The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Asland Capital Partners
Date
May 19, 2025
Roar of the Renaissance Man
By Brian Pascus
summary
Jim Simmons, CEO and founder of Asland Capital Partners, sat down with Commercial Observer to discuss his multifaceted career in finance and investment. Asland Capital owns or controls roughly 3,400 units of multifamily across the U.S., but with a particular emphasis in buildings in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City. Read the full interview here.
Client
Marcus & Millichap
Date
May 19, 2025
Pfizer HQ conversion secures $720M loan for massive Midtown Manhattan residential project
By Kevin Smith
summary
Metro Loft Developers and David Werner Real Estate Investments secured a $720 million loan from Madison Realty Captial to convert the former Pfizer HQ in midtown Manhattan from office to residential. Marcus & Millichap affiliate IPA Capital Markets closed the financing with a team of Max Herzog, Marko Kazanjian, Andrew Cohen and Max Hulsh. Fried Frank, led by Mike Werner, represented the borrower and Kriss & Feuerstein, led by Jerry Feuerstein, represented the lender. Read the full story here.
Client
RADCO
Date
May 16, 2025
RADCO launches value-add brand with 615-unit apartment buy
By Les Shaver
summary
RADCO has acquired Legacy at Riverdale, a 615-unit residential community in Riverdale, GA, marking the first RADCO multifamily acquisition in the current real estate cycle. Rebranded the Rhythm at Riverdale, the property consists of 57 two-story buildings across a 48-acre site and features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging from 550 to 1,450 square feet. Community amenities include multiple swimming pools, tennis and pickleball courts, laundry facilities and grade-level parking. Read more about the acquisition here.
Client
Zenith IOS
Date
May 14, 2025
Zenith JV Delivers Tampa Bay Property
By Mikayla Sciortino
summary
Zenith IOS, in partnership with institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, has completed the repositioning of an IOS build to suit development at the Sunshine Industrial Park in Clearwater, Florida. The venture acquired Sunshine Industrial Park in September 2022 and commenced work in May 2024 on an 18-acre build to suit project for Insurance Auto Auctions. The site will serve as IAA’s primary hub for the greater Tampa Bay region. Read more here.
Client
Fried Frank
Date
May 14, 2025
NYC’s Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan: A Rezoning Model for US Housing
By Zachary Bernstein, Wesley O'Brien and Timothy Gentles
summary
Fried Frank’s Zachary Bernstein, Wesley O’Brien and Timothy Gentles coauthor a thought leadership article on boosting supply through the transformation of former manufacturing districts. Read the full story here.
Client
Ariel Property Advisors, Fried Frank
Date
May 13, 2025
Power 100 2025
summary
Shimon Shkury, president and founder at Ariel Property Advisors and Jonathan Mechanic, chairman of the real estate department at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson made Commercial Observer’s 2025 list of commercial real estate’s Power 100. The annual list identifies and recognizes the 100 most influential people in the industry and takes a look at key trends and people shaping the global real estate landscape.
Client
Landmark Properties
Date
May 9, 2025
Landmark Properties & Stockbridge Acquire $100M Student Housing Portfolio Near USC
By David Nussbaum
summary
Landmark Properties and Stockbridge have acquired two student housing communities near the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. TSB Realty brokered the sale while TSB Capital Advisors arranged the financing for the transaction. The acquisition of Icon Plaza and West 27th Place is Landmark’s third transaction in partnership with Stockbridge and brings its holdings in Los Angeles to nearly 2,200 beds. Learn more here.
Client
JEMB Realty
Date
May 9, 2025
Old Navy inks year’s largest retail lease, breathes new life into stagnant Herald Square
By Elizabeth Cryan
summary
JEMB Realty has signed one of the year’s largest retail leases for Old Navy at JEMB Herald Towers. The retailer will open a new 55,000-square-foot flagship on the first and second floors at 50 West 34th Street, relocating from its nearby location at 150 West 34th Street to the building at the corner of 34th Street and Sixth Avenue next year. The new store will offer an “immersive, digitally led experience” that will include experiential and interactive components. Gap Inc.’s real estate team and Newmark’s Ariel Schuster represented Old Navy in the deal. JEMB subsidiary LMJ Realty represented the landlord in-house. Learn more about the deal here.
Client
Sterling Equities
Date
May 6, 2025
CubeSmart opens new self-storage in Farmingdale
By David Winzelberg
summary
Sterling Equities has completed construction and announced the opening of a three-story self-storage facility at 505 Bi-County Blvd in Farmingdale, New York on Long Island. The new facility is part of the highly-regarded CubeSmart Self-Storage national brand.Designed to meet a variety of storage needs for residents throughout the region, the state-of-the-art, climate controlled building encompasses nearly 115, 000 square feet with almost 1,000 units, ranging from 5’x5’ to 15’x25’. Read more in Long Island Business News.