The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Marx Realty, CBRE
Date
May 27, 2020
Companies Rethink Office Space as Employees Work Remotely
summary
Craig Deitelzweig of Marx Realty joins Spencer Levy of CBRE on CNN’s “New Day” program to discuss the future of office space demand. Experts say people will migrate back to the office as they start to crave stimulation and collaboration. Additionally, corporations are telling people they need MORE space in order to abide by social distancing laws. Healthy materials are also considered within the office’s design.
Client
Avison Young
Date
May 22, 2020
Cozen O’Connor Grabs 7,100 Square Feet at 100 Park Avenue
By Loiss Weiss
summary
Law firm Cozen O’Connor leased 7,100 SF on the 34th floor of 100 Park Avenue to keep a Midtown conference center. The firm recently announced it would move to the entire 55th floor and a portion of the 56th floor at 3 World Trade Center, where it would consolidate its current offices at 277 Park Avenue and 45 Broadway. Avison Young’s Arthur Mirante said the law firm felt it was important to maintain a Midtown location in a prestigious building. Cozen O’Conner was represented by Avison Young’s Michael Gottlieb and Jennifer Ogden in New York, plus David Fahey in Philadelphia, and Jeff Lindenmeyer in Chicago.
Client
Fairstead
Date
May 21, 2020
Fairstead Names Asset Management VPs on Affordable, Mixed-Income Sides
summary
Fairstead has appointed Kevin Day as VP of asset management for its affordable properties, and Robert Dunn as VP of asset management overseeing mixed-income. Prior to joining Fairstead, Day founded evopolis Inc., a real estate investment and consulting firm. Dunn comes to Fairstead after seven years with HUBBNYC Properties, a vertically integrated owner/operator focused on the acquisition and management of value-add investment properties.
Client
Castle Lanterra Properties
Date
May 21, 2020
Despite Challenges, Multifamily Investment Will Remain Strong
By Elie Rieder
summary
Elie Rieder, founder and CEO of Castle Lanterra Properties, provides expert commentary in Forbes about the outlook for the multifamily investment sector.
Client
Castle Lanterra Properties
Date
May 20, 2020
The Grapevine
summary
Javier Vergara has joined Castle Lanterra Properties as director of investor relations and marketing. He will be tasked with developing relationships in Latin America. Vergara was previously an SVP at Carmo Cos., connecting family offices and institutional investors to developers and private equity funds. Lazer Muller also joins CLP as asset manager for the Western U.S.
Client
Rubenstein Partners
Date
May 20, 2020
Citi eyes offices in suburbs to ride out Manhattan’s recovery
By Natalie Wong and Jennifer Surane
summary
Bloomberg reports about large banks and financial firms in NYC looking elsewhere for space to let workers spread out, as the pandemic fuels anxiety about public transportation and dense urban offices. Rubenstein Partners, which owns offices in northern New Jersey and Stamford, Connecticut, has gotten inquiries on “several hundred thousand square feet” of space, mostly from New York-anchored firms, according to Brandon Huffman, a principal at the firm. Real estate brokers and landlords have also seen a surge in interest for offices outside New York from media and technology companies and law firms.
Client
Waterton
Date
May 19, 2020
Senior living spaces confront virus, keep eye on future
By Matt Baker
summary
An article in REJournals.com focuses on the challenges faced by the senior housing industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The high population of at-risk residents—due to their age and possibly their health, depending on the facility’s acuity level—has put a target on these properties. David Schwartz, CEO of Waterton (which owns an operating interest in Pathway to Living) comments on this challenge.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
May 19, 2020
Thornton Tomasetti Makes Appointment to Grow New Space Systems Group
summary
Islam Hussein has joined international engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti as a vice president in the firm’s Applied Science practice. Hussein has more than 19 years of aerospace engineering experience, and will be charged with the launch of the firm’s new Space Systems group, an advanced science and technology research and development program targeting the space systems industry.
Client
Virtual Doorman
Date
May 19, 2020
Virtual Doorman Comes to Texas
summary
Virtual Doorman, a New York-based provider of remote doorman and security services, is expanding its services to Texas, adding Matthew Barnes as business development associate in the region.
Barnes will be responsible for sales and business development, and will work on implementing the company’s emergency plan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Barnes joins Virtual Doorman after working for a Houston-based business intelligence company as an intelligence analyst.