The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Waterton
Date
January 20, 2022
Pathway to Living Ushers in New Leadership as CEO, COO Retire
By Tim Regan
summary
Pathway to Living CEO and co-founder Jerry Finis and COO Maria Oliva are stepping away from their roles, and have appointed Executive Vice President of Senior Living Justin Dickinson to take the reins and assume day-to-day management of the company. Jeff Floyd — who joined the company as senior vice president of senior living operations — is succeeding Oliva.
Client
Waterton
Date
January 20, 2022
Waterton favors multifamily and senior housing over office and retail
By Wendell Hutson
summary
Waterton CEO and co-founder David Schwartz sat down with the Chicago Business Journal for a Q&A, discussing everything from why Chicago remains a key territory for multifamily and why it favors multifamily and senior housing.
Client
HappyCo
Date
January 18, 2022
Proptech Company HappyCo Raises $52M in Growth Round
By Philip Russo
summary
HappyCo, the number one residential operations platform for realtime rental property condition data collection and utilization, closed $52M in funding to expand its platform and add new services. The funding was led by Camber Creek.
The proptech news was featured in the Commercial Observer, as well as an interview with company founder and CEO Jindou Lee and reporter Philip Russo.
Client
RFR Realty
Date
January 13, 2022
Western Alliance Bank, Cliffwater sign new leases in Midtown Manhattan
By I-Chun Chen
summary
Two new tenants recently signed leases at RFR Realty’s newly renovated 477 Madison Avenue office building in Midtown Manhattan. Western Alliance Bank and alternative investment adviser Cliffwater, will account for 24,700 square feet of new office leases at the 325,000-square-foot, 24-story building. The Newmark team of David Falk, Peter Shimkin, Daniel Levine, Eric Cagner represented RFR in the transactions. The new leases come after a redesign of the office tower by MdeAS Architects, which RFR said has led to robust leasing activity with more than 50,000 square feet of lease signings since December.
Client
FirstService Residential
Date
January 13, 2022
FirstService Residential Names VP in New Development
By Paul Bubny
summary
FirstService Residential promoted Jeffrey Poirot to VP of the New Development consulting and property management division. With more than 20 years of experience in luxury property management, sales and owner relations, Poirot currently oversees the property management teams at some of the most prestigious properties in FirstService Residential’s New Development Group portfolio including Baccarat Residences, The Beekman Hotel and Residences, The Plaza Hotel and Residences, 53 W. 53rd St. and 432 Park Ave.
Client
Hodges Ward Elliott
Date
January 6, 2022
Related Recaps Boston Office Tower in $342M Deal
By Barbra Murray
summary
Hodges Ward Elliott arranged the recapitalization of Congress Square, a recently redeveloped, 371,996-SF, Class-A office tower at 40 Water Street in Downtown Boston. A Korean investor group led by Hana Financial and KTB Asset Management acquired a 95% ownership interest in the property.
Related Fund Management will own the remaining interest, while Related Beal continues to manage the asset. The HWE team of Paul Gillen, Anthony Ledesma, Daniel Parker and Allie Boyan acted on Related’s behalf to orchestrate the equity for the new partnership.
Client
View, Inc.
Date
January 6, 2022
View Partners with Bjarke Ingels Co-Founded Development Company on Smart Glazing Projects
summary
View Smart Windows will be featured in all Nabr homes, a company co-founded by Bjarke Ingels and development professionals Roni Bahar and Nicholas Chim. Nabr’s first development, SoFA One in San Jose, will offer over 125 available homes, and is slated to break ground this summer.
Client
Standard Real Estate Investments
Date
January 5, 2022
$290M development planned at long-contested Congress Heights Metro site
By Tristan Navera
summary
With Trammell Crow Company and NHT Communities, Standard will acquire seven parcels and two acres of land in Washington, D.C. next to the St. Elizabeths East campus. A mixed-use development of 179 residential units (about 35% of the residences will be targeted for D.C. residents making 30-80% the area’s median income) and 240,000-SF of office space is planned at the site, totaling approximately $290 million in development. Read more here.
Client
Simone Development Companies
Date
January 3, 2022
Phelps Hospital-Northwell Health opens new medical office in Yonkers
By I-Chun Chen
summary
Phelps Hospital-Northwell Health has signed a 4,700-square-foot lease at Simone Development Cos.’ mixed-use retail-office property at 1034 Broadway in Yonkers, NY. Simone acquired the building in 2014 and plans to begin exterior renovations on it in 2022. Interior lobbies, common areas and restrooms were upgraded in 2020.