The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Simone Development Companies
April 4, 2022
By Lisa Hay
Simone Development Companies acquired Triangle Plaza Hub, a 50,000 square-foot grocery-anchored retail and medical office condominium in the Bronx’s Mott Haven neighborhood for $32 million from Triangle Equities. Triangle Plaza Hub features a healthcare and food-centric tenant-mix anchored by Fine Fare supermarket and Sun River Health. Other tenants at the property include DaVita, Dunkin’, Boston Market and Vistasite Eyecare. The LEED certified complex is 97% occupied.
April 1, 2022
by Julia Sanders
The RADCO Cos. acquired The American Hotel, a 315-room, full-service hotel in downtown Atlanta. Legacy Ventures sold the property for an undisclosed price but will stay on to manage the property. Opened in 1962 as the American Motor Hotel, the property was the first racially integrated hotel in downtown Atlanta. Legacy Ventures completed a $16 million renovation program in 2017, including rebranding the property as The American Hotel, to restore and revitalize the property. The Radco Cos. plans to build on these upgrades and rebrand the asset to Hilton’s new Tapestry Collection brand.
RAL Companies
April 1, 2022
By Liz Young
Software company Sigma Computing Inc. has leased 15,500 square feet of office space at Zero Irving, an office tower under development by RAL Companies in Manhattan’s Union Square neighborhood. Sigma will occupy the full ninth floor under a five-year deal.
Populous
March/April 2022
By Jason Carmello, Populous
Jason Carmello, a senior principal at Populous, was the project architect for UBS Arena. The new home to the Islanders NHL team in Elmont, NY, this 745,000-SF, 17,250-seat arena will be the destination for entertainment and sports for the New York area. Jason details the project’s elements in Venue Professional’s “Whats Going Up” column.
Hodges Ward Elliott
April 1, 2022
By Peter Benson
Dan Peek, chief operating officer of Hodges Ward Elliott, is quoted in a PERE article about investors returning to the hospitality sector.
Kimmerle Group
March 31, 2022
By Jessica Perry
Kimmerle Group has completed a full-building renovation and expansion at 650 From Road, Onyx Equities’ five-story office building in Paramus, NJ. The work brought a redesigned and upgraded suite of amenities, including a brand-new café with indoor and outdoor dining areas, recreation center with a putting green, pool table, lounge seating and arcade games.
Rubenstein Partners
March 31, 2022
By Candace Carlisle
Rubenstein Partners closed on the acquisition of a 250,000-square-foot office campus at 5600 Headquarters Drive in the Dallas, TX suburb of Plano. The property, which was owned by the soft drink maker, was last valued by the Collin County Appraisal District at more than $60 million. Rubenstein plans to upgrade the lobby and amenities at the headquarters-like designed campus, including a new fitness center, tenant lounge, conference center and dining area.
Simone Development Companies
March 30, 2022
Simone Development Companies announced that cardiologist practice KezMed Medical PC signed a long-term 2,175-square-foot lease for medical office space at 2510 Westchester in the Bronx, bringing the property to 95% occupancy. Other tenants at the three-story, 60,000-square-foot office and medical building include Unlimited Care Nursing Services, the Bronx Community Wellness Center, the Advanced Urology and Radiation Centers of New York, Premier Home Health Services and the Bronx Westchester Medical Group. Josh Gopan represented ownership in the lease negotiations, while KezMed Medical PC was repped by Jon Smilowitz of Douglas Elliman.
Retail by MONA
March 29, 2022
By Mark Hallum
Art gallery Venus Over Manhattan will open its second Manhattan location at 55 Great Jones Street in NoHo, in a deal arranged by Retail by MONA. Venus Over Manhattan signed a three-year, 4,500-SF lease. The gallery was founded about a decade ago at 120 East 65th Street and has featured artists such as Andy Warhol, Joan Brown, Roy De Forest and Billy Al Bengston.