The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Marx Realty
Date
February 3, 2019
Short-lived Encore replaced by 2-star Michelin chef’s The Meatpackers
By Jennifer Gould Keil
summary
In Jennifer Gould Keil’s New York Post column “Side Dish,” Marx Realty announces that the popular Australian café Little Collins will launch a flagship at 10 Grand Central. The Beaux Arts office building was recently rebranded, and Little Collins will occupy 2,000-SF for a 34-seat restaurant set to open in Summer 2019. Little Collins has two existing locations at 767 Fifth Avenue and 667 Lexington Avenue.
Client
Avison Young, Hodges Ward Elliott
Date
February 2019
The I-sales reboot
By Rich Bockmann & Will Parker
summary
Hodges Ward Elliott and Avison Young are ranked on The Real Deal’s list of p 20 investment sales firms. The article looks back at activity from 2018.
Client
Rubenstein Partners
Date
January 31, 2019
Boston Properties sells Rockville office building to Rubenstein
By Katishi Maake
summary
Rubenstein Partners LP acquired a 179,421-square-foot Class-A office building in Rockville, Maryland. The eight-story building at 2600 Tower Oaks Blvd. was purchased from Boston Properties and is nearly 50 percent leased. Rubenstein plans to update amenities and add a tenant lounge and fitness facilities to the building, located along the I-270 corridor. This acquisition expands Rubenstein’s Rockville footprint, adding to its acquisition of Research Plaza office complex in August 2018.
Client
Savitt Partners
Date
January 30, 2019
Between the Bricks
By Lois Weiss
summary
The Savitt Partners team of Michael Dubin and Hector Rodriguez represented Columbia Care, a patient-focused marijuana facility, in a lease for its first Downtown Brooklyn outlet at 44 Court Street. The 7,000-square-foot duplex will have 4,500 square feet on the ground floor and 2,500 square feet on the lower level. Craig Berman of Joseph P. Day negotiated for the ownership.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
January 29, 2019
Rising California wildfire risks challenge power, utility underwriting
By Claire Wilkinson
summary
The increasing frequency of California’s wildfires puts the state’s utility companies at greater exposure to underwriting risk. Bruce Arita, vice president and leader of the Property Loss Consulting practice at Thornton Tomasetti, talks with Business Insurance Magazine about some of the challenges facing utilities as well as risk management solutions.
Client
The Marketing Directors, Waterton
Date
January 28, 2019
How Apartment Executives are Preparing for the Next Recession
By Barbara Ballinger
summary
As we hit the 10-year anniversary of the recession, owners and operators of residential properties are preparing for ways to “recession-proof” their properties in a strategy that combines financing, location, technology, affordability & design. In Barbara Ballinger’s article for National Apartment Association’s UNITS magazine, we hear from Andy Gerringer at The Marketing Directors, Stuart Saft of Holland & Knight LLP and Waterton’s David R. Schwartz.
Client
Avison Young
Date
January 24, 2019
Avison Young named leasing agent at Cedar Knolls office building
By Joshua Burd
summary
Highstone Equity Group has tapped Avison Young as exclusive leasing agent for its 119,000-SF office building, Cedar Knolls Corporate Center in Cedar Knolls, NJ. Highstone has plans for a series of upgrades to the four-story complex in the coming months.
Client
CBRE Long Island
Date
January 22, 2019
CBRE Markets 2 Parcels in Queens, 1 in Brooklyn
summary
Majestic Empire Holdings has tapped CBRE to market three prime development sites in Queens and Brooklyn. The sites in Jamaica, East Flatbush and Queens Village total nearly 70,000 square feet, with an additional 137,700 square feet of building square footage. CBRE notes that developments of this size are a rarity in New York City. The available properties include 138-41 Jamaica Ave., 505 Utica Ave., and 219-44 Hillside Ave.
Client
Waterton
Date
January 22, 2019
Waterton expands ownership in senior living platform
By Lisa Fu
summary
Waterton has expanded its existing stake to become the majority stakeholder in Pathway to Living as part of its plan to expand into senior living investments. Since its initial investment with the firm, Wateron has acquired nine senior living assets via joint venture with Pathway to Living. There is a growing demand from investors who are drawn to senior living due to demographic changes.