The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
April 29, 2020
Effective Security Design and Operation of Emergency Facilities
By Bill Edwards
summary
Bill Edwards, leader of the Security Design & Consulting group in Thornton Tomasetti’s Protective Design & Security practice, details
the physical and cybersecurity challenges of transforming public venues such as Javits into healthcare facilities for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Client
Kimmerle Group, Simone Development Companies
Date
April 28, 2020
Real estate activity in suburbs catches second wind in Covid era
By C.J. Hughes
summary
An article in The Real Deal reports on the anticipated transformation of the commercial real estate markets on Long Island, Westchester, New Jersey and Connecticut, due to trends predating the COVID-19 crisis and accelerating because of it. Guy Leibler of Simone Healthcare Development and George J. Kimmerle of Kimmerle Group talk about the commercial, healthcare and other industries benefiting from projects deemed essential.
Client
Jonathan Rose Companies
Date
April 27, 2020
Connellsville resident gets informal parade to celebrate 100th birthday
By Jacob Tierney
summary
Connellsville Towers senior community resident Mary Frazier celebrated her 100th birthday in style with a parade of firefighters and police officers outside her apartment balcony.
Well-wishers were encouraged to drive through Connellsville Towers on Thursday and honk their horns to say “happy birthday.” Neighbors holding supporting signs lined the streets during the parade. More than 250 people sent birthday cards to Mrs. Frazier.
Client
Jonathan Rose Companies
Date
April 24, 2020
Jonathan Rose JV Buys Affordable Atlanta Community
By Adriana Marinescu
summary
A joint venture of Jonathan Rose Cos., Columbia Residential and SUMMECH Community Development Corp. has paid $25 million for City Views at Rosa Burney Park, an affordable community with 181 Section 8 and LIHTC units in Atlanta. City Views consists of a 10-story tower and 15 two-story buildings with a unit mix features one- to five-bedroom units averaging 762 square feet.
Client
Avison Young
Date
April 22, 2020
Avison Young: Q1 2020 vacancy rates continued to drop
By Linda Lindner
summary
Avison Young New Jersey releases its first-quarter report for 2020 which includes in-depth information on the current state of the market as well as insights on the future of the industry considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. One of the report’s key takeaways refers to a continuous trend in the office and industrial sectors as vacancy rates have continued dropping as rents increased.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
April 20, 2020
Security fundamentals for temporary facilities
By Bill Edwards
summary
In the effort to ease the burden on overcrowded hospitals, public venues have been turned into alternate care facilities and military field hospitals have been set up across the U.S. As these temporary hospitals take shape, it’s important to ensure secure and safe operations for the medical professionals and patients. Associate Principal Bill Edwards of Thornton Tomasetti’s Security Design & Consulting group discusses the six steps needed to set the conditions for a smooth transition of these spaces into their new use.
Client
Marx Realty
Date
April 16, 2020
Marx Realty Picks Up DC’s Herald Building For $41M
By Keith Loria
summary
Marx Realty acquired The Herald Building, a 114,000-square-foot historic office building at 1307 New York Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., for $41 million. The building was constructed in 1923 and once served as home to the Washington Herald Examiner’s offices and printing presses, thanks to its 19-foot ceilings on the ground floor.The sellers were a joint venture of the American Association of Colleges for Teachers Education, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. Marx Realty plans to invest $41 million in the property, adding its signature hospitality-infused aesthetic into the building.
Client
Marx Realty
Date
April 14, 2020
Media Firm Uproxx Signs Lease at 161 Bowery
By Chava Gourarie
summary
Uproxx, the pop culture website, signed a three-year, 3,300-SF lease on the top floor of Marx Realty’s 161 Bowery in NYC. The firm is relocating from a subleased space within the building.
Client
Jonathan Rose Companies
Date
April 13, 2020
Jonathan Rose Cos. snags UWS affordable-housing tower for $94M Starrett
By Rich Bockmann
summary
Jonathan Rose Companies acquired a large affordable-housing apartment building on the Upper West Side for $94 million. The 217-unit Tower West building at 65 West 96th Street was purchased from the Starrett Corporation. Rose director of acquisitions Nathan Taft said the company plans to make a “substantial investment” to the building’s lobby and common areas and make energy-efficient improvements.