The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Populous
Date
April 5, 2022
San Francisco Giants open new training facility in Phoenix
By Peter Fabris
summary
Global design firm Populous served as architect of record for the new San Francisco Giants Player Development Center at Papago Park in Phoenix, Ariz. In collaboration with the Giants, Populous provided architectural, master plan oversight, interior design and interior signage services. This new center, which opened in February 2022, provides the team best-in-class training and development facilities. The San Francisco Giants Player Development Center was designed to incorporate the best features of elite training facilities, allowing the team to prepare players and coaches for both the Minor and Major League seasons.
Client
Camber Creek
Date
April 5, 2022
Camber Creek’s Casey Berman On Playing the Long Game in Proptech
By Philip Russo
summary
Commercial Observer’s PropTech Insider spoke with Casey Berman, founder and managing partner of Camber Creek about the firm’s mammoth $325 million Fund IV closing, highlighting what it means for the company and the proptech industry it invests in so often. Berman talked about Camber Creek’s proptech startup philosophy, what raising such a large fund means for a VC firm, and what he sees as the next hot areas in the industry. With more than $500 million in assets under management, the Washington, D.C.-based Camber Creek was founded in 2011 and has invested in notable proptech startups such as Notarize, Flex, FlyHomes, Measurabl, Curbio, HappyCo, Building Engines and Latch.
Client
Standard Real Estate Investments
Date
April 5, 2022
Minority-owned Standard REI Closes First NYC Equity Investment in Bushwick
By Emily Fu
summary
Commercial Observer’s Emily Fu reports on Standard Real Estate Investments’ close of a $30 million equity investment in a mixed-use development project at 1333 Broadway in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood, marking SREI’s first foray into New York City’s real estate market. SREI will work with Ekstein Tolbert Development to build a 107-unit, 20-story mixed-use building on the 30,766-square-foot site. “The acquisition of the site and development of a mixed-use property with an attainable residential component as a sizable portion of the project fits seamlessly with our investment philosophy,” said Jerome Nichols, co-founder and president of Standard REI.
Client
EW Howell Construction Group
Date
April 4, 2022
EW Howell announces leadership changes
By David Winzelberg
summary
EW Howell Construction Group announces executive leadership changes. Daniel Williams, previously EW Howell’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will take over the day-to-day responsibilities as President while maintaining his role as CFO. Additionally, current President and Chief
Operating Officer Howard Rowland will become the firm’s new Chief Executive Officer. In addition, John K. Hagen, PE will be elevated to Interim Chief Operating Officer. Currently an Executive Vice-President with more than 40 years of senior construction leadership experience, Hagen will oversee all of EW Howell’s construction operations.
Client
Simone Development Companies
Date
April 4, 2022
Simone Development Acquires Mixed-Use Retail/Healthcare Property
By Lisa Hay
summary
Simone Development Companies acquired Triangle Plaza Hub, a 50,000 square-foot grocery-anchored retail and medical office condominium in the Bronx’s Mott Haven neighborhood for $32 million from Triangle Equities. Triangle Plaza Hub features a healthcare and food-centric tenant-mix anchored by Fine Fare supermarket and Sun River Health. Other tenants at the property include DaVita, Dunkin’, Boston Market and Vistasite Eyecare. The LEED certified complex is 97% occupied.
Date
April 1, 2022
Radco Purchases 315-Room American Hotel in Downtown Atlanta
by Julia Sanders
summary
The RADCO Cos. acquired The American Hotel, a 315-room, full-service hotel in downtown Atlanta. Legacy Ventures sold the property for an undisclosed price but will stay on to manage the property. Opened in 1962 as the American Motor Hotel, the property was the first racially integrated hotel in downtown Atlanta. Legacy Ventures completed a $16 million renovation program in 2017, including rebranding the property as The American Hotel, to restore and revitalize the property. The Radco Cos. plans to build on these upgrades and rebrand the asset to Hilton’s new Tapestry Collection brand.
Client
RAL Companies
Date
April 1, 2022
San Francisco software company Sigma signs office lease at Zero Irving
By Liz Young
summary
Software company Sigma Computing Inc. has leased 15,500 square feet of office space at Zero Irving, an office tower under development by RAL Companies in Manhattan’s Union Square neighborhood. Sigma will occupy the full ninth floor under a five-year deal.
Client
Populous
Date
March/April 2022
More than meets the eye
By Jason Carmello, Populous
summary
Jason Carmello, a senior principal at Populous, was the project architect for UBS Arena. The new home to the Islanders NHL team in Elmont, NY, this 745,000-SF, 17,250-seat arena will be the destination for entertainment and sports for the New York area. Jason details the project’s elements in Venue Professional’s “Whats Going Up” column.
Client
Hodges Ward Elliott
Date
April 1, 2022
Investors are checking into the hospitality sector
By Peter Benson
summary
Dan Peek, chief operating officer of Hodges Ward Elliott, is quoted in a PERE article about investors returning to the hospitality sector.