The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Pembrook Capital Management
September 11, 2017
by Michael Tucker
A $22.3 million first mortagage loan to refinance a five-property portfolio in L.A. was originated by Pembrook Capital Management. The portfolio includes four multifamily properties and one commercial property. The refinancing lowered the sponsor’s interest rate and allowed for fresh capital to improve the residential units.
Savanna
September 11, 2017
by Liam LaGuerre
A new lease for the entire 158,150-SF commercial property at 95 Evergreen Avenue in Brooklyn’s Bushwick has been signed by the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services. The building, owned by Savanna and Hornig Capital Partners, is the home of the former Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, and the building will house offices for the city’s Human Resources Administration. Three Brooklyn offices will be relocating to this Bushwick location.
Thornton Tomasetti
September/October 2017
By Anjulie Rao
Thornton Tomasetti Managing Principal Joseph Burns is quoted in an article about the conversion of urban infrastructure into leisure spaces. Chicago, which, at the time is at the height of its annual Architectural Biennial, is seeing a large boom in leisure infrastructure. Burns has worked on reprogramming Soldier Field’s planning and the pedestrian arcade at Navy Pier. This new way of thinking signals a “right of way” for pedestrians in large cities.
Simone Development Companies
September 7, 2017
by John Golden
A Bronx-based dance studio, Fancy Feet Studios, will open its first Westchester location in a 2,160 SF, corner retail space at 567 Gramatan Avenue in the Fleetwood section of Mount Vernon. Simone Development Companies owns the 17,575-SF property, which features a mix of ground-floor retail and second-floor medical and office tenants.
Simone Development Companies
September 6, 2017
by Akiko Matsuda
The Boyce Thompson Center in Yonkers, NY has signed a 2,049 SF lease for Starbucks. The coffee shop is expected to open at the Center in January 2018. Since opening this spring, the Boyce Thompson Center has been leasing at a rapid rate, and, in addition to the Starbucks lease, San Cheng, Inc. has signed a 2,580 SF lease for ISO, a sushi restaurant. This is the third restaurant at the complex, other than Fortina, and The Taco Project.
Thornton Tomasetti
September 2017
by Mark Robins
Michael Wesolowsky, Ph.D., P.Eng., an associate principal at Swallow Acoustic Consultants Ltd., which was recently acquired by Thornton Tomasetti, provides tips on the installation of noise control devices such as acoustic control panels, or sound isolation treatments, in rooms, offices, and lecture halls, and other buildings.
Thornton Tomasetti
September 2017
by Robert L. Reid
Amy Hattan, vice president of corporate sustainability at Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, talks with Civil Engineering about the firm’s environmentally thoughtful operations and actions. The article at large focuses on engineering firms that not only offer sustainability consulting as a service for their clients, but also integrate it into the fabric of how the business is run.
Simone Development Companies
September 1, 2017
by Patrick Rocchio
The dedication of a memorial statue of an eagle made from a piece of original steel from the Twin Towers will take place on September 13 at Simone Development Cos.’ Hutchinson Metro Center in the Bronx. Joe Kelleher, president of Simone Metro Properties at Hutchinson Metro Center, said that the idea was floating around for some time. The memorial, ‘Freedom is not Free,’ reflects Simone’s commitment to honoring those who fell victim to September 11.
EW Howell Construction Group
September 1, 2017
by Victor Ocasio
A new report put out by Hofstra University in time for Labor Day shows that labor union membership on Long Island has declined, as young job seekers leave the area and aging workers retire. Howard Rowland, president of EW Howell Construction Group, explains that the demand for low-cost labor has risen for private-sector clients, which has led to increased use of nonunion sources of labor for certain projects.