The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
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.
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.