The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
September 9, 2020
Tech Companies ShapeDiver and Thornton Tomasetti’s Swarm Merge to Become the Largest Cloud-Based SaaS Platform for Accessing and Sharing Parametric Designs
summary
Technology companies ShapeDiver and Swarm, leaders in the development of cloud-based parametric computation and collaboration, announced plans to merge. Together, ShapeDiver and Swarm will offer the largest and most powerful cloud-native, Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for customizing workflows and accelerating the design and manufacturing of diverse products and buildings in the world.
Client
Stuart Saft
Date
September 9, 2020
Is Conversion the Answer to Government Overreach?
By Stuart Saft
summary
Stuart Saft of Holland & Knight authors thought leadership for MHN about how the government is neither expert enough, or capable of, regulating housing. In many cases government regulations are hurting the housing market. “Uncertainty is once again opening the door for turning rental units into condominiums and cooperatives,” explains Saft.
Client
RAL Development Services
Date
September 8, 2020
Zero Irving tech hub building at tops out
summary
RAL Development Services, developers of the Zero Irving building under construction at 124 E. 14th St. held a topping-out ceremony for the 21-story, 240,000-SF office building. The building will house the Union Square Training Center, which is expected to create 550 permanent jobs for the area. The building is called Zero Irving because of its proximity to Irving Place. The first seven floors of the building will house the technology training center and incubator, co-working spaces, event space, and a street-level food hall. The next 14 floors will house 176,000 SF of Class A office space. The building is supposed to open later this year.
Client
Turnbridge Equities
Date
September 8, 2020
JP Morgan Lends $105Mln Against Bronx, N.Y., Industrial Project
summary
JPMorgan Chase Bank provided $105M of financing against the Bronx Logistics Center, a 1.2 million-SF industrial property being developed in the Bronx by Turnbridge Equities. In addition, Turnbridge has brought in Dune Rel Estate Partners as a joint venture equity partner on the property. A JLL team of Andrew Scandalios, Tyler Peck, and Thomas Pryor represented Turnbridge in the transaction and JLL’s Christopher Peck, Peter Rotchford and Kristin Knapp arranged the debt financing.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
September 2020
Engineers Help New York Buildings Prepare for Hurricane Season
By Robert L. Reid
summary
Amy Macdonald, principal and resilience practice leader in Thornton Tomasetti’s New York City office, talks with Civil Engineer about ways the firm helps clients prepare and safeguard their buildings for hurricane season, which includes flooding and high winds.
Client
RFR Realty
Date
September 1, 2020
RFR seals $350M deal for Midtown office tower
By Eddie Small
summary
RFR Realty has closed on the $350 million purchase of 522 Fifth Ave., the 23-story office tower in Midtown Manhattan. RFR purchased the 575,000-SF property from Morgan Stanley in March.
Client
Madison Realty Capital
Date
August 31, 2020
How will we work? Much about the future of office remains uncertain amid the COVID-19 pandemic
By Loretta Clodfelter
summary
Josh Zegen, managing principal and co-founder of Madison Realty Capital, is quoted in an IREI article about the work-from-home trend of the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means for the office market.
Client
Hodges Ward Elliott
Date
August 27, 2020
BLVD Hospitality JV Buys Iconic Santa Monica Hotel
By Barbra Murray
summary
Hodges Ward Elliott announced it represented a buyer group comprised of BLVD Hospitality, along with Global Mutual and ESI, in the acquisition of The Georgian hotel in Santa Monica, California.
Client
Waterton
Date
August 26, 2020
Waterton and Orion Companies Secure Mortgage to Acquire and Renovate Jackson’s Virginian Lodge
summary
Waterton, in a JV with Orion Companies, completed the acquisition of the Virginian Lodge and adjacent RV Park in Jackson, WY. The lodge at 750 W. Broadway sits on a 12.9-acre site within minutes of the historic Town Square and near outdoor recreation opportunities. Built in the 1960s, the property includes a 170-key independent hotel with a 4,900-SF conference and event center and 2,600 SF of retail space. Waterton and Orion will reposition the asset as a boutique, outdoor lifestyle hotel, and the property will undergo a transformational renovation to its rooms, amenities, common areas, retail spaces, and food and beverage operations.