The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Marx Realty
Date
August 4, 2020
Marx Realty signs 10-year lease with Wells Fargo
summary
Marx Realty has signed a 10-year retail lease with Wells Fargo to occupy 4,700 s/f of retail space at 545 Madison Ave. in the Plaza District. Marx Realty was represented internally by Henry Henderson and Wells Fargo was represented by Annette Healey of CBRE. The firm is relocating its branch from 540 Madison Ave. and the move represents a desire to align its brand with the hospitality-infused repositioning strategy pioneered by Marx Realty. Marx Realty unveiled its $24 million repositioning of 545 Madison earlier this year after taking control of the 18-story office building in 2019.
Client
The Praedium Group
Date
July 31, 2020
Demographic shifts fuel long-term apartment demand
By Andrea Zander
summary
A jointly produced report by The Praedium Group and Mast Insights focuses on the outlook for the U.S. apartment market, with an emphasis on middle-income multifamily housing and renters earning 90 percent to 140 percent of national median income.
Client
Waterton
Date
July 29, 2020
Operators combat the challenges of opening a senior living facility during pandemic
By Amy Novotney
summary
When it comes to opening a new senior living community amid the uncertainty of COVID-19, flexibility and web-based tours are a must, according to operators who have done so. In addition to the added technology and personal protective equipment costs, others have invested in more COVID-19 safety protocols. These include touchless faucets in common and high-touch areas, motion-activated light switches, UV lighting and electrolyzed cleaning.
“We looked closely at layouts and scheduling for dining and programming spaces as well as how movement and access needed to be modified,” said Maria Oliva, chief operating officer of Chicago-based Pathway to Living, which opened a new 117-unit senior living facility in the Chicago suburbs this month.
Client
View Inc.
Date
July 29, 2020
The view is clear: Looking in on tomorrow’s tech-focused office buildings
By Matt Baker
summary
The Illinois Real Estate Journal highlights features of Trammell Crow Company’s latest Chicago development, 1375 W. Fulton Street, designed by ESG Architects. View Smart Windows were installed on every floor and on every elevation, making it the first wide-scale implementation of the technology in Chicago.
Client
Hodges Ward Elliott
Date
July 28, 2020
Hotels Hurry to Raise Cash as Federal Aid Could End
By Esther Fung
summary
Daniel Peek, president of the hotel group for real-estate firm Hodges Ward Elliott, talks with the WSJ about hotel deals in COVID-19 times. While many hotels are faced with sales at discounts, smaller owners are still receiving assistance to help fend off foreclosures. Peek said that at the right price, deals and financing are still getting done. “There are still active investors in the market,” he said. His firm advised Watermark Lodging Trust on its recent sales.
Client
Marx Realty
Date
July 27, 2020
Pandemic Impact on Commercial Real Estate
By Amanda Lang and Vonnie Quinn
summary
Craig Deitelzweig, CEO of Marx Realty, talks with Amanda Lang and Vonnie Quinn of Bloomberg Markets about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on office space and whether or not tenants will return. Deitelzweig says tenants are looking for greater control of their spaces and hospitality-like environments.
Date
July 27, 2020
Power 100: Commercial Real Estate’s Most Powerful Players
The Editors
summary
Great Ink clients who made the Commercial Observer’s 2020 Power 100 list include: Tommy Craig, Hines; Aby Rosen, RFR Realty; Jonathan Mechanic and Melanie Meyers, Fried, Frank; Craig Deitelzweig, Marx Realty; Arthur Mirante, James Nelson and Mitti Liebersohn, Avison Young; Christopher Schlank and Nicholas Bienstock, Savanna; Josh Zegen, Adam Tantleff and Brian Shatz, Madison Realty Capital.
Client
The Cordish Companies
Date
July 23, 2010
With no fans at baseball games, the best seats in the house are at these luxury rentals near stadiums
By Diana Olick
summary
Ballparks have become increasingly popular as anchors for new real estate developments in recent years. Now, luxury rentals near baseball stadiums are primed to take advantage of the views they offer to fans who can’t attend games due to the coronavirus. One Cardinal Way in St. Louis, MO is a luxury, field-side residential building development by The Cordish Companies and The St. Louis Cardinals that has seen a jump in leasing over the last few months as fans look for units overlooking the baseball field. The 29-story tower is part of a $360 million mixed-use neighborhood called Ballpark Village, with retail, restaurant and residential properties. It opens in August, just as games begin at Busch Stadium. Rents range from $1,400 to $7,900 per month. The article features commentary from Jeff Stauffer, an avid Cardinals fan who is about to move into his apartment at One Cardinals Way, where he can watch a game not only from his own unit, but from a large communal terrace on the eighth floor.
Client
Pickard Chilton
Date
July 22, 2020
City architects tapped for Washington development
By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo
summary
Pickard Chilton, an architecture studio in New Haven, Conn., has been selected to design The Eight, a large-scale mixed-use office project in Bellevue, Washington for Skanska. The project will include 800,000 SF of space, including a 25-story office tower, retail, a 7,000-square-foot public plaza and private balconies. The Eight’s design keeps social distancing in mind, featuring touchless controls, terraces and outdoor spaces. Bellevue has seen an influx of technology companies recently, fueling demand for office space. It is scheduled to be finished in 2023.