The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Avison Young
Date
May 23, 2017
ICSC ’17: Don’t Think Retail ‘Cycle’, think ‘Evolution’
by Lauren Elkies Schram
summary
Jedd Nero, a principal and executive managing director at Avison Young in New York, notes at the 2017 International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) RECon event, that this cycle of retail is not economically driven, but powered by consumer behavior, social media, and technology.
Client
Rubenstein Partners, L.P.
Date
May 23, 2017
New Parkwood Crossing owners spending $6m on amenity center
by Scott Olson
summary
Rubenstein Partners and Strategic Capital Partners acquired Parkwood Crossing in August for $162.9m from Duke Realty Corp. Now, the ownership team is embarking on a $6 million amenity center as part of a $20 million investment in the property. The 14,000 s/f amenity center will feature a fitness center, conference and training center, tenant lounge, gourmet café and outdoor deck. The deal is featured in the Indianapolis Business Journal.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
May 23, 2017
This Week’s Chicago Deal Sheet
by Chuck Sudo
summary
Daniel Wojnowski has joined Thornton Tomasetti’s Chicago office as a senior vice president in its forensics practice. Wojnowski specializes in commercial construction structural failures, construction accidents, building code evaluations and agricultural structural failures.
Client
Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates
Date
May 23, 2017
Jewelry Designer Inks a Deal at The Factory in LIC
by Rebecca Baird-Remba
summary
Starlight Designs, a jewelry maker, is among the growing roster of tenants at The Factory, a former warehouse in Long Island City that has been transformed into an office complex. Starlight, represented by Jeff Unger of Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates, signed 17,000 s/f for the fifth floor of the 1.1 million-square-foot building. Jordan Gosin of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the Factory’s landlord in the deal.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
May 23, 2017
Thornton Tomasetti Sustainability Project Receives LEED Gold
summary
One John Street, a 12-story, 42-unit luxury residential property on the Brooklyn waterfront, has achieved LEED Gold certification. Thornton Tomasetti developed a sustainability strategy for Alloy, the project owner/architect, to help the 125,000 s/f building achieve this milestone.
Client
Avison Young
Date
May 23, 2017
Retail today: The ultimate entrepreneurial moment
by Jedd Nero, Principal and Executive Managing Director, Avison Young
summary
A byline by Jedd Nero, principal and executive managing director at Avison Young talks about the current retail market in New York City, as well as what the future might bring.
Client
Simone Development Companies
Date
May 22, 2017
WESTMED opens new Yonkers complex today
by Ernie Garcia
summary
WESTMED Medical Group opened its new Yonkers complex at Simone Development Companies’ Boyce Thompson Center, the former botanical research institute that has since been renovated for medical businesses and retail use. A video interview with H. Guy Leibler, president of Simone Healthcare Development is also featured in the article.
Client
CBRE Fairfield/Westchester
Date
May 19, 2017
CBRE Promotes Three Executives
summary
CBRE recently announced the promotions of three top executives in its Westchester/Fairfield office. David Gavin was named Senior Vice President; Michael McCall promoted to First Vice President; Jacqueline Novotny has risen to Vice President. The trio represents the newest generation of CBRE professionals representing some of the most prominent tenants and owners in the market.
Client
Ted Moudis Associates
Date
May 18, 2017
The Amenity New Office Tenants Want The Most: Control
by Ethan Rothstein
summary
Jacqueline Barr, design principal at Ted Moudis Associates was a panelist at Bisnow’s New York Workplace of the Future event.”…she said 70% of her firm’s design happens before the move-in date, and the rest happens when employees figure out how to use their new space. ‘After three to six months, we do an evaluation, and the answers are always different,’ Barr said. “It’s important that we go in and find out how a client is using the space.”