity and sports areas, meeting spaces to the lower level, and is also working on upgrading the restaurants at the building. Read the full Q&A here.
Client
RFR
Date
October 19, 2025
190 Bowery set to land long-term office tenant
By Steve Cuozzo
summary
The New York Post real estate column reports on a new, 33,231-SF long-term office tenant at RFR’s 190 Bowery. Industrious, a leading workplace experience outfit, will use the Bowery location as its flagship. The ground-floor retail space is occupied by trendy clothing store Supreme. RFR was repped by Camhi and an in-house team as well as a JLL team; Natalie Levine acted for Industrious in-house. See the full NY Post article here.
Client
Landmark Properties
Date
October 17, 2025
Landmark Plans Penn State Student Housing
By Dees Stribling
summary
In a joint venture with Golden Primera and Peninsula Investments, Landmark Properties has acquired an an 11.2-acre site in State College, Pa. for development of The Retreat at Westerly, a 546-bed student housing project planned near Pennsylvania State University. The off-campus, cottage-style apartment community will have a mix of townhomes and garden-style apartment buildings, each of which offer two- to-five bedroom living arrangements. Learn more about The Retreat at Westerly.