The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
RFR Realty
Date
January 13, 2022
Western Alliance Bank, Cliffwater sign new leases in Midtown Manhattan
By I-Chun Chen
summary
Two new tenants recently signed leases at RFR Realty’s newly renovated 477 Madison Avenue office building in Midtown Manhattan. Western Alliance Bank and alternative investment adviser Cliffwater, will account for 24,700 square feet of new office leases at the 325,000-square-foot, 24-story building. The Newmark team of David Falk, Peter Shimkin, Daniel Levine, Eric Cagner represented RFR in the transactions. The new leases come after a redesign of the office tower by MdeAS Architects, which RFR said has led to robust leasing activity with more than 50,000 square feet of lease signings since December.
Client
Hodges Ward Elliott
Date
January 6, 2022
Related Recaps Boston Office Tower in $342M Deal
By Barbra Murray
summary
Hodges Ward Elliott arranged the recapitalization of Congress Square, a recently redeveloped, 371,996-SF, Class-A office tower at 40 Water Street in Downtown Boston. A Korean investor group led by Hana Financial and KTB Asset Management acquired a 95% ownership interest in the property.
Related Fund Management will own the remaining interest, while Related Beal continues to manage the asset. The HWE team of Paul Gillen, Anthony Ledesma, Daniel Parker and Allie Boyan acted on Related’s behalf to orchestrate the equity for the new partnership.
Client
View, Inc.
Date
January 6, 2022
View Partners with Bjarke Ingels Co-Founded Development Company on Smart Glazing Projects
summary
View Smart Windows will be featured in all Nabr homes, a company co-founded by Bjarke Ingels and development professionals Roni Bahar and Nicholas Chim. Nabr’s first development, SoFA One in San Jose, will offer over 125 available homes, and is slated to break ground this summer.
Client
Standard Real Estate Investments
Date
January 5, 2022
$290M development planned at long-contested Congress Heights Metro site
By Tristan Navera
summary
With Trammell Crow Company and NHT Communities, Standard will acquire seven parcels and two acres of land in Washington, D.C. next to the St. Elizabeths East campus. A mixed-use development of 179 residential units (about 35% of the residences will be targeted for D.C. residents making 30-80% the area’s median income) and 240,000-SF of office space is planned at the site, totaling approximately $290 million in development. Read more here.
Client
Simone Development Companies
Date
January 3, 2022
Phelps Hospital-Northwell Health opens new medical office in Yonkers
By I-Chun Chen
summary
Phelps Hospital-Northwell Health has signed a 4,700-square-foot lease at Simone Development Cos.’ mixed-use retail-office property at 1034 Broadway in Yonkers, NY. Simone acquired the building in 2014 and plans to begin exterior renovations on it in 2022. Interior lobbies, common areas and restrooms were upgraded in 2020.
Client
Waterton
Date
December 23, 2021
Waterton boosts its Chicago portfolio after buying two downtown apartment buildings
By Wendell Hutson
summary
Waterton, a Chicago-based real estate investment company, increased its Chicago portfolio to 6,600 units with the acquisition of The Shoreham at Lakeshore East at 400 E. South Water St. and The Tides at Lakeshore East at 360 E. South Water St. from PNC Realty Investors.
Client
Waterton
Date
December 22, 2021
Waterton Acquires 360-Unit Stonepost at Shadow Creek Ranch Apartments in Metro Houston
By Taylor Williams
summary
Waterton, a Chicago-based investment firm, has acquired Stonepost at Shadow Creek Ranch, a 360-unit apartment community within the Shadow Creek master-planned community in the Houston suburb of Pearland, TX. Waterton plans to upgrade the community’s unit interiors, mechanical systems, exterior landscaping and parking areas, and will rebrand the community as Sladestone at Shadow Creek Ranch.
Client
Pembrook Capital Management
Date
December 16, 2021
South Chicago Affordable Housing Portfolio Changes Hands
By Anda Rosu
summary
Pembrook Capital Management has provided a $22.4 million first mortgage loan and a $6.6 million in preferred equity to Icarus Investments Group for its acquisition of the Cano 2 portfolio on Chicago’s South Side. Consisting of 20 three- and four-story buildings, the naturally occurring affordable housing portfolio includes 302 apartments and nine commercial units.
Client
Populous
Date
December 14, 2021
Protective Stadium and Legacy Arena venues’ double-debut in Birmingham, Alabama
By Paul Colston
summary
The US city of Birmingham, Alabama and global design firm Populous have celebrated a double-debut as the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center Authority unveiled the new 42,000-seat Protective Stadium and the redesigned 15,000-seat Legacy Arena in the city’s downtown. Populous served as architect of record for both venues and also oversaw interior design, signage and graphic design services.