The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Marx Realty
Date
August 9, 2022
Marx Realty Renovates 545 Madison into Pandemic-Era Repositioning Success
By Paul Bubny
summary
When Marx Realty, the York-based owner-developer acquired 545 Madison Avenue in December 2019, occupancy was at 68% and in danger of falling to 40%. With 76,500 square feet of new and extended leases, 545 Madison is now 100% occupied. A Cushman & Wakefield team led by Tara Stacom represented Marx in lease deals for Vialto Partners, Qurate Retail Group, Ogden Capital, Corniche Growth Advisors and a well-known private equity firm.
Client
HappyCo
Date
August 2022
Six Tips for Growing a Successful Proptech Company
By Jindou Lee, CEO and cofounder of HappyCo
summary
Jindou Lee, CEO and co-founder of HappyCo shares his experience with starting a proptech, and highlights the stand-out lessons that any early-stage business should consider. HappyCo is a software company that builds mobile and cloud solutions to enable real-time property operations.
Client
Simone Development Companies
Date
August 6, 2022
Simone Development and Stagg Group Commence Construction on 186 Units of Affordable Housing in New Rochelle
summary
Simone Development Companies and Stagg Group have commenced construction on West View Apartments, a 186-unit affordable housing development that marks Phase 2 of a mixed-use project at 26 Garden Street in New Rochelle, NY. It consists of a 208,000-SF, 24-story tower with 34 studios, 96 one-bedroom and 56 two-bedroom units. Phase 1 of the project, consisting of a six-story building, was completed last summer by the Simone/Stagg partnership, and includes the new home of the New Rochelle Family Court.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
August 2022
Updating the Memphis International Airport
By Luke Carothers
summary
The August issue of Civil + Structural Engineer, focused on transportation and infrastructure, features an article about the completed Memphis International Airport Concourse B project. Thornton Tomasetti aviation practice director Tom Poulos and Zach Treece, a senior project engineer, spoke with editor Luke Carothers about the project’s engineering details.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
August 2022
Center Stage
By Jennifer Greenawalt, S.E., P.E., and Michael Cropper, P.E.,
summary
Thornton Tomasetti Senior Project Engineer Jennifer Greenawalt and VP Michael Cropper co-authored a technical article about the steel construction aspects of Capital One Hall in Tysons, Va. The corporate event and performing arts center for approximately 1,800 people features a signature sawtooth facade and is supported by long-span steel trusses. The article appeared in the August issue of Modern Steel Construction.
Client
Hodges Ward Elliott
Date
August 3, 2022
Tourists Are Back In NYC, But Pressure Is Building On Debt-Laden Hotel Owners
By Ciara Long
summary
A Bisnow article discusses the New York hotel industry, which is nearly back to pre-pandemic occupancy and revenue levels. However, two years of losses and accumulating debt is lingering over owners and operators. Rising labor and operational costs have not abated, either. Though, the city’s tourism trade is booming, and this projects a rosy future for the hotel sector. Hodges Ward Elliott Managing Director of New York Hospitality Investment Advisory Jay Morrow is quoted in the article.
Client
Vessel
Date
August 2, 2022
Vessel Technologies Establishes Powerhouse Advisory Board
summary
Vessel Technologies, the innovative, user-centric housing product developer, has established an advisory board comprised of leaders in finance, real estate, and industry to advise the company in its drive to transform the nation’s troubled housing economy. Chaired by Hugh Frater, the former Fannie Mae CEO and a co-founder of BlackRock, Inc., the board members include David Brickman, Brad Bernstein, Jonathan Bilzin, David Blitzer, Harris Blitzer, Mark Booth, Jonathan Fascitelli, Matt Harris, Partner, Jonathan Mechanic, Ben Nickoll, and Gregory Rush.
Client
Treeline
Date
July 29, 2022
Update: Industrial Park Project Picks Up Speed With New Tenant, Contractor
By Cece Nunn
summary
Treeline announces the first signed lease at its Treeline Industrial Park at 2830 U.S. Highway 421 N in Wilmington, NC. This news comes just one month after Treeline’s acquisition of the 80-acre industrial site from OmniSource LLC. Treeline is planning to develop a multi-million-dollar modern industrial park, including a full state-of-the-art rehabilitation of the site’s existing 115,000 square-foot industrial facility. Treeline’s Daniel Schor spoke with Wilmington Biz reporter Cece Nunn about the project and its place in the Wilmington market.
Client
Simone Development Companies
Date
July 28, 2022
Simone Completes Redevelopment of Mt. Vernon Industrial/Flex R&D Property
summary
Simone Development Companies has completed the redevelopment of a four-story, 110,300 square-foot industrial/flex R&D property at 250 E. Sandford Blvd. in Mount Vernon, NY. Jim MacDonald and Josh Gopan of Simone Development manage the marketing and leasing of the property, which was originally constructed in 1970. Simone acquired it in September 2021 and began a renovation that included a new exterior façade, new windows, new elevator, the addition of a front-loading dock and complete paving and restriping of the entire three-acre site.