The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Avison Young
Date
November 2, 2020
Avison Young hires former Mack-Cali leasing executive
By Joshua Burd
summary
Avison Young’s New Jersey team has hired Toni L. Casiano as a senior vice president, noting that she will specialize in transaction management and agency services. She comes to AY’s Morristown office after more than two decades with Mack-Cali, where she most recently served as a senior vice president of leasing for an office portfolio of more than 11 million square feet. Casiano has more than 30 years of commercial real estate experience, with a strong background in both corporate and landlord transaction services, lease negotiations and asset management services. She comes to AY from Mack-Cali.
Client
Savanna
Date
November 2, 2020
Plaza Construction signs deal for new offices in Midtown
By Liz Young
summary
Plaza Construction, a construction management and general contracting firm, has inked a full-floor, 14,400-SF lease at 350 Lexington Avenue, a 268,000-SF tower near Grand Central Terminal.
Savanna, a New York City real estate investment manager, owner, operator and developer, bought the property last year for about $180 million and has been rebranding and repositioning the building with a $20 million investment. Mitchell Konsker, Barbara Winter, Ben Bass, Kip Orban, and Colleen Hollowood of JLL are the exclusive agents for 360 Lexington. Joseph Genovesi, Francis Santangelo and Nate Brzozowski of Savills represented Plaza Construction in the deal.
Client
Turnbridge Equities
Date
November 2, 2020
Parsippany industrial property sells for $85M
By Sasha Jones
summary
A 550,000-square-foot industrial property in Parsippany was sold by owners Turnbridge Equities and Harbor Group International for $85.25 million.The partnership spent $4 million on improvements to the New Jersey property, including to demolish former Pfizer lab space and overhaul the HVAC system.
Client
Marx Realty, Simone, RAL
Date
November 2, 2020
Permanent Changes Thanks To COVID-19
By Tom Acitelli
summary
Guy Leibler, president of Simone Healthcare Development, Craig Deitelzweig, CEO of Marx Realty and Josh Wein, RAL’s managing partner for finance, weigh in on the affect of the pandemic on the workplace and office, and what a post-pandemic office might look like.
Client
Rubenstein Partners
Date
October 29, 2020
Rubenstein, cove unveil freshly renovated Rockville office building
By Daniel J. Sernovitz
summary
Rubenstein Partners completed its refresh of 2600 Tower Oaks Blvd. in Rockville, adding modern amenities and upgraded common areas that belie the suburban Maryland office building’s age. Via a partnership with coworking space provider Cove, Rubenstein’s D.C. regional director Steve Evans notes, will allow tenants to tap into phone and IT services and have access to a fuller suite of amenities through the convenience of a building-specific smart phone app.
Client
Camber Creek
Date
October 27, 2020
Covid-19 Pandemic Boosts Startups Behind Virtual Showings
By Peter Grant
summary
The business of investing in tech-oriented, startup property firms took years to gain traction in the stodgy real-estate industry. But it is gaining fresh momentum during the coronavirus pandemic. The WSJ highlights Camber Creek, a venture-capital firm that focuses on proptech, which closed its third fund with $155 million this month.
Client
Simone Development Companies
Date
October 26, 2020
Mount Sinai takes space in Yonkers; Primary care provider Oak Street Health opens Brooklyn clinic
By Liz Young
summary
Mount Sinai Health System has signed a long-term lease for 7,600 square feet at Simone Development Companies’ Boyce Thompson Center in Yonkers. The Icahn School of Medicine lease is for medical office space at the Boyce Thompson Center at 1086 North Broadway. Simone Development Cos. has been restoring the property, which was built in the early 1900s.
Client
Simone Development Companies
Date
October 26, 2020
Developer remaking Carle Place industrial property
By David Winzelberg
summary
Simone Development Companies is renovating an industrial property in Carle Place to reposition it as a last-mile distribution center. Simone, a Bronx, NY-based developer, purchased the 60,000-SF warehouse on 4.05 acres at 40 Voice Road this summer for $6.75 million from Ansaco Properties LLC. Built in 1962, the property had been the long-time home of Johnson & Hoffman, a metal stamping operation serving the electronics, automotive and other commercial and industrial manufacturers.
Client
Populous
Date
October 26, 2020
Making Passengers Feel Safe Again: The Touchless Airport Experience
By Geoffrey Ax, Populous Americas Aviation Market Leader and Principal
summary
A thought leadership piece by Geoffrey Ax, Populous Americas Aviation Market Leader and Principal, is featured in Airport Business. Geoffrey notes it’s important to focus on the passenger experience and how every step and touchpoint of the journey makes them feel, as we seek to regain travelers’ confidence in travel again after the pandemic. The design solutions outlined in the article have the potential to ease travelers’ anxieties and guide the aviation industry along the road to recovery.