The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Ted Moudis Associates
July 31, 2018
By Jeffrey Steele
Forbes examines the role of workplace designers, who must be able to simultaneously comprehend a company’s story and its objectives, A while pulling it all together within the constrains of the actual real estate itself.
Madison Realty Capital
July 24, 2018
By Eddie Small
Madison Realty Capital announced the closing of a $38.0 million loan to developer Sam Chang collateralized by a new hotel development situated at 525 Eighth Avenue, near the corner of West 36th Street in the Garment District neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan.
Thornton Tomasetti
July 2018
By Ellen Rogers
Walter Hartnett, vice president at international engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti, explains how advancements in technology and design have made challenging architectural facades possible. He talks about the development of a parametric facade panelization strategy for the Wilshire Grand in Los Angeles, the tallest building in the Western U.S., for which Thornton Tomasetti was the structural engineer.
Pembrook Capital Management
July 18, 2018
By Cathy Cunningham
Stuart Boesky, a nearly 40-year industry veteran, launched Pembrook Capital Management in 2006. He sat down with Commercial Observer‘s Cathy Cunningham to talk about the firm’s lending strategy as well as his thoughts on the current lending environment.
Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates
July 17, 2018
By Eddie Small
Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates brokers Vincent Lopez and Jacques Wadler represented Dock Studios in a new 18,000 SF lease in East Williamsburg, a deal that will double the artist workspace provider’s square footage in the area. Dock Studios is opening its third location at the three-story 349 Scholes Street, the former fur manufacturing facility for Meisel-Peksin.
Ted Moudis Associates
July 12, 2018
By Robert Nieminen
The Ted Moudis Associates-designed New York office of IPG UM features an open floor plan with no private offices, and a secretive area for focused work or socializing — if you can find it. interiors + sources talks with Jeff Knoll, a design director at TMA that worked on the project. UM wanted to offer more variety and choice in the types of workspaces available to its employees, and divided the 95,000 SF office into “neighborhoods.” The Speakeasy, a nod to a spirits client, is separate from the other work areas. Jeff and Robert talk about the inspiration behind the secret space.
Madison Realty Capital
July 11, 2018
By Cathy Cunningham
Josh Zegen, co-founder of Madison Realty Capital along with Brian Shatz, is the featured cover story in the Commercial Observer. MRC started out in 2004 as a debt fund focused on bridge loans before adding an equity business. The life-long entrepreneur (he ran a hat business in college and sold baseball cards and rocks at 5!) talks with CO’s Cathy Cunningham about his start in the industry, building his company in the middle of the economic downturn, the company’s successful evolution over the past 14 years, and the changing landscape of alternative lending.
Simone Development Companies
July 10, 2018
Simone Development Companies, a full-service real estate investment company, has signed seven leases totaling 26,360 square feet of medical and office space at 34 Marconi Street in the Bronx. Adjacent to its Hutchinson Metro Center campus, 34 Marconi Street is a multi-tenant medical and office property. The seven leases include Kidney Medical Associates (8,600 SF); Davita Home Training (4,500 SF); Bond Brothers (4,100 SF); Davita Clinical Research (2,500); Konica Minolta (2,400 SF); Metro Vein (2,260 SF); and Rehab World (2,000 SF).
Marx Realty
July 9, 2018
By Steve Cuozzo
Marx Realty, after a $45 million re-positioning of 708 Third Avenue, its 500,000 SF office tower in Manhattan, is changing the address to 10 Grand Central as a way to cater to its thousands of tenants that come to work through the famed train terminal each day. The improvement project includes the revamping of an existing entrance on 44th Street, resident lounge, 36-seat conference facility, pre-built suites and luxury materials and finishes.