The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Pickard Chilton
Date
February 24, 2025
Kristin Hawkins AIA Joins Pickard Chilton as Associate Principal
summary
Pickard Chilton, an award-winning architecture studio best known for its innovative and cutting-edge design of corporate headquarters and campuses, welcomes Kristin Hawkins AIA as Associate Principal. Ms. Hawkins brings more than 30 years of global design expertise across a diverse portfolio. Her philosophy centers in the power of place; that transformative, responsible architecture is both a poetic and pragmatic response to cultural and physical context. Prior to joining Pickard Chilton, Ms. Hawkins was a Partner at Pelli Clarke & Partners, where she led major projects in the academic, master planning, corporate office and cultural arts sectors.
Client
Standard Real Estate Investments
Date
February 20, 2025
Laredo’s industrial boom continues with two massive new developments supporting border trade
By James McCandless
summary
A joint venture between Standard Real Estate Investments and Brennan Investment Group is working to add 433,000 square feet of industrial space to the city’s Pinnacle Industry Center with a facility called Laredo Pinnacle Development II. Laredo has become a critical location for imports, with billions in trade being sent back and forth across the U.S.-Mexico border. Read more in the San Antonio Business Journal.
Client
Landmark Properties
Date
February 17, 2025
Texas' Big BTR Wave May Have Crested As Construction Starts Fall, Costs Mount
By Maddy McCarty
summary
A Bisnow Houston article looks at a build-to-rent construction surge in Texas, where it’s larger than anywhere else in the U.S. Rex Warner, a development manager at Landmark Properties, talks with Bisnow reporter Maddy McCarty about the asset type. Landmark has two BTR communities in the South, including in Houston, Alabama and Conroe. Read the full story here.
Client
Pickard Chilton
Date
January-February 2025
Mass Timber Moving Forward
By Barbara Horwitz-Bennett / Steven Zacks
summary
An article in Architectural Products explores new innovations in mass timber. Michael Hensley, a principal at Pickard Chilton, talks about designing with the material, and the studio’s project, T3 RiNo for Hines is featured. See here.
Client
Koeppel Rosen
Date
February 9, 2025
Famed Iron Chef to open new hot spot in booming area near Herald Square
By Steve Cuozzo
summary
Koeppel Rosen, leasing and management agent for the Rosen family portfolio, and stewards for a number of historic Manhattan office properties, announced a 17,642 square-foot, 20-year lease with acclaimed Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto and Montclair Hospitality Group for a new restaurant at 1255 Broadway within the 1261 Broadway office building in New York City. The new Morimoto restaurant marks the return of the globally renowned chef and his celebrated contemporary Japanese cuisine to New York City. The high-end restaurant concept will occupy the entire ground floor space at 1261 Broadway. Read more here.
Client
Ariel Property Advisors
Date
February 6, 2025
NYC Affordable Housing Weathers the Storm
By Gabriel Frank
summary
An article in Multi-Housing News recaps Ariel Property Partners’ “Coffee & Cap Rates” event. Data from Ariel’s latest report is cited and the article dives into stats in the multifamily market. Learn more here.
Client
Ariel Property Advisors
Date
February 5, 2025
NYC’s Real Estate Market Is Going From ‘Defense to Offense’ in 2025
By Amanda Schiavo
summary
Despite a challenging post-COVID-19 recovery, high interest rates and onerous development regulations, New York City’s investment sales jumped to $28.3 billion for 2024, a 26 percent rise compared to 2023, according to highlights from Ariel Property Advisors’ 2024 year-end sales reports. Pertinent data points were presented at Ariel’s Coffee & Cap Rates breakfast. See more here.
Client
Ariel Property Advisors
Date
February 5, 2025
Billyburg Unbound: More Investors, Developers Circle Brooklyn’s Hippest Enclave
Amanda Schiavo
summary
A Commercial Observer article takes a look at investor interest in Williamsburg, which has benefitted from rezonings that allowed for new housing developments along the waterfront. Sean Kelly, a partner at Ariel Property Advisors, comments on the area’s eclectic vibe, which draws in everyone from investment bankers to fashion designers. Read more here.
Date
February 1, 2025
Cities take on extreme heat
By Beth Mattson-Teig
summary
An article in Real Assets Adviser takes a look at the ways cities and property owners are addressing rising temperatures that lead to heatwaves and other weather crises. Creating more resilient cities is a challenge we face. The article features commentary from experts in climate and the built environment, including Nico Azel, a senior project director in Thornton Tomasetti’s sustainability and resilience practice. read the full story here.