Texas A&M University has broken ground on Aplin Center, $250 million mass timber experiential learning hub and visitors center. The three-story building will transform hospitality, retail and marketing education when it opens in 2028. The nearly 212,000-SF building, which will use timber sourced from Texas sawmills, is named for Buc-ee’s travel center founder Arch “Beaver” Aplin III. Designed by DLR Group and Pickard Chilton, Aplin Center will feature a U-shape design using glue-laminated columns and beams, as well as cross laminated timber floor and roof panels. Learn more about Aplin Center here.
The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Ariel Property Advisors
Date
October 16, 2025
NYC Multifamily Investment Sales Rise 17% Y-O-Y in Q3
By Paul Bubny
summary
In Ariel Property Partners’ Q3 2025 Multifamily Quarter in Review report, we learn that New York City’s multifamily investment sales market gained momentum in the third quarter, rising to $2.55 billion in dollar volume, up 14% quarter-over-quarter and 17% year-over-year. Transactions totaled 331, up 7% from Q2 2025 and up 23% from Q3 2024. Nearly half the Q3 dollar volume was in Manhattan, where sales were dominated by well-capitalized investors targeting high-value free-market multifamily assets. See the full report here.
Client
Landmark Properties
Date
October 16, 2025
Centurion pays £41m for London student plot
by Janaire Einstein Francisco
summary
Landmark Properties has closed on its first land acquisition in the United Kingdom, securing a prime site on William Road in central London, the future home of a 225-bed purpose-built student housing development. Landmark is partnering with Centurion Corporation, a leading provider of student accommodation in the UK, on the William Road scheme. Learn more about Landmark’s first UK development deal in Green Street News.
Client
Grosvenor
Date
October 16, 2025
Grosvenor receives $763m in funding for Brentwood Block through Canada’s National Housing Strategy Loan Program
summary
The Canadian federal government has made an investment of more than C$763 million ($543 million) into Grosvenor’s Brentwood Block for the construction of nearly 1,300 housing units in Burnaby, British Columbia, through its Apartment Construction Loan Program. Brentwood Block is a multi-phase master plan community on a 7.9-acre site that encompasses an entire city block. The project will provide 1,279 rental units, 451 condominiums, and 160,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. The site will also be home to a new City of Burnaby community center, extensive public plazas and outdoor amenity spaces. Learn more about the investment here.
Client
Marx Realty
Date
October 15, 2025
Private Equity Firm Vialto Group Expands to 17,500 SF at 545 Madison Avenue
By Amanda Schiavo
summary
Vialto Group, a private equity firm, has negotiated an additional 10,000 square feet at Marx Realty’s 545 Madison Avenue, bringing the firm’s total footprint to 17,500 square feet across two full floors. Tara Stacom of Cushman & Wakefield represented Marx Realty in this deal, while C&W’s David Dusek represented Vialto Group. 545 Madison Avenue is also known as the Baccarat Building, thanks to a co-branding partnership between the lifestyle house Baccarat and Marx Realty. Learn more about 545 Madison and the Vialto Group deal.
Client
Koeppel Rosen
Date
October 8, 2025
Software Startup Expands Space in Relocation with Koeppel Rosen
By Paul Bubny
summary
Koeppel Rosen has secured a new 8,569- square-foot lease for Frostbyte Technologies, Inc., d/b/a Dripos, at 151 W. 26th St. in Manhattan. A startup that builds an all-in-one software platform for coffee shops, Dripos is relocating from 45 E. 20th St., where it occupied 5,000 square feet across two floors. The company will move into a portion of the 10th floor at 151 W. 26th. Max Koeppel, director of leasing at Koeppel Rosen, represented ownership in-house. Robert G. Mitchell of Byrnam Wood, LLC represented Dripos. Learn more about the deal.
Client
Pickard Chilton
Date
October 7, 2025
Mass Timber Building Breaks Ground at Texas A&M
summary
Ищешь быстрый вход в казино с моментальными выплатами? Попробуй вавада: удобная регистрация, рабочее зеркало без блокировок и щедрые бонусы для старта. Отличный вариант для тех, кто ценит динамику и простоту.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
October 6, 2025
Unlocking the Mystery of Microgrids in Facilities Management
By Maura Keller, Contributing Writer
summary
With a rise in the occurrence of natural disasters, an article in FacilitiesNet discusses options to keep the power up and running during outages. Hiva Nasiri, a vice president at Thornton Tomasetti, notes, “in terms of enhanced resilience, microgrids offer several advantages over facilities that are solely dependent on the electric grid.” Emily Kunkel, an associate principal at Thornton Tomasetti, adds “The grid is being stressed not only by extreme weather, but also by the growing demands of electrification from various sectors and the changing dynamic of power flows through the network.” Read the full article here.
Client
Castle Lanterra
Date
October 2, 2025
How Are Foreign Investors Approaching The U.S. Real Estate Market?
By Elie Rieder, Forbes Councils Member
summary
Elie Rieder is the founder and chief executive officer of privately-held real estate investment firm Castle Lanterra Properties. Castle Lanterra has close partnerships with family offices, high net-worth individuals and institutional investors across Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. Elie shares valuable insights into the current outlook on the evolving U.S. real estate market, as well as what foreign investors should keep in mind right now when exploring investment opportunities in the States. Read the full thought leadership piece in Forbes here.
Client
Pickard Chilton
Date
October 2, 2025
Xcel Energy's new Denver HQ designed to stand out amid RiNo construction boom
By Catie Cheshire
summary
Earlier this year, Xcel Energy Inc. moved its Colorado headquarters from downtown Denver to T3 RiNo, a mass timber building in Denver’s River North Art District. Pickard Chilton Principal Michael Hensley talks with Denver Business Journal about the design decisions that went into T3 RiNo to make it sustainable and flexible, and give it longevity in an ever-changing market. Read the full story in the Denver Business Journal.