The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Wateron
Date
July 18, 2023
Waterton Expands Portfolio with Strategic Acquisitions
By Christine Serlin
summary
An article in Multifamily Executive highlights Waterton’s recent acquisitions in Oregon, South Florida and the Seattle metro area. Co-founder and CEO David Schwartz explains the national real estate investment firm’s multifamily acquisition strategy.
Client
Asland Capital Partners
Date
July 13, 2023
Asland Capital’s Bond With Goldman Sachs Spearheads New Housing Fund
By Andrew Coen
summary
Asland Capital Partners, a private real estate investment firm specializing in multifamily and mixed-use investments, has joined forces with the Urban Investment Group within Goldman Sachs Asset Management to launch the Asland Sustainable Housing Fund. the partnership announces the acquisition of the Heighliner Portfolio, an affordable housing portfolio comprised of five assets, 334 units and several community retailers in Upper Manhattan and The Bronx. The portfolio was acquired for $45.2 million.
Client
Plentific
Date
July 8, 2023
Maintenance Proptech Presents Fix For Multifamily's Pains
By Nathan Hale
summary
Plentific CEO and co-founder Cem Savas talked with Law360 reporter Nathan Hale about the growing use of proptech at multifamily properties as a way to increase operational efficiency, automate workflow for maintenance, inspections, and turns, and enhance the resident experience. The article points to Plentific’s ability to integrate with other property management systems, our innovative marketplace offering which helps evenly distribute maintenance work orders among building staff and outside vetted contractors, and easy communication between building staff and residents.
Client
Ariel Property Advisors
Date
July 7, 2023
Multifamily and Office Continue to Drag Down NYC Investment Sales
By Mark Hallum
summary
The Commercial Observer cites Ariel Property Advisors’ Second Quarter All Asset report, which reports that fewer investment properties in NYC traded hands in the first half of 2023 than in the second half of 2022, due to a sluggish multifamily and office market and despite steady increase in industrial, non-office commercial and development sites.
Client
Vessel Technologies
Date
July 6, 2023
Lennar, Mastry Ventures make multi-million dollar investment in net-zero prefab homes
By Quinn Purcell
summary
Investment firm Mastry Ventures and LENx, the venture arm of homebuilder Lennar, have co-invested in Vessel Technologies’ next-generation housing product that aims to cultivate a pathway to creating attainable housing across the country. Vessel’s housing system reimagines the apartment building as a consumer product by creating exciting, sustainable, and user-centric housing at attainable prices, accomplished by prefabricating wall and ceiling components in Vessel’s own manufacturing facility—cutting costs and time compared to traditional construction methods.
Client
Marx Realty
Date
July 5, 2023
A top NYC commercial real estate CEO says the buildings hurting from remote work are the same ones he warned about 6 years ago
By Alena Botros
summary
Marx Realty President and CEO Craig Deitelzweig talks with Fortune reporter Alena Botros about commodity buildings. He mentions the importance of introducing hospitality elements to office properties as a way to attract and retain tenants working from the office, as well as increase the value of the property.
Client
Waterton
Date
June 28, 2023
Waterton and Argosy Real Estate Partnership Acquires 17-Acre Site Including 13-Key Boutique Hotel in Oakhurst, CA
summary
Waterton has partnered with Argosy Real Estate Partners to acquire the Hounds Tooth Inn, a 13-key independent bed and breakfast in Oakhurst, CA, just south of the main gate to Yosemite National Park. The site will be re-developed into Outbound Yosemite Resort, a 135-key outdoor-inspired, lifestyle select-service hotel consisting of 108 new vacation rental cabins, 14 hotel rooms located above an expansive 12,500 square-foot clubhouse, in addition to the 13-key boutique hotel currently on the site.
Client
Plentific
Date
June 28, 2023
June 2023 roundup: New multifamily offerings from Apartmentalize
By Mary Salmonsen
summary
Plentific is featured in Multifamily Dive’s monthly spotlight on products of interest to the multifamily industry, including building products, smart tech features and property management and operations software and services. This month was focused on the products Multifamily Dive discovered on the show floor at NAA’s Apartmentalize. Plentific, an end-to-end property solutions platform, recently launched in the U.S.
Client
Fried Frank, Stuart Saft
Date
June 27, 2023
2023 Ones to Watch Industry Leaders
summary
Laurinda Martins of Fried Frank and Stuart Saft of Holland & Knight are featured in New York Real Estate Journal’s 2023 Ones to Watch Industry Leaders Q&A. They share their everyday skills, top books/podcasts for aspiring leaders and advice for new leaders.