The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Camber Creek
July 27, 2021
By Philip Russo
Camber Creek, a venture capital firm, closed a $150 million Series C investment in Flyhomes, in one of the largest rounds raised this year by a proptech company. Flyhomes is a single, integrated platform that packages full-service brokerage, mortgage, titling and other home-buying financial tools. The company’s short-term financing solution turns homebuyers into all-cash buyers, leading to higher acceptance rates and a quicker close.
July 22, 2021
By Dave Carlin
Savanna’s One Court Square in Long Island City is among NYC’s first buildings to meet the city’s mandate and reconfigure its cooling and energy systems. The building’s property manager speaks to CBS2 New York about the measures put into place to make One Court Square more energy efficient.
Pickard Chilton
July 22, 2021
By Matt Hickman
Pickard Chilton has been selected as the designer of a 38-story office tower in Dallas. Field Street Tower, developed by Hillwood Urban, will be the tallest office tower to grace Dallas’s skyline in 30 years.
Hines
July 22, 2021
By Devin Gannon
A joint venture of Hudson Square Properties, Trinity Church Wall Street, and Norges Bank Investment Management with Hines broke ground on 555 Greenwich, a 16-story office tower designed by COOKFOX Architects. The 270,000-SF building is expected to be one of the most efficient buildings in New York City,
projected to exceed the city’s 2030 climate goals for office towers by 45 percent.
MdeAS
July 20, 2021
By Larry Getlen
he Commercial Observer features Dan Shannon, a principal at MdeAS Architects. Shannon talks about his start in the business, provides anecdotes from memorable projects and clients, and discusses the future of the firm.
Stuart Saft
July 20, 2021
By Erin Hudson
As a result of the Champlain Towers South condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, condos and co-ops around the country are proactively requesting inspections. Stuart Saft, a partner atHolland & Knight who is chairman of the Council of New York Cooperatives & Condominiums, said NYC buildings have very different situations from that of the seaside complex that collapsed in South Florida. He doesn’t believe any residential building is on the verge of collapse in New York, but called Surfside a wake up call and knows that this will leave NYC buildings and others across the country better prepared.
Thornton Tomasetti
July 15, 2021
By Jeff Rubenstone
Engineering News-Record talks with industry experts about the ways technology can aid in more frequent and cost-effective inspections of buildings. Badri Hiriyur of Thornton Tomasetti, founder of T2D2, a startup spun off from the structural engineering firm, highlights the software’s capabilities to automate preliminary inspections. T2D2 uses AI-driven algorithms to automatically analyze photo and video of the facades of buildings for visible deterioration or damage. T2D2 can use its machine learning to tag those cracks, spalls and rust for closer inspection by an onsite engineer.
Waterton
July 13, 2021
By Tim Regan
Pathway to Living CEO Jerry Finis is a guest on Senior Housing News’s “Transform” podcast. He talks with Tim Regan about bringing independent living to its next evolution by making it more affordable and appealing for the baby boomers. You can listen to the podcast here.
CBRE Fairfield/Westchester
July 13, 2021
By Paul Schott
Law firm Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey is relocating from its local offices at 707 Summer Street to 19,241-SF at 1055 Washington Boulevard in a lease arranged by CBRE. The 10-floor office building stands next to the Parc Stamford condominium tower and across the street from Mill River Park. CBRE officials said the deal represents the first major lease at 1055 Washington since their firm became the property’s exclusive leasing agent earlier this year.