The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Rubenstein Partners
Date
June 9, 2022
PTC Therapeutics takes 360,000 sq. ft. at Warren office campus in lease with Rubenstein, Vision
By Josh Burd
summary
PTC Therapeutics has leased 360,000 square feet across two full buildings at 400 and 500 Warren Corporate Center Drive in Warren, NJ for its corporate HQ. This deal is one of NJ’s largest office leases of the past decade. The drug maker is leasing the space from a joint venture of Rubenstein Partners LP and Vision Real Estate Partners, which announced the blockbuster deal Thursday and have repositioned much of the five-building campus off Interstate 78.
Client
Marx Realty
Date
June 7, 2022
Renovated Manhattan Office Tower Lands Two First- Time New York Tenants
By Andria Cheng
summary
Marx Realty’s 10 Grand Central, an office tower steps from Grand Central Terminal, has attracted two first-time New York tenants. Merchants Bancorp, based in Carmel, Indiana, signed a 10-year, 10,000-square-foot lease on the 24th fl�oor, while real estate �firm Strata Equity Group, based in San Diego, signed a seven-year, 3,000-square-foot lease on the 23rd �floor. Both companies are making the at 155 E. 44th Street their full-time headquarters.
Client
Arden Logistics Parks
Date
June 7, 2022
National Investor Enters Boston Market With 8-Property, 1.3M SF Acquisition
By Taylor Driscoll
summary
Arden Logistics Parks, an investment management group, acquired its first Boston-area portfolio of 1.3 million SF of industrial space for $160 million. It consists of eight properties across six locations south of Boston. The facilities are 98% leased, and the deal was brokered by CBRE Boston’s Roy Sandeman and Scott Dragos. The portfolio contains 60 Maple St. in Mansfield; 81 Commerce Drive in Fall River; 55 Samuel Barnet Blvd. in New Bedford; 45 Vineyard Road in Seekonk; 20 Townsend Road in Attleboro and 10, 15 and 50 Commerce Drive in Norton.
Client
RFR
Date
June 3, 2022
Fintech moves headquarters to Miami from New York
By Erik Bojnansky
summary
FundKite, a fintech company founded in New York, will relocate its HQ to a 5,302-SF space at RFR’s 100 N. Biscayne Boulevard. The 30-story, 310,000-square-foot building was built in 1963, substantially renovated in 2018, and bought by New York-based real estate investment company RFR in January 2022 for $81.1 million. Other recent deals at the property include a 3,200-SF lease for Spectorgroup, a NY-based architecture and design firm; and The Bahamas Consulate of Miami has also renewed its lease and expanded its space within 100 Biscayne.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
May 31, 2022
For AEC Firms, Proptech a Fresh Frontier
By Philip Russo
summary
Tom Scarangello, executive chairman of Thornton Tomasetti, talks with Commercial Observer about the evolving relationship between AEC and proptech. TTWiiN, Thornton Tomasetti’s accelerator, is featured in the article for its recent sale of OnScale to Ansys.
Client
MdeAS
Date
June 2022
Terrazzo’s Comeback–It’s Not Just for Floors
By Barbara Horwitz-Bennett
summary
An article in Architectural Record’s June issue focuses on the comeback of Terrazzo, and its multiple uses across floors, walls and other vertical applications. Dan Shannon and Tricia Ebner of MdeAS provide commentary on the material’s uses.
Client
Rubenstein Partners
Date
May 31, 2022
Rubenstein Partners makes headway on $50M Chesterbrook repositioning
By Natalie Kostelni
summary
Three years after Rubenstein Partners purchased the Chesterbrook corporate park and its 1.1 million SF of office space, the company reports progress on a $50 million repositioning. The Philadelphia-based real estate firm spend $10 million converting a vacant, 41,441-SF office building at 851 Duportail Road to house a fitness center, conference space, game room and lounge areas. It’s called the Circuit, and serves a multitude of purposes.
Client
Hodges Ward Elliott
Date
May 27, 2022
HWE arranges sale of Hampton Inn Athens in Georgia
summary
Hodges Ward Elliott arranged the sale of 112-room Hampton Inn hotel in Athens, Georgia, US, a deal facilitated by managing director Clint Hodges, director B J Patel and the company’s vice-president Michael Brandes. A part of Hilton family of hotels, the Hampton Inn Athens was constructed in 1995. The hotel features connecting rooms, a business centre, a fitness centre, an outdoor swimming pool, and offers free parking, complimentary breakfast and free access to Wi-Fi.
Client
RFR
Date
May 24, 2022
Private Equity Firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Expands to 70K SF at Seagram Building
By Celia Young
summary
Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has signed a 17,519-SF lease to expand its total footprint at RFR’s Seagram Building to 70,000-SF. The firm will sprawl across four floors. The firm has been HQ’ed at the Seagram Building since 1995, expanding occasionally within the property. The landmarked tower at 375 Park Avenue boasts a 34,000-square-foot amenity space dubbed the “Seagram Playground,” a major draw for tenants looking to renew and expand leases.