The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Ariel Property Advisors
Date
April 12, 2023
NYC investment sales plummeted 52 percent in the first quarter
By Pat Ralph
summary
The Real Deal reveals findings from Ariel Property Advisors’ latest report. Commercial property transactions declined 16% in Q1 2023 from Q4 2022, and a 52% drop from the same period a year ago. Sales volume across multifamily, office and industrial properties declined, but offices saw the steepest change. Ariel Property Advisors’ Shimon Shkury talks with Pat Ralph about the report and what we can expect to see in the market over the next year.
Client
Aeromine
Date
April 2023
Up on the Roof
By Dan Naumovich
summary
An article in Engineering News-Record discusses about alternative generators of green energy that are different from the solar panel. Wind energy works complementary with solar power, though they often face challenges with zoning and other permissions. Aeromine CEO David Asarnow talks with ENR about its rooftop wind energy harvesting unit and how it is becoming a top choice for owners and managers looking to cut down on energy costs and increase sustainability efforts.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
March/April 2023
Decarbonization: Cost-Effective Strategies to Reach Your Goals
By Janelle Penny
summary
Gunnar Hubbard, principal and sustainability practice leader for Thornton Tomasetti, talks with BUILDINGS magazine about the increasing conversation around decarbonization, and provides several tips on how to get started.
Client
Marx Realty
Date
April 4, 2023
DC’s The Herald Adds Two Tenants to Luxury Office Building
By Keith Loria
summary
Marx Realty announces new leases at The Herald in Washington, D.C., including a 5,700-SF for FS Vector, a financial services consulting firm, and 5,000-SF for the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. Marx acquired the 114,000-SF property at 1307 New York Avenue in 2020. It features a 40-seat boardroom, a European-style cafe and the Bouvier Club, an 8,800-square-foot lounge that incorporates historic photos, curated artwork, newspaper-printing memorabilia and a fireplace. Marx Realty was represented by Evan Behr, Nathan Beach and Jeanette Ko of JLL on both leases.
Client
Waterton
Date
March 28, 2023
Waterton acquires Town & Country Stowe
By Adam Perkowsky
summary
Waterton, a Chicago-based real estate investor and operator, has acquired Town & Country Stowe, a 54-key independent hotel in Stowe, VT. The firm will renovate the property with updates to guestrooms and outdoor common areas, and will add a mixture of lofted barn suites and cabins to create a product that does not currently exist in the market, according to Waterton. Springboard Hospitality has been tapped to operate the property. The Town & Country Stowe transaction marks the third acquisition for Waterton’s lifestyle hotel portfolio, which also includes The Sierra Nevada Resort & Spa in Mammoth Lakes, CA, and The Virginian in Jackson Hole, WY.
Client
RFR
Date
March 28, 2023
RFR Launches Rescue Vehicle For NY Retail
summary
RFR has raised $100 million of equity for a rescue-capital vehicle that will look to work with lenders on busted retail properties in Manhattan. The company wants to form partnerships with lenders holding loans on distressed properties. The rescue vehicle would negotiate friendly foreclosures with borrowers whose equity is wiped out, and then work with the lender to pump in new equity for capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing commissions.
Client
Marx Realty
Date
March 27, 2023
Law Firm and Glass Wall Maker Ink Deals at 10 Grand Central
By Celia Young
summary
Law firm Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss and glass partition manufacturer MetroWall have each signed new deals at Marx Realty’s 10 Grand Central in Midtown Manhattan. Lewis Baach signed a 10-year lease to relocate to 7,000 square feet on the entire 25th floor, MetroWall inked a 10-year deal to open its first New York City outpost in 4,000 square feet on the second floor. JLL’s Mitchell Konsker, Kyle Young, Simon Landmann, Kip Orban, Carlee Palmer and Thomas Swartz handled both deals for the landlord.
Client
View, Inc.
Date
March 27, 2023
RXR selects View Smart Windows for Hamilton Green Mixed-Use Project in White Plains, NY
summary
View, Inc.’s Smart Windows will enclose the Phase I buildings of Hamilton Green, a large-scale, mixed-use, transit-oriented property being developed by RXR in White Plains, NY at the site of the former White Plans Mall.View Smart Windows will be included in every apartment unit as well as Hamilton Green’s amenity spaces. With 185,000 SF of smart glass across 470 residential units, the installation represents View’s largest multifamily project to-date. View Smart Windows automatically adjust in response to the sun to maximize access to natural light and views of the outdoors while minimizing heat and glare.
Client
Aeromine, Enviro Power
Date
March 23, 2023
The 26 hottest proptech startups of 2023, according to venture capitalists
By Alex Nicoll, AJ LaTrace, Kelsey Neubauer, Jordan Pandy, Daniel Geiger, Alcynna Lloyd, Catherine Boudreau, and Dan Latu
summary
Insider features 26 of the buzziest proptech companies right now. An increased focus on sustainability is driving climatetech; on the list are Aeromine and Enviro Power, two great examples of proptech startups looking to fight climate change and reduce carbon footprints.