The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Right to Dream
Date
June 27, 2018
Boston Properties’ John Powers Is Helping the Youth of West Africa Dream Big
By Rey Mashayekhi
summary
John Powers, a veteran of the New York real estate landscape for more than three decades, first as the chairman of CBRE’s Tri-State region and today as the EVP of Boston Properties’ New York region, is profiled for his work with Right to Dream USA, one of the most highly regarded youth soccer schools in the world. The nonprofit, founded by Powers, functions as the U.S. arm of Right to Dream, a school and soccer academy in Ghana which provides West African children with a place to live, study and learn as students and soccer players.
Client
CBRE
Date
June 27, 2018
Predicting The Future Of American Cities
By Jeffrey Steele
summary
Spencer Levy, director of research for the Americas at CBRE, a New York City-based real estate firm, talks about sculpting the future of American cities, driven by several main factors. Infrastructure and transportation, the importance of local retailers, globalization and overhyping of Millennials, which are “more similar than different from prior generations of Americans.”
Client
Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates
Date
June 26, 2018
Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions
By Rosalie R. Radomsky
summary
Magick Blyss Entertainment, a company that has worked with hip-hop and R & B artists, has signed a 5,000 SF, full-building lease at the two-story 101 Morgan Avenue in East Williamsburg. Robert Klein and Grant Dolgin of Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates arranged the deal on behalf of the tenant and landlord, Wilmington Property Associates. The new space, will be used as a performance arts center and a recording studio. Magick Blyss was founded by Kevin Huente, a hip-hop dancer who made it to the top 14 on the Fox television competition “So You Think You Can Dance” in 2009.
Client
Pickard Chilton
Date
June 26, 2018
Obama Magnet School Breaks Ground in New Haven
By Zach Chouteau
summary
Construction commenced on the first project for architecture firm Pickard Chilton in its native New Haven, the Barack H. Obama Magnet University School. The three-story, 63,000-square-foot project on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) will be a New Haven Public School (NHPS) for 490 Pre-K through 4th grade students. It will additionally extend opportunities for interning, volunteering and mentoring for SCSU’s School of Education students that are studying to become teachers. The Barack H. Obama Magnet University School will nurture a focus on innovation and best practices for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines, and special education. Pickard Chilton incorporated into the school such sustainable highlights as photovoltaic rooftop panels and green roofs.
Client
Pickard Chilton
Date
June 25, 2018
New Corporate HQs Embrace Open Door Policy
By Jeffrey Steele
summary
Corporate campuses are being designed not only with employees in mind, but with a greater emphasis on the city around them. Architects and CEOs are working together to create a greater sense of community that boosts economic development, employee retention, and local pride. Pickard Chilton Principal Jon Pickard talks with Forbes about how the design of these welcoming headquarters benefits the cities in which they are built.
Client
The Praedium Group
Date
June 25, 2018
Praedium Group Acquires 260-Unit Multifamily Asset in Houston
By Taylor Williams
summary
The Praedium Group acquired a 260-unit multifamily asset in Houston, Discovery at Mandolin Apartments. The property features one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, and offers residents a pool, fitness center, grilling area, and dog park.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
June 2018
The Focus on Public Space
By Bill Edwards and Autumn Harris of Thornton Tomasetti
summary
Bill Edwards, vice president of operational/technical security services and Autumn Harris, technology integration director at Thornton Tomasetti, take a hard look at terrorist attacks and solutions to mitigate effects in hospitals today.
Client
Barone Management
Date
June 24, 2018
Choosing The Road Less Traveled In Long Island City
By Jeffrey Steele
summary
A new, three-story, roughly 100,000 SF commercial spec development is coming to Long Island City. The project is led by Scott Barone, founder and president of Barone Management and a lifelong resident of Queens, and will be LIC’s first commercial spec development in a generation or more. Barone’s vision is for the building to be malleable enough to house office and industrial or flex-space tenants, giving small and medium-sized businesses the quality space that they have been needing.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
June 13, 2018
Reducing design coordination errors with VR, AR
By Jim Dray, chief information office, Thornton Tomasetti and Jeff Jacobson, enterprisevr.com
summary
Jim Dray and Jeff Jacobson co-authored an article that talks about the benefits of using virtual and augmented reality in the design process, which can help improve productivity and accuracy.