The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
August 8, 2017
Defining and Designing Protective Structures to Thwart Terrorism
by Peter DiMaggio and Philip Thompson, Thornton Tomasetti
summary
Peter DiMaggio and Philip Thompson of the Weidlinger Protective Design team at Thornton Tomasetti tells Lima Charlie News about some of the latest news in the protective design arena. The company recently provided the service for One World Trade Center, WTC Towers 2-4, and the new U.S. Embassy in London.
Client
Jonathan Rose Companies
Date
August 7, 2017
Rose Community Capital Plans Expansion
Donna Kimura
summary
Affordable Housing Finance talks about Rose Community Capital’s newest hire, Kelly Boyer, brought on as it’s West Coast director. The firm was acquired as part of Jonathan Rose Cos.’ purchase of Forest City’s affordable housing business in March. Boyer and her team will act on the firm’s overall strategy to increase the firm’s reach and increase its FHA lending volume.
Client
Ted Moudis Associates
Date
August 7, 2017
Foot Locker's New Headquarters Gets Urban Athletic
by Mallory Jindra
summary
Office Insight takes us inside the Ted Moudis Associates-designed, 145,000 SF headquarters for Foot Locker, the popular footwear and athletic apparel brand. Situated across three floors at 330 West 34th Street in New York City, Ted Moudis incorporated the clients’ branding and organizational needs within the space. The office has plenty of “third space,” including a cafe/pantry, enclosed and open collaboration spaces, and training rooms. An outdoor terrace and fitness facility are just some of the amenities enjoyed by the Foot Locker employees.
Client
Simone Development Companies
Date
August 4, 2017
Yonkers' Boyce Thompson Center adds tenants
by Ernie Garcia
summary
Simone Development Companies has signed two new leases totaling 9,500 SF for ColumbiaDoctors and Riverside Dental Health P.C. at its Boyce Thompson Center in Yonkers, NY. ColumbiaDoctors is a multi-specialty practice affiliated with Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. It signed a long-term lease for 6,839 SF on the second floor of the Center. Riverside Dental Health PC has leased 2,621 SF on the building’s lower level, moving from another location in Yonkers.
Client
Jonathan Rose Companies
Date
August 4, 2017
Williamsville affordable housing complex sold
by Jonathan D. Epstein
summary
Village Square Apartments, a large subsidized affordable housing community aimed at seniors in Williamsville has sold to Jonathan Rose Companies for $3.89 million. The complex is a five-story building with 100 one-bedroom units, subsidized through the government’s Section 8 program. Sitting on 1.38 acres, the 76,035 SF building features a clubhouse, fitness center, laundry facilities and tenant storage.
Client
CBRE Fairfield/Westchester
Date
August 2, 2017
Making the best of a slow market
by V.L. Hendrickson
summary
Landlords make office assets attractive to tenants with renovations and pre-built spaces, and, adds Jeffrey Dunne, vice chairman for capital markets and institutional properties at CBRE, “Investors want train-centric buildings.” See more in The Real Deal’s Westchester/Fairfield market report.
Client
CBRE Fairfield/Westchester
Date
August 2, 2017
Meh office market in Fairfield
by Bryan Virasami
summary
Landlords who reinvest in their office properties often see higher occupancy rates, according to The Real Deal’s Westchester/Fairfield market report. Tom Pajolek, an EVP in CBRE’s Stamford office, cites the example of Merritt 7 in Norwalk, a group of six buildings with a 97% occupancy rate, that, prior to renovation, was at 20%.
Client
CBRE Fairfield/Westchester
Date
August 2, 2017
Big deals prop up Westchester’s ailing office market
by Bryan Virasami
summary
William Cuddy, an executive vice president based in CBRE’s Westchester/Fairfield office, notes that White Plains’ Central Business District is still white-hot, as employers move to more urban areas to attract skilled employees. Cuddy adds that that the area has been positive in terms of leasing velocity, with an increase in average asking rents and a reduction of the vacancy rate.
Client
Rutenberg NYC
Date
August 2, 2017
Fields of green
summary
Jeffrey Fields, an agent with Rutenberg NYC, has sold more than $90 million worth of homes in less than one month. After bringing in a buyer for the $79 million duplex at 520 Park Avenue, Fields has gone into contract for a $12 million, 3,700 SF apartment at the Four Seasons Private Residences at 30 Park Place.