The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
The Marketing Directors
Date
November 27, 2017
Smart homes: Amazon making inroads in package delivery, sound systems
By Joshua Burd
summary
Denham Apperley of The Marketing Directors contributes to a feature in Real Estate New Jersey that discusses the affects Amazon is having on all asset classes in New Jersey. Apperly notes that Amazon’s services and products will become a necessity — if two out of five new multifamily developments have Amazon products, renters and buyers will come to expect them in the next three. Things one can find in multifamily developments include the Echo Dot, Amazon lockers, Prime subscriptions, and more. The Marketing Directors is working on Steel Works, a new, 286-unit apartment complex in Harrison, NJ, and each unit features a built-in sound system and Echo Dot with “Alexa” voice service.
Client
Avison Young
Date
November 24, 2017
Rising signs for commercial office sales in Fairfield County
By Kevin Zimmerman
summary
The Fairfield County Business Journal reports an increase in commercial office sales in Fairfield County. Avison Young’s Sean Cahill, principal and managing director of the firm’s Fairfield/Westchester office, notes that year-to-date office sales volume in dollars was only marginally lower in 2017 vs. 2016, while third-quarter sales were 27 percent higher this year than in the third quarter of 2016. While a little behind nationally, Fairfield County’s average of office property sales price of $204 PSF shows a strengthening over the past two to three years.
Client
EW Howell Construction Group
Date
November 22, 2017
New York City Scoop: Construction Starts in New York
Alisa Zevin
summary
In this month’s Engineering News Record New York, EW Howell Construction Group President Howard Rowland talks about resiliency as a design + construction trend the firm is seeing in the region. In the City Scoop column, he also notes “Other trends we see in the market include a growing appetite for advanced project delivery methods that speed construction and cut costs as well as a growth in demand for health care, education and cultural expansion projects.”
Client
RiverOak Investment
Date
November 20, 2017
Stamford real estate firm builds New York portfolio
By Paul Schott
summary
RiverOak Investment Corp. has invested around $114 million over the past five years in eight New York City-area properties. The company focuses on properties that are transportation-centric, or are in the path of progress. The article touches on other recent deals and the company’s plans for the future.
Client
Ted Moudis Associates
Date
November 20, 2017
A Media Agency’s Move to Free Address on a Budget
By Robert Beck
summary
Office Insight features the new offices of Orion Worldwide, a global media agency, which recently moved into an existing space in New York City. Ted Moudis Associates was tasked with transforming the space for Orion, developing a playful and creative design strategy while being mindful of financial constraints. TMA was able t o salvage much of the existing materials from the already built-out space. One of the coolest features of hte office is a walking track lining the office’s core, promoting movement, well-being and energy.
Client
Avison Young
Date
November 20, 2017
Church gets assist from AY as it works to reduce occupancy costs
summary
Avison Young announced it has been named advisor and exclusive leasing agent for 815 Second Avenue, the headquarters for the Episcopal Church.
Client
CBRE
Date
November 17, 2017
Hauppauge Office Park sold for $61 million
By Victor Ocasio
summary
Client
The Marketing Directors, Halstead Brooklyn, Rutenberg NYC
Date
November 17, 2017
More than one-third of New Yorkers looking for homes in other states
By Christian Bautista
summary
Residential real estate industry experts weigh in on the most-wanted neighborhoods, apartment types, amenities, and more of buyers who are looking to relocate to NYC from regions outside of the Tri-State area.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
November 16, 2017
The Cost of Protection vs. The Cost of Regret
By Peter DiMaggio & Nick Misselbrook
summary
Thornton Tomasetti Senior Principal Peter DiMaggio and Associate Principal Nick Misselbrook author an article on protective design practices in big cities. Large cities around the world are turning to explosion blast analysis to mitigate terrorism.