The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
The RADCO Companies
Date
July 6, 2020
Radco Sells Atlanta Apartments as Part of Billion-Dollar Strategy
By Tony Wilbert
summary
The RADCO Companies sold Ashford2788, a multifamily property with 298 apartments in an emerging Atlanta neighborhood, Upper Westside. The buyer was Quintus Corp, also in Atlanta, and paid $49.5 million for the complex at 2788 Defoors Ferry Road. The sale shows that even with the pandemic disrupting the economy, sales of apartment properties that have been renovated for higher resale is still a strategy developers can pursue.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
August 4, 2020
Property owners should prepare for hurricane season
By Nicholas Saenz, Thornton Tomasetti
summary
Nicolas Saenz, an associate principal and leader in Thornton Tomasetti’s Forensics practice in New York, gives property owners tips to manage their portfolios during hurricane season.
Client
Castle Lanterra Properties
Date
July 17, 2020
Castle Lanterra Buys Austin Community for $129M
By Greg Issacson
summary
Castle Lanterra Properties acquired the 529-unit Residences at the Triangle in Austin, Texas for $129 million. The seller was Dinerstein Cos. The apartment property is part of The Triangle, a six-building complex building built in the mid 2000s which features 111,000-SF of local and national retailers along with commercial space. Castle Lanterra plans to invest substantially in the homes, which range from studios to three-bedrooms.
Client
View Inc.
Date
July 1, 2020
5 Questions: Finding the light of day through smart-glass technology
By Brandon Tinianov
summary
Brandon Tinianov, vide president of industry strategy at View, Inc. talks with IREI’s Real Assets Advisor about the importance of smart window technology in the workplace. Studies and surveys show that employees want access to natural light and the use of traditional window blinds and shades limits access to this.
Client
RFR Realty
Date
June 30, 2020
Developer Is Updating Historic Seagram Building With New Playground
By Craig Karmin
summary
The historic Seagram Building, owned by RFR Realty, is set to welcome the Seagram Playground, a 35,000-SF enclosed area underneath the plaza as a way to engage and interest younger office workers. The playground will be built where the parking garage is currently, and is meant to encourage team building and unwinding. It will include a climbing wall, basketball courts, fitness amenities, as well as retractable stadium-style benches that when open can host meetings for up to 200 employees.
Client
Avison Young
Date
June 22, 2020
Village apartment property trades for $22M
summary
Davean Holdings acquired two seven-story residential properties in Greenwich Village for $22.25 million. An Avison Young team comprised of James Nelson, Mitchell Levine, Brandon Polakoff, Alexandra Marolda and David Shalom brokered the sale of 103-105 MacDougal Street on behalf of seller, Wilma Gelfand. Encompassing 39,000 s/f with 72 apartments and one 5,000 s/f retail unit, the block-through properties sold for $572 psf. Comprised of mostly free market units, the property is being delivered with 41 vacancies. The units are configured as one- and two-bedrooms, with the potential to convert some of the one-bedroom units to two-bedrooms.
Client
EW Howell Construction Group
Date
June 16, 2020
EW Howell Construction Group earns Willis Towers Watson Construction Safety Excellence Award
summary
EW Howell Construction Group, a leading education, retail, cultural, government and healthcare builder, took third place in its category at the Willis Towers Watson Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA). The award, one of the most prestigious safety awards in the country, recognized EW Howell for Construction Safety Excellence in the Construction Management Division, 800,000 – 3 million work hours, and the award was presented virtually to the firm from the AGC national convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Client
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Date
June 16, 2020
NYCHA ramps up sale of air rights to developers
summary
Fried Frank’s industry-leading Zoning and Land Use team provided vital information on NYC Housing Authority’s “Transfer to Preserve” Program.
Client
Populous
Date
May/June 2020
Suite Products: Everything Old is New Again
By Justine Mikaloff
summary
Senior Principal Adam Stover spoke to International Association of Venue Managers’ Facility Manager for its May/June issue on the evolution of suites and hospitality spaces. Stover talks about the details that invite storytelling and flexibility.