The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Rutenberg NYC
Date
June 13, 2018
Fedarov takes career to new heights by talking the talk
By Jackson Chen
summary
Real Estate Weekly profiles Rutenberg NYC agent Anjollie Fedarov, Bulgarian-born but raised in Brooklyn. She speaks more than five languages, and that has helped her to build a large foreign-buyer base in New York City. Fedarov spent 20 years representing high-net-worth clients at Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch, but after the 2008 financial crisis, switched to real estate to support her family. She credits Rutenberg’s 100% commission model and warm learning environment with her personal style of selling real estate.
Client
EW Howell Construction Group
Date
June 13, 2018
Why the School Construction Authority Is Getting Cozy With Developers
By Liam La Guerre
summary
John K. Hagen, VP of EW Howell Construction Group’s Education Division contributes to a feature story on the School Construction Authority. The SCA builds new schools for New York City students, and repairs more than 1,800 existing public school buildings. EWH recently completed two projects for SCA, P.S 338 and P.S. 49, and is currently working on P.S. 303. Hagen notes that the work ethic and high quality standards for both firms almost make the public schools like “nuclear submarines,” built to far exceed what the normal life expectancy of a normal building could be.
Client
Ted Moudis Associates
Date
June 11, 2018
Crain's 5 coolest offices in New York 2018
summary
The Ted Moudis Associates-designed office of IPG UM was named one of Crain’s New York Business’ “Coolest Offices of 2018.” Aesthetics, innovation and functionality was a deciding factor in selecting the five winners. IPG’s new office at 100 West 33rd is situated on one floor totaling 100,000 SF, and is broken out into colorful neighborhoods to inspire creativity and collaboration.
Client
Rubenstein Partners
Date
June 10, 2018
Amenity-Laden Buildings Are Suburban Landlords’ Latest Tool to Attract Tenants
By Keiko Morris
summary
Owners of suburban office parks have begun to dedicate entire stand-alone buildings to amenities for tenants, almost like a clubhouse. At the Warren Corporate Center, owned by Rubenstein Partners LP and Vision Real Estate Partners, the venture is investing $12 million for a 19,000 SF building that will house a landscaped roof deck, full basketball court, fitness center, dining and meeting spaces, just a short walk from the five-building office complex.
Client
Madison Realty Capital
Date
June 7, 2018
Call me Houdini: Eichner gets Madison lifeline at Flatiron condo project
By Hiten Samtani
summary
Madison Realty Capital closed a $167.5 million first mortgage loan collateralized by Madison Square Park Tower, a luxury condominium development located at 45 East 22nd Street in the Madison Square Park neighborhood to borrower Ian Bruce Eichner.
Client
The Marketing Directors
Date
June 7, 2018
Inside the High-End Mailrooms Wealthy Residents Visit When They’ve Got Mail
By Candace Taylor
summary
The Wall Street Journal features eight of the most beautiful and unique mailrooms in new residential buildings, where developers are turning the spaces into a luxury amenity for residents to mingle.
At Brookfield’s The Eugene in NYC, marketed by The Marketing Directors, residents are greeted by terrazzo floors and a bold red, bronze and gray pattern.
Client
Barone Management
Date
June 6, 2018
Barone Management buys Jamaica sites
By Eddie Small
summary
Barone Management closed on the $20 million purchase of a pair of sites in Jamaica, Queens. The company plans to use the two land parcels at 89-25 161st Street (the former home of Dominican Commercial High School) and 89-25 162nd Street for a charter elementary school and two new residential buildings.
Client
The Marketing Directors
Date
June 6, 2018
Who's News
summary
After two years with The Marketing Directors, Denham Apperley has been promoted from marketing coordinator to project manager. He will serve as a liaison between developers and the sales/leasing teams and ensure product training of all personnel.
Client
Avison Young
Date
June 6, 2018
CRE Veteran Todd Korren Comes to Avison Young
summary
Todd Korren has joined Avison Young as principal. as well as leasing, and will focus on landlord and tenant representation along with assisting clients with leasing and strategic planning. During his three-decade career, Korren has negotiated more than 1,450 leases representing 7.5 million square feet), and more than 45 acquisitions and dispositions totaling more than $2.4 billion. He also has extensive asset management and construction management experience, having supervised more than 400 interior-construction projects and new developments.