The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Avison Young
Date
August 25, 2020
City National Bank inks longterm renewal at 1140 Sixth
summary
The New York City office of Avison Young has arranged a long-term, 35,643 square-foot early lease renewal for City National Bank at 1140 Avenue of the Americas.
Client
Waterton
Date
August 2020
Reassessing the Staying Power of Short-Term Rentals
By Joe Bousquin
summary
In the August 2020 issue of UNITS magazine, Waterton Executive Vice President Lela Cirjakovic talks about short term rentals and COVID-19’s impact on the model.
Client
Avison Young
Date
August 10, 2020
How will industrial building design, construction or functionality change in 2021?
summary
Tim Cadigan, a senior vice president in Avison Young’s Morristown, NJ office is one of several experts to answer this month’s Real Estate New Jersey roundtable question, “How will industrial building design, construction or functionality change in 2021?”
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
Waterton
Date
August 5, 2020
How to Manage Multifamily Assets When Residents No Longer Leave
By Bendix Anderson
summary
With many Americans working and learning from home, multifamily properties are facing increased wear-and-tear, greater volumes of waste and recycling and demands for services. Lela Cirjakovic, executive vice president for Waterton, explains changes at the company’s properties, including enhanced cleaning protocols which have required changes to work schedules, and the fact that communities spending less in resident and gust hospitality.
Client
Waterton, Castle Lanterra Properties
Date
August 5, 2020
Gen Z Faces Housing Affordability Challenges
By Bendix Anderson
summary
Lela Cirjakovic, executive vice president of operations for Waterton and Elie Rieder, CEO of Castle Lanterra Properties, talk with Multifamily Executive about GenZ’s preferences for housing. While developers often want their new developments to appeal to the youngest renters, that may be difficult with GenZ, which values experiences more than things or possessions and might stay away from new buildings in the most expensive housing markets—even though they are drawn to social areas. However, GenZ expects their homes to include Internet-enabled devices, which are often included in new homes.
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.