The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Retail by MONA
Date
March 22, 2022
Trinity Boxing Club’s to open new location in Financial District
By Leonard A. Robinson
summary
Retail by MONA arranged a 4,500 SF lease for Trinity Boxing Club at 20 Vesey Street. This will be the second location for the club, owned by celebrity trainer Martin Snow who has trained Real Housewives of New York’s Leah McSweeney. The new space will offer a 3,000 square-foot ground floor, 1,500 square feet of lower-level space.
Client
Castle Lanterra Properties
Date
March 22, 2022
New York firm buys 55-plus apartment community in Bonita Springs
By: Louis Llovio
summary
Castle Lanterra Properties, a New York-based investment firm, has bought Diamond Oaks Village, the first 55-and-over apartment property in its portfolio. The development at 24110 S. Tamiami Trail in Bonita Springs, opened in August 2017. It has 160 units ranging from 643 square feet to 1,176 square feet. Rents, according to Apartments.com, range from $2,060 to $3,070. Among its amenities are screened balconies, covered parking garage, and a bistro bar and pub.
Client
Populous
Date
March 22, 2022
A Convention Center Designer on Prioritizing the ‘In-Between’ Spaces
By Sarah Kloepple
summary
Michael Lockwood, Populous’ CoEx design director, talks with Sarah Kloepple of Meetings Today about the importance of liminal spaces, and the ways the firm’s current projects are prioritizing those “in-between areas.”
Client
Asland Capital Partners
Date
March 20, 2022
'We Already Take A Lot Of Chances On Nepotistic Mediocrity': Tension Mounting Over Slow Pace Of Diverse Hiring
By Patrick Sisson
summary
Bisnow talked with several CRE firms and brokerages about their procedures, processes and goals in terms of interviewing a set number of diverse candidates for executive openings. Jim Simmons, the founder and CEO of Asland Capital, is quoted, noting that he focuses on making informal introductions between colleagues. In the relatively small universe of real estate, if you aren’t an insider, it is difficult to find out about hiring opportunities.
Client
Waterton
Date
March 17, 2022
Value-add investor expands into ground-up multifamily development
By Mary Salmonsen
summary
Chicago-based Waterton, known for its focus on acquisition, management and disposition – a “buy-fix-sell” strategy, recently made its first moves into ground-up multifamily development, investing with a focus on joint ventures with local and regional developers in high-growth markets. Waterton’s chief investment officer Rick Hurd talks with Multifamily Dive to answer two major questions: Why the shift, and why now?
Client
The Cordish Companies
Date
March 16, 2022
Fire Awards: 15 players changing Maryland's startup and innovation scene
By Carley Milligan
summary
Baltimore Business Journal partnered with Maryland Inno to recognize 16 outstanding innovators with the Fire Awards. The honorees include nonprofits, incubators, startups and more established firms, and vary in industry and geography across Greater Baltimore. Spark Coworking, a coworking space supporting Baltimore’s entrepreneurial ecosystem since 2016, was named as one of Maryland Inno’s Igniters.
Client
Populous
Date
March 2022
Urban Glow
By David Sokol
summary
TQL Stadium is one of two highlighted projects in Architectural Record’s March 2022 lighting feature. Designed by Populous with lighting consultant SACO, the stadium in Cincinnati, OH is the home of FC Cincinnati. Populous worked in tandem with SACO to merge the façade system with dynamic lighting and bring the stadium to life, energizing fans on game days, during concerts and other events. The SACO team embedded LED luminaires into half the architectural fins, and connected the fixtures to a control system.
Client
RAL Companies, Retail by MONA
Date
March 14, 2022
Manhattan’s Union Square Moves Past COVID With New Development
By Emily Fu
summary
Commercial Observer profiles Manhattan’s Union Square neighborhood. Retail by MONA founder Brandon Singer is quoted in the article, noting that “Union Square is a perfect example of the major variables as to what makes retail strong. It is one of those corridors that is constantly evolving with great tenancy and great brands and companies.” RAL’s Zero Irving is also mentioned, Zero Irving being the tech campus and small business incubator at 124 East 14th Street.
Client
Retail by MONA
Date
March 11, 2022
Luxury watch maker Breitling leases space in city’s Meatpacking District
By Ben Miller
summary
Swiss luxury watch maker Breitling recently signed a 3,800-square-foot retail lease at 875 Washington St. in New York City’s Meatpacking District. Retail by MONA CEO Brandon Singer and MONA’s Michael Cody and Sara Armet represented the landlords RFR Realty and Raycliff Capital. Breitling was represented by Jonathan Moss of M&M Retail Luxury Consulting Inc. Breitling’s lease includes 1,700 square feet of ground floor space and 2,100 square feet of lower level space.