The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Avison Young
December 5, 2017
by Lois Weiss
Mitti Liebersohn, president of NYC operations for Avison Young, talks with Lois Weiss at the New York Post about the latest office leasing trends. The article notes that tenants are focused less on georgary, but rathe the offerings at the property, such as outdoor space and the quality of the space, such as pre-built spaces available for shorter lease frames. Tenants are also taking a larger role in the redesigns of their future office space, to ensure the space will work for its long- and short-term needs.
GFP Real Estate
December 4, 2017
By Rey Mashayekhi
GFP Real Estate’s (formerly known as Newmark Holdings) Jeffrey Gural, Eric Gural and Donna Vogel represented the firm in a 200,000 SF lease renewal for Omnicom Group, an advertising firm, on the fourth, sixth, and 10th-12th floors of 200 Varick Street. Lee Feld of Feld Real Estate negotiated on behalf of Omnicom, which inked a ten-year deal to remain at GFP’s 12-story, 410,000 SF property in Tribeca.
The Marketing Directors
November 27, 2017
By Joshua Burd
Denham Apperley of The Marketing Directors contributes to a feature in Real Estate New Jersey that discusses the affects Amazon is having on all asset classes in New Jersey. Apperly notes that Amazon’s services and products will become a necessity — if two out of five new multifamily developments have Amazon products, renters and buyers will come to expect them in the next three. Things one can find in multifamily developments include the Echo Dot, Amazon lockers, Prime subscriptions, and more. The Marketing Directors is working on Steel Works, a new, 286-unit apartment complex in Harrison, NJ, and each unit features a built-in sound system and Echo Dot with “Alexa” voice service.
Avison Young
November 24, 2017
By Kevin Zimmerman
The Fairfield County Business Journal reports an increase in commercial office sales in Fairfield County. Avison Young’s Sean Cahill, principal and managing director of the firm’s Fairfield/Westchester office, notes that year-to-date office sales volume in dollars was only marginally lower in 2017 vs. 2016, while third-quarter sales were 27 percent higher this year than in the third quarter of 2016. While a little behind nationally, Fairfield County’s average of office property sales price of $204 PSF shows a strengthening over the past two to three years.
EW Howell Construction Group
November 22, 2017
Alisa Zevin
In this month’s Engineering News Record New York, EW Howell Construction Group President Howard Rowland talks about resiliency as a design + construction trend the firm is seeing in the region. In the City Scoop column, he also notes “Other trends we see in the market include a growing appetite for advanced project delivery methods that speed construction and cut costs as well as a growth in demand for health care, education and cultural expansion projects.”
RiverOak Investment
November 20, 2017
By Paul Schott
RiverOak Investment Corp. has invested around $114 million over the past five years in eight New York City-area properties. The company focuses on properties that are transportation-centric, or are in the path of progress. The article touches on other recent deals and the company’s plans for the future.
Ted Moudis Associates
November 20, 2017
By Robert Beck
Office Insight features the new offices of Orion Worldwide, a global media agency, which recently moved into an existing space in New York City. Ted Moudis Associates was tasked with transforming the space for Orion, developing a playful and creative design strategy while being mindful of financial constraints. TMA was able t o salvage much of the existing materials from the already built-out space. One of the coolest features of hte office is a walking track lining the office’s core, promoting movement, well-being and energy.
Avison Young
November 20, 2017
Avison Young announced it has been named advisor and exclusive leasing agent for 815 Second Avenue, the headquarters for the Episcopal Church.
CBRE
November 17, 2017
By Victor Ocasio