The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
January 2, 2019
Log Cabins? No, These Wooden Buildings Are High-Rises
By C.J. Hughes
summary
John Peronto, a principal at engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti is quoted in a New York Times article that looks into the increased use and benefits of mass timber. The firm is currently working on Ascent, a 201-unit luxury rental tower in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for New Land Enterprises. At 21 stories, when completed, it would be the tallest timber tower in the Western Hemisphere.
Client
EW Howell Construction Group, CBRE Long Island
Date
December 26, 2018
Space talk
By Bernadette Starzee
summary
Daniel Brendel, a first vice president in CBRE’s Melville, Long Island office and EW Howell Construction Group President Howard Rowland offer insight into the 2019 commercial real estate market and related sectors such as office, retail and construction.
Client
The Marketing Directors
Date
January 2019
Brooklyn's inventory balloon
By Meenal Vamburkar
summary
According to data from The Marketing Directors, Brooklyn is expected to receive more than 17,200 condo and rental units in 2019, with development continuing until 2021. Developers are providing extra financial concessions and promotions to help brokers lease and sell the units, though Amazon’s new HQ in LIC could deliver an influx of residents for these properties.
Client
Building and Land Technology
Date
December 23, 2018
Stamford’s Harbor Point at 10 years: Thumbs up from most stakeholders
By Kevin Zimmerman
summary
Fairfield County Business Journal takes a look at Harbor Point, the 100-acre waterfront site acquired by Building and Land Technology in 2007, on its 10th anniversary. The complex served as a major job creator for the South End neighborhood, which is benefiting from the businesses, restaurants and residents that have flocked to Harbor Point from Manhattan and other local areas due to its transit-friendly location.
Client
Simone Development Companies
Date
December 22, 2018
HEALTHCARE INFLUENCERS: Simone Development
By Sule Aygoren
summary
GlobeSt’s Healthcare Influencers features Simone Development Companies, which, for more than 25 years has partnered with healthcare providers to create medical facilities in the New York Metro area, with more than two million SF created. Simone assists in locating, designing and operating the facilities — focusing primarily on the preservation and reuse of existing buildings — leaving its tenants to focus on cutting-edge medical care and research. Simone is led by its executive team of Joseph Simone, Guy Leibler and Joseph Kelleher.
Client
Simone Development Companies
Date
December 21, 2018
Joanna Simone: Harrison native moves from fashion to real estate
By Laura Mogil
summary
The Westchester County Business Journal profiles Joanna Simone, a 34-year-old vice president at Simone Development Companies and part of the operating family’s third generation. Joanna oversees leasing and property management at the firm for more than 100 properties totaling over six million square feet. She began her career in fashion at a major clothing distributor, but moved over to real estate in 2012, wishing to have more of an entrepreneurial focus and ownership of her hard work. It was also appealing to work side-by-side with family. The Boston University graduate and student at NYU’s Schack School of Real Estate has been working on the firm’s 85,000-SF mixed-use property in Yonkers, NY called the Bryce Thompson Center.
Client
R New York
Date
December 20, 2018
The latest penthouse to close at 520 Park goes for $68M
By Meenal Vamburkar
summary
Jeffrey Fields, a broker at R New York, represented the seller in a $68 million sale of a 9,100 SF duplex penthouse condo at Zeckendorf Development’s 520 Park Avenue, one of four at the building. The home has six bedrooms and a 280 SF terrace.
Client
EW Howell Construction Group
Date
December 19, 2018
On Our Island: Nonprofit highlights of the week
By Bernadette Starzee
summary
Janell Walker of EW Howell Construction Group was honored with a 2018 Diversity Champion award from the New York Tri-State Chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) on November 16. The NAMC is the oldest minority construction trade association in the country. Presented along with awards in six other categories during the association’s Inaugural Holiday Gala at Terrace on the Park, the Diversity Champion award is given to individuals that support the advancement of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and who have exceeded their diversity requirements on public projects. At EW Howell, one of the region’s leading education, retail, cultural, government and healthcare builders, Janell works to maximize economic opportunity and job creation efforts for Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (MWDBE), of which the firm is a strong supporter.
Client
Ted Moudis Associates
Date
December 19, 2018
What’s Next In Workplace Design?
By Jamie Feuerborn, Associate, Director of Workplace Strategy at Ted Moudis Associates
summary
The workplace strategy team at Ted Moudis Associates offers predictions for workplace design in 2019.