The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
The Marketing Directors
April 11, 2019
By Joyce Cohen
A Jersey City resident is featured in The New York Times’ “The Hunt,” where we follow him on his journey for a new home in the area. Originally a renter-turned-condo-owner in the Liberty Harbor complex in Jersey City, Vick Sharma was looking to sell the apartment at a premium and rent nearby. With the help of The Marketing Directors / Brandon Ochs, the on-site leasing team for 333 Grand, Vick found his dream apartment and moved right in.
Waterton
April 11, 2019
Matt Mering has been named EVP of hospitality at Waterton, a Chicago-based real estate investor and operator. Mering is responsible for the formulation and execution of Waterton’s hotel investment strategy, oversight of asset management and further developing investor relationships. He joins Waterton with more than 23 years of hospitality experience.
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
April 2019
Zachary Bernstein, 39, a land-use attorney and partner at Fried Frank, was named to the prestigious annual Crain’s New York Business 40 under 40 list.
RAL Companies
April 8, 2019
By Steve Cuozzo
RAL Development Services, along with Junius Real Estate Partners have formed a joint venture to develop 124 East 14th Street in Manhattan, the site of a two-story P.C Richard store. The JV plans a 21-story tower called NYC Tech Hub, and will include a tech-focused training center and incubator run by Civic Hall, digitally attuned office space and a multi-vendor food hall by Urbanspace. The building will be heavily focused on tech. A JLL team headed by Mitchell Konsker will handle leasing.
The Marketing Directors
April 5, 2019
By John Doherty
CoStar discusses the origin of apartment building names across the country. While development teams strive to keep the originality, some apartment complexes are prone to duplication, especially in second-tier markets where they may be named after a creek or a hill. Jacqueline Urgo, president of The Marketing Directors says one way to stay original would be to name the building after the founder or developer of the property itself. Or, if it’s a conversion, use the name to tell a story about the building’s former life.
Shadow Ventures
April 4, 2019
By K.P. Reddy
K.P. Reddy, CEO of Shadow Ventures, a venture capital fund for startups in the AEC and CRE markets, offers his expertise on big data in multifamily markets for GlobeSt.com.
Thornton Tomasetti
April 3, 2019
By Laurie Schreiber
Thornton Tomasetti, an international engineering firm headquartered in New York City, has acquired Becker Structural Engineers Inc., a Portland firm with specializations in mass timber, parking structures and highway bridge projects. The deal, which closed at the end of March, will expand Thornton Tomasetti’s ability to serve clients in New England.
Shadow Ventures
April 3, 2019
By Kim Slowey
Shadow Ventures, a venture capital firm founded by K.P. Reddy, recently revealed the graduating members of its first accelerator program for AEC and commercial real estate technology companies. The group included BIM planning, management and control platform LOD Planner; airport environment design software firm Citiri; and TrenLot, which provides construction management and scheduling software solutions.