The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Retail by MONA
Date
July 5, 2022
Remote Work Is Turning Williamsburg Into an NYC Shopping Mecca
By Kate King
summary
Remote work is helping to revitalize real estate in New York City’s residential areas, particularly Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. The increase in daytime foot traffic is attracting retailers to the neighborhood, as work-from-home residents buy all of their necessities locally. Brandon Singer, CEO of Retail by MONA, noted that retail space on North 6th, a major Williamsburg thoroughfare, was renting for $100 PSF before the pandemic, and now asking rents are $300 psf.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
July 1, 2022
Fire Safety Updates for Buildings
By Mark Robins
summary
Ali Ashrafi, Ph.D., PE, a principal in Thornton Tomasetti’s New York City office, provided expert commentary for an article in Metal Construction News’ July issue on updated codes for fire safety.
Client
Retail by MONA
Date
June 30, 2022
NYC Retail Asking Rents Could Recover by End of Year, But Recession Could Hurt Things
By Celia Young
summary
Retail by MONA CEO and founder Brandon Singer is quoted in a Commercial Observer article about asking rents in New York City. He notes that the restaurant and hotel market has been particularly “hot,” adding that restaurants are snapping up vented spaces withe restaurant infrastructure in place.
Client
Populous
Date
June 27, 2022
Chicken N Pickle Crafts Prototype Fit for Community and Sustainability
By Ben Coley
summary
A feature in FSR magazine details Chicken N Pickle’s new prototype, which showcases the brand’s reverence for community and farm-to-table sourcing. Mason Paoli of Populous, who was responsible for the new branding and prototype, spoke with reporter Ben Coley.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
May/June 2022
Sizing Up Terminal Upgrades
By Rebecca Kanable
summary
An article in the May/June issue of Airport Business focuses on challenges and solutions associated with creating new spaces at airports, and no two are exactly the same. Thornton Tomasetti Senior Principal Thomas Poulos and Senior Project Engineer Zachary Treece spoke with Rebecca about the firm’s work at Memphis International Airport’s Concourse B.
Client
Pickard Chilton
Date
June 2022
Long View On Workplace Design
summary
Jon Pickard, FAIA RIBA, a principal at Pickard Chilton, talks with Facility Executive magazine about the next generation of free-flowing environments that support flexible, hybrid work. Pickard points to the recently completed 1 million gsf HQ for Norfolk Southern Corporation, which the firm designed in Atlanta, GA, which was created to be a high-performance, next generation campus for areas that embrace this new way of working.
Client
Retail by MONA
Date
June 23, 2022
Over the Shop
By Lois Weiss
summary
Brandon Singer, CEO of Retail by MONA, contributes to an article on NYC retail in the New York Post‘s special real estate section. He notes that retailers in certain areas of Midtown East which once had lots of office workers are still struggling to rebound, while more residential areas such as the Upper East Side has pockets of retail that are thriving.
Client
Simone Development Companies
Date
June 22, 2022
Deals of the Day: June 22
summary
AdaptHealth, a medical equipment company, has signed a 41,101 SF office lease in the Bronx at Simone Development Companies’ 1185 Commerce Avenue. Josh Gopan represented ownership in-house, while AdaptHealth was represented by Cleva/Philips Real Estate Services Corp.
Client
T30 Capital
Date
June 21, 2022
New York-area managers launch minority, women-focused mid-market lending platform
By Samantha Rowan
summary
An article in Real Estate Capital USA reports on the new partnership formed by T30 Capital and Blueprint Capital Advisors that will originate mid-market senior bridge and construction loans on behalf of experienced and emerging minority and women-owned CRE owners in the northeastern U.S. The partnership will focus on multifamily, mixed-use and hotel, and industrial projects.