The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Landmark Properties
Date
March/April 2024
Reaching the Masses
By Katie Sloan
summary
With Gen Z making up the majority of students currently enrolled in colleges and universities today, student housing communities are relying heavily on social media such as TikTok, Instagram and BeReal. to market to these digital natives.Delany Duke, Director of Digital Services at Landmark Properties, Inc., talks with Student Housing Business about the needs and wants of today’s students and best practices for developing social media campaigns that showcase the lifestyle they can have when living at the building and the authentic character of the community. Read the full article here.
Client
Ariel Property Advisors
Date
April 9, 2024
Ariel and Global Real Estate Plan Major Expansion With Newly Formed Partnership
By Mark Hallum
summary
Ariel Property Advisors has announced a strategic partnership between Ariel Property Advisors and Global Real Estate Advisors (GREA), a nationwide network of independent real estate investment services companies. The alliance between the two firms will expand the kind of services GREA provides by adding Ariel’s capital services and affordable housing business to its platform while taking Ariel’s to a national level. The two groups will remain independent of one another, with Ariel planning to expand by up to 10 employees over the next two years in connection to the partnership. Read the full story here.
Client
Castle Lanterra
Date
April 5, 2024
CL Credit Provides $24M Refi for Bronx Affordable Housing Development
By Cathy Cunningham
summary
CL Credit, a new debt platform focused on the origination and acquisition of senior bridge loans, mezzanine loans and preferred equity with plans to deploy $500 million in equity over the next 12 months, has completed its first loan in New York City. The platform, which was launched at the end of 2023 by Castle Lanterra, originated a $24 million refinance for 53 East 177th Street, a recently completed new 81-unit residential property in The Bronx. The loan proceeds will be used to retire the existing senior loan and fund remaining construction costs and lease up reserves. Read the full article here.
Client
Grosvenor
Date
April 3, 2024
TRD Exclusive: Bulgari moves SF store to Grosvenor’s 200 Grant in Union Square
By Emily Landes
summary
Bulgari, the luxury jewler, is moving to a 9,000+-SF space across two floors at Grosvenor’s 200 Grant Avenue in San Francisco. It’s leaving its long-time home at One Union Square when the lease ends next year. Laura Barr, Alex Sagues and Madeline Mandanis with CBRE represented Grosvenor in the transaction. Read more here.
Client
Landmark Properties
Date
April 1, 2024
Virtual, Self-Guided, and In-Person Tours Remain Integral for Prospective Renters
By Christine Serlin
summary
COVID-19’s pandemic lockdowns led multifamily owners and operators to quickly rolled out virtual and self-guided tours as a way to adapt to the new way of life. However, these solutions have taken hold and continue post-pandemic, as the industry recognizes that prospective renters don’t always have the opportunity to tour communities during traditional business hours or may be searching from afar. Rob Dinwiddie, EVP of marketing and management services at Landmark Properties, talks more about this trend and the ways owners/operators are meeting this demand. Read more here.
Client
Simone Development Companies
Date
March 25, 2024
Northwell renews lease for three-story Lynbrook building
By David Winzelberg
summary
Northwell Health Physician Partners’ renewed its lease for the three-story, 23,021-square-foot building at 733 Sunrise Highway in Lynbrook, NY, owned by Simone Development Companies. The practice offers family medicine, cardiology and interventional cardiology services, endocrinology, gastroenterology, pulmonology, urology, rheumatology, and general, colorectal and oncology surgery. Read the full article here.
Client
MCS
Date
March 22, 2024
CEO of property preservation company MCS on opportunities in reverse
By Chris Clow
summary
Craig Torrance at MCS was interviewed by Reverse Mortgage Daily, part of Housing Wire, on the company’s recent acquisition of Five Brothers and its entry into the reverse mortgage servicing business. Read the story here.
Client
Simone Development Companies
Date
March 20, 2024
Outpatient rehab facility opens in Purchase, focus on mental health and substance treatment
By Emily Young
summary
Simone Development joined local and elected officials to celebrate the opening of Release Recovery’s first ever outpatient facility at Simone’s Purchase Professional Park in Westchester. Release Recovery was founded by “The Bachelorette” season 16 winner Zac Clark.Release Recovery is a safe space for those struggling with mental health disorders and substance abuse. Learn more here.
Client
Benenson Capital Partners
Date
March 5, 2024
People on the Move
summary
Benenson Capital Partners, one of the nation’s oldest real estate investment, development and asset management companies, has elevated three professionals within its investment and asset management teams as the firm reorganizes its leadership team. Salvatore Ciaravino, Zakary Katzman and Matthew Butts have played important roles at Benenson, guiding the investment and asset management for the 118-year old firm and maximizing value of its vast assets through various real estate life cycles. Mr. Ciaravino was promoted from Director of Real Estate to Senior Director of Asset Management and Finance; Mr. Katzman ascended from Associate to Senior Director of Strategic Projects and Investment; and, Matthew Butts, formerly Property Manager, was promoted to Director of Asset management.