The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Populous
Date
July 20, 2020
Student housing amid the pandemic, infection control in buildings, and future airport design on "The Weekly"
By John Caulfield
summary
Geoffrey Ax was a featured expert on Building Design & Construction’s The Weekly, providing thought leadership on the future of aviation design. He spoke with BD+C Senior Editor John Caulfield on the streaming program.
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
Pickard Chilton
Date
July 17, 2020
Pickard Chilton wins architecture award for Calgary ATCO Park project
summary
Pickard Chilton has been awarded an AIA Connecticut Business Architecture Award of Merit for its design work on ATCO Park in Calgary, Alta. ATCO Park is the new 43,000 square foot headquarters for the Alberta-based energy and logistics firm and is composed of two four-story office buildings with a leaf-shaped quad interconnected by a multi-purpose commons area.
Client
Marx Realty
Date
July 16, 2020
Salad, luxury apparel chains coming to Greenwich Avenue
By Kevin Zimmerman
summary
Sweetgreen, a popular salad chain and Eleventy, a luxury Italian clothing brand are both opening first Connecticut locations on Greenwich Avenue. Respectively, the companies have signed a 10-year, 3,100-square-foot lease and a short-term, 2,125-square-foot lease at 98-102 Greenwich Ave. Marx Realty was represented in-house on both deals by Henry Henderson. Sweetgreen was represented by Jacqueline Klinger of The Shopping Center Group. Eleventy was represented by Davie Berke of JLL.
Client
The Cordish Companies, Populous
Date
July 14, 2020
With Play on Pause, Sports Teams Forge Ahead With Real-Estate Projects
By Will Parker
summary
Amid lack of ticket sales due to coronavirus, alternative revenue streams could become increasingly important for sports teams. The WSJ takes a look at sports teams that are doubling down on ambitious real-estate projects, despite the coronavirus pandemic that has shut down most live entertainment from coast to coast. A venture of the St. Louis Cardinals and The Cordish Companies is set to open a newly constructed apartment tower in the coming weeks, featuring in-unit views of games at Busch Stadium, and architecture firm Populous has teamed up with the owner of the Minnesota United soccer team to develop 35 acres, or roughly 10 urban blocks, around the newly built Allianz Field.
Client
Madison Realty Capital
Date
July 14, 2020
WS Communities nabs $150M loan for six renovations and a development site
By Kevin Sun
summary
Madison Realty Capital, a developer and private lender, has provided a $150 million financing package for seven properties in Santa Monica and the San Fernando Valley, including six multifamily assets and a mixed-use development site. The loan will replace existing debt and finance WS Communities’s renovations on four rental properties in Santa Monica: the 11-unit 1007 Lincoln Boulevard, the six-unit 1038 10th Street, the seven-unit 1516 Stanford Street, and the 22-unit 1433 Euclid Street; as well as two in the Valley: the 80-unit 11611 Blucher Avenue in Granada Hills and the 60-unit 7810 Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Canoga Park.
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
July 6, 2020
The Texas Workplace—After the Pandemic
Bill Edwards, Associate Principal, Thornton Tomasetti
summary
Bill Edwards, Associate Principal of Protective Design & Security Services at Thornton Tomasetti provides thought leadership in Texas CEO about security and safety as we return tot he workplace. He discusses three main points, including getting back to the “back and forth,” reimagining the workplace for the near term and long haul.
Client
Waterton
Date
July 6, 2020
Build Your Brand from the Inside Out
By Mike Ulm
summary
Mike Ulm, Pathway to Living’s VP of Culture and Brand Loyalty talks about a four-phase strategy to build an internal brand promise while creating opportunities to bolster staff dedication. He suggests following this process to grow a team of unified, dedicated professionals.