The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
February 2025
A Nearly Century Old Building Prepares For Its Next 100 Year
By Benjamin Rodney, Hines and Yasser Khalifa, Thornton Tomasetti
summary
Experts from Thornton Tomasetti and Hines co-author an article for Facility Executive around a phased decarbonization project at the historic 345 Hudson Street in New York City and a sustainability program at 555 Greenwich Street. This work put the buildings on target to exceed New York City’s 2030 climate target for office buildings by more than 45%. Learn more here.
Client
JT Magen
Date
January/February 2025
The future of the mall and lifestyle center
By Novid Parsi
summary
Building Design + Construction takes a look at the mall of today – how it has evolved into centers that provide retail, dining, entertainment, health, wellness, residential and community spaces. The article features commentary from experts in the space, such as Tom Moran, regional vice president at JT Magen. The general contractor is one of the leading retail builders in the country, and Moran shares a positive outlook, noting that “most of the A-rated malls are thriving, with few, if any, empty storefronts.” JT Magen recently completed the buildout of Uniqlo’s first four stores in Texas at several malls in the state. Read the full story here.
Client
Marx Realty
Date
February 26, 2025
Marx Realty Unveils Baccarat Partnership at Madison Avenue Offices
By Paul Bubny
summary
Marx Realty and the legendary French Maison Baccarat announced the official unveiling of their collaboration at 545 Madison, colloquially known as the Baccarat Building. The completion of Baccarat’s 10,000-SF penthouse HQ and mezzanine – complemented with Baccarat masterpieces throughout – marks the company’s expansion into a full suite of luxury lifestyle offerings beyond the home. Learn more.
Client
MdeAS Architects
Date
February 25, 2025
Manhattan office buildings can make millions by changing their address
By Aaron Elstein
summary
A building’s address can be its own kind of branding, supporting or detracting from tenant and leasing interest depending on its location. In the case of Marx Realty’s 10 Grand Central, a name change from its address at 708 Third Avenue and a repositioning project helped boost rents from $44 to $92 a square foot last year. Dan Shannon, a principal at architecture firm MdeAS, which designed the reimagined PENN 2, noted the building’s change from 2 Penn Plaza helped convey new ambition for the property. Read the full story here.
Client
JT Magen
Date
February 25, 2025
2025 Women in Construction: Sharon Small, JT Magen
summary
Sharon Small, LEED/Sustainability Coordinator at JT Magen, is featured in New York Real Estate Journal as one of 2025’s Women in Construction. Learn more.
Client
RFR
Date
February 25, 2025
AI Company Accrete Expands to 14K SF at RFR’s 17 State Street
By Isabelle Durso
summary
Software company Accrete, which uses artificial intelligence to deliver information to government and commercial customers, has signed a 10-year, 13,757-square-foot lease on the ninth floor of RFR’s 17 State Street. Accrete moved into the building across from Battery Park in 2021, when it took 6,681 square feet at the property, according to the firm. The new deal renews that space and tacks on another 7,076 square feet. Read more here.
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.