The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
February 25, 2021
Drones For Façade Inspections
By Badri Hiriyur, Ph.D.
summary
Talk about a dynamic duo. Drones and computer vision systems are making façade inspections faster, more efficient and a whole lot safer. Vice President and Director of Artificial Intelligence Badri Hiriyur authors a thought leadership article in Facility Executive, about how self-learning software platforms, such as Thornton Tomasetti’s T2D2 can detect and classify building damage by analyzing drone imagery.
Client
Waterton
Date
February 24, 2021
Institutional Investors Pouring Equity With 'Urgency' Into Mid-Market Multifamily
By Brian Rogal
summary
Waterton’s head of investor relations Michelle Wells speaks with Bisnow Chicago. It took Waterton eight months to secure $1.5B of equity commitments from global institutional investors and close its latest multifamily fund in February; it usually takes about 12 months to close out its multifamily funds, but the pandemic quickened the pace. Multifamily confidence has increased as investors seek safe places to park their money and garner strong returns.
Client
Savanna
Date
February 21, 2021
We’re finally getting a glimpse of what the COVID-safe skyscraper will look like
By Andrew Marquardt
summary
An article in Fortune explores the challenges building developers face as we approach the one-year anniversary of people working from home due to COVID-19. Peter Rosenthal, director of development and chief sustainability officer at Savanna talks with Andrew Marquardt about the firm’s 141 Willoughby Ave in Brooklyn, where the developers are increasing the amount of outdoor air in the building’s ventilation.
Client
Populous
Date
February 19, 2021
An Outdoor Hockey Game That for Once Is in the Great Outdoors
By Andrew Knoll
summary
Bobby Sloan of Populous talks with the New York Times about the NHL Outdoors games that took place at Edgewood Tahoe Resort on February 20 and 21, without fans for the first time. Sloan noted that the Tahoe game was a classic exercise in architecture, looking at the form of nature’s breathtaking serenity and the function of a regular-season hockey game. He likened the experience to a combination of set design and cinema direction, with the game’s presentation being exclusively for television.
Client
Fried Frank
Date
February 19, 2021
Litigation Specialist Joins Fried Frank’s Real Estate Team
By Paul Bubny
summary
Emilie B. Cooper has joined Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in New York as a partner in the real estate litigation practice and member of the litigation and real estate departments. Cooper will represent both plaintiffs and defendants in the real estate and hospitality industries in high-stakes litigations and arbitrations. She will also advise clients concerning the potential litigation implications of their agreements and transactions. Prior to joining Fried Frank, Cooper was a partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP in its litigation and real estate litigation practices.
Client
View, Inc.
Date
February 19, 2021
St. John’s Terminal Redevelopment Installs View Smart Windows
By Paul Bubny
summary
View Smart Windows are being installed at St. John’s Terminal, the 1.3-million-square-foot commercial office redevelopment by Oxford Properties Group. Encompassing two city blocks along the Hudson River, St. John’s Terminal will be the center of Google’s Hudson Square campus. View Smart Windows use artificial intelligence to optimize natural light and views of the outdoors while minimizing heat and glare. The result, says View, is a more comfortable and healthier environment for people.
Client
The Praedium Group
Date
February 18, 2021
The Praedium Group Expands Atlanta-Area Portfolio
By Jackson Chen
summary
The Praedium Group has acquired a recently-built community in Lawrenceville, Ga.,in a transaction that is part of Praedium’s strategy of acquiring high quality properties in a market expected to grow strongly in the Southeast. Praedium purchased the 330-unit Alta Sugarloaf from Wood Partners, who completed the community in February 2020, and has rebranded the property into Residents get access to the community’s amenities that include a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, a lawn with an outdoor movie screen, outdoor gazebos, grilling stations and nearby access to outdoor trails and activities.
Client
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Date
February 17, 2021
State Court Tosses Challenges to Three-Tower LES Project
summary
A Fried Frank team of Janice Mac Avoy, David Karnovsky, Wesley O’Brien and Kristin M. Whidby and Ben Paull represented the development team —Starett Development LLC, JDS Development Group, CIM Group, Inc., L+M Development Partners, and Two Bridges Senior Apartments, LP—in four separate Article 78/declaratory judgment proceedings that have been brought challenging the CPC’s approvals. The Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court unanimously reversed the lower-court rulings that had prevented developers from moving forward with their proposed projects in the Lower East Side’s Two Bridges neighborhood due to lawsuits from a pair of community groups.
Client
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Date
February 8, 2021
How Fried Frank Replaced NY Real Estate’s Best Holiday Party
summary
When Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson’s annual real estate holiday party was canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the firm needed a way to spread its boisterous holiday cheer and goodwill without requiring anyone leaving their home. Typically held at Cipriani 42nd Street, the event has been the New York commercial real estate industry’s best, drawing more than 1,300 industry professionals for a night of revelry and reunions with old friends and colleagues. Fried Frank considered a Zoom, but with 1,300 people, it didn’t seem practical. The firm hired Gavin Snider, a Brooklyn-based artist and illustrator, to draw the Cipriani holiday party from photos of celebrations past and sent a puzzle to each member of the guest list. The company also sent a $25,000 donation to Breaking Ground, an organization that supports and finds housing for homeless New Yorkers.