The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
February 2019
Recladding From The Past
By Lee Fink, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, senior project architect
summary
While façade design has come a long way over the years, energy performance has not always followed. Benchmarking data shows that some modern office buildings are using just as much energy as those constructed 100 years ago. Senior Project Architect Lee Fink of Thornton Tomasetti‘s Renewal practice looks at some of the ways that the benefits of past design can be combined with modern technologies in this article in Facility Executive magazine.
Client
Avison Young
Date
February 26, 2019
Beekman Estate Picks Up Three Lenox Hill Residential Buildings for $36M
By Nicholas Rizzi
summary
Beekman Estate, the real estate company founded by the descendants of one of Manhattan’s oldest families, closed on the purchase of three Lenox Hill apartment buildings — 344, 346 and 348 East 62nd Street — for $35.5 million from William Koch and Shimmie Horn. Avison Young’s James Nelson, Brandon Polakoff and Bradley Rothschild represented the sellers in the transaction.
Client
Avison Young
Date
February 26, 2019
UES church sells York Ave home to Weill Cornell for $68M
By Rich Bockmann
summary
An Avison Young team of James Nelson, Charles Kingsley, Neil Helman and Toku Saito represented the Church of the Epiphany in the sale of its York Avenue property and purchase at 315 East 74th Street, in a pair of deals totaling more than $90 million. The Church of the Epiphany sold its Norman Gothic-style building at 1393 York Avenue to Weill Cornell Medical College, which will build new housing for medical students on the site. The 74th Street location was purchased from the Jan Hus Presbyterian Church for $22.5 million; Avison Young’s Susan Kahaner and Jennifer Ogden are working with the former owner to find a replacement property.
Client
Savitt Partners
Date
February 22, 2019
Crunch Gym Stays Put in Garment District
By Rebecca Baird-Remba
summary
The Savitt Partners team of Brian Neugeboren and Nicole Goetz represented owner B. Bros. Broadway Realty in a 27,450 SF lease renewal across four levels of 1385 Broadway in NYC’s Garment District. Crunch Fitness recommitted to its space on the entire second floor, and portions of the building’s mezzanine, ground, and lower floors. Karen Gold of Crunch represented the fitness company. Savitt recently arranged other ground-floor retail leases at 1385 Broadway, including deals for CAVA, By Chloe and Taco Dumbo.
Client
EW Howell, CBRE Long Island
Date
February 22, 2019
Ones to Watch: Real Estate, Architecture, Engineering & Construction
By Bernadette Starzee
summary
John Finamore, Director of Business Development at EW Howell Construction Group and Stefani Steinberg, Senior Associate in CBRE’s Melville office are featured in Long Island Business News’ “Ones to Watch in AEC.”
Client
Savitt Partners
Date
February 22, 2019
Schoen Group has Golden Touch in Garment District lease deals
summary
Marc Schoen and Brian Neugeboren of The Schoen Group at Savitt Partners have completed new leases and expansions totaling over 130,000 s/f at half a dozen properties in the Garment District, representing the tenants in the negotiations. The area’s proximity to mass transit hubs, new restaurants, and residential developments has caused it to explode into one of the most sought-after business addresses in the market.
Client
RFR Realty
Date
February 22, 2019
Deals & Dealmakers
summary
Two new leases have been signed at RFR Realty’s 285 Madison Avenue, a newly repositioned office tower near Bryant Park and Grand Central, bringing the asset to 95 percent leased. AJ Camhi, Ryan Silverman and a JLL team represented RFR. The new leases include 6,609 SF for Lewthwaite International, an executive search firm, and 4,603 SF for Tangoe US, a telecom expense management and mobility services leader.
Client
Madison Realty Capital
Date
February 15, 2019
Refi on Flatbush Rentals a Done Deal in Seven Days
summary
Madison Realty Capital announced the closing of a $14.5 million refinancing, collateralized by a mixed-use rental property that is 95% complete located at 1357 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, to Hello Living.
Client
Savitt Partners
Date
February 12, 2019
Specialty apparel firm secures 7th Ave. digs
By Lois Weis
summary
Marc Schoen and Brian Neugeboren of The Schoen Group at Savitt Partners represented Golden Touch Imports in its relocation to 60,000 SF at 500 Seventh Avenue. Golden Touch specializes in women’s and children’s apparel and will consolidate its operations to 500 7th’s 6/7th floors from the nearby 1400 and 1410 Broadway. The New York Post reported on the relocation lease.