The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Jonathan Rose Companies
Date
October 13, 2021
Many House Hunters Are Choosing Diverse Neighborhoods That Reflect a Changing Population
By Cecilie Rohwedder
Client
EW Howell Construction Group
Date
October 12, 2021
Worker, Supply Shortages Hit Builders
By Jeff Shaw
summary
An article in Seniors Housing Business details the shortage of construction supplies and workers, which, combined with materials prices at all-time highs, is causing many contractors to be innovative with current projects. Kevin McKenna, a vice president at EW Howell Construction Group in New York talks with editor Jeff Shaw about the firm’s experience building senior living facilities during the shortage, and delves into several recently completed projects in the NY/NJ area.
Client
The Praedium Group
Date
October 12, 2021
Abundant liquidity is keeping distress at bay - for now
By Samantha Rowan
summary
Russ Appel, founding principal at The Praedium Group, was a member on an inaugural roundtable for Real Estate Capital USA. Topics ranged from the stark divergence between high-end and commodity office properties, the willingness of institutional investors to be flexible, changes to the U.S. tax code, and how lenders and borrowers are leaning into green strategies.
Client
MdeAS
Date
October 12, 2021
Architect completes major redevelopment of West Side office tower where Amazon is a tenant
By Liz Young
summary
The New York Business Journal reports on MdeAS’ completion of the redevelopment of 410 10th Avenue for SL Green/601 W. Cos. The redevelopment of the 636,000-SF building included relocated lobbies, refreshing the upper floor workspaces, and addition of a rooftop terrace.
Client
The Praedium Group
Date
October 8, 2021
Investor Targets Texas Suburbs in Latest Apartment Deals
By Marissa Luck
summary
The Praedium Group recently purchased Lenox Grand Crossing, a 330-unit apartment project in Katy, west of Houston, as well as Norra Apartments, a 347-unit complex in Lewisville, near Dallas. The sales prices weren’t disclosed, but lender New York Life Real Estate Investors said it provided two mortgages for the deals totaling $96 million.The acquisitions allow Praedium to tap into two suburbs within markets seeing soaring population gains.
Client
MdeAS
Date
October 9, 2021
Manhattan’s office towers are a tale of the haves and the have-nots
By Joshua Chaffin
summary
Dan Shannon, a partner at architecture firm MdeAS, speaks with the Financial Times about new and repositioned office towers in Manhattan – these are still attracting tenants and fetching top rents while the city’s large stock of dated towers is suffering.
Client
The Praedium Group
Date
October 7, 2021
The Praedium Group acquires Lenox Grand Crossing in Houston, Texas
summary
National real estate investment firm The Praedium Group has acquired Lenox Grand Crossing, a newly constructed 330-unit multifamily complex in Katy, Texas. Praedium also recently acquired Norra Apartments in Lewisville, Texas, in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth market.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
September 27, 2021
Commercial drones & crime prevention through environmental design
Bill Edwards and Weston Whittenburg
summary
Thornton Tomasetti Principal Bill Edwards, along with Weston Whittenburg, an active-duty staff sergeant in the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment, co-author a byline in Security magazine about threats from commercial drones. Organizations must conduct physical security assessments such as a Drone Vulnerability and Risk Assessment.
Client
Savanna
Date
September 24, 2021
Ship Brokerage, Life Science Consultant, PR Firm Ink Deals at 521 Fifth Avenue
By Celia Young
summary
Global ship brokerage company Quincannon Associates, life science consultant firm Bluestar BioAdvisors and public relations firm Reevemark each signed 6,725-square-foot leases totaling 20,175 square feet at Savanna’s 521 Fifth Avenue. The trio of tenants was attracted to the building because of its location near public transportation and new renovations, according to the landlord broker CBRE.Savanna purchased the property in 2019 and spent $4 million renovating the entrance and lobby, adding new signage, making systems upgrades and other redesigns throughout the property. CBRE’s team of Turchin, David Hollander, Tim Freydberg and Ben Joseph handled the deals for Savanna.