The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Waterton
Date
March 17, 2022
Value-add investor expands into ground-up multifamily development
By Mary Salmonsen
summary
Chicago-based Waterton, known for its focus on acquisition, management and disposition – a “buy-fix-sell” strategy, recently made its first moves into ground-up multifamily development, investing with a focus on joint ventures with local and regional developers in high-growth markets. Waterton’s chief investment officer Rick Hurd talks with Multifamily Dive to answer two major questions: Why the shift, and why now?
Client
The Cordish Companies
Date
March 16, 2022
Fire Awards: 15 players changing Maryland's startup and innovation scene
By Carley Milligan
summary
Baltimore Business Journal partnered with Maryland Inno to recognize 16 outstanding innovators with the Fire Awards. The honorees include nonprofits, incubators, startups and more established firms, and vary in industry and geography across Greater Baltimore. Spark Coworking, a coworking space supporting Baltimore’s entrepreneurial ecosystem since 2016, was named as one of Maryland Inno’s Igniters.
Client
Populous
Date
March 2022
Urban Glow
By David Sokol
summary
TQL Stadium is one of two highlighted projects in Architectural Record’s March 2022 lighting feature. Designed by Populous with lighting consultant SACO, the stadium in Cincinnati, OH is the home of FC Cincinnati. Populous worked in tandem with SACO to merge the façade system with dynamic lighting and bring the stadium to life, energizing fans on game days, during concerts and other events. The SACO team embedded LED luminaires into half the architectural fins, and connected the fixtures to a control system.
Client
RAL Companies, Retail by MONA
Date
March 14, 2022
Manhattan’s Union Square Moves Past COVID With New Development
By Emily Fu
summary
Commercial Observer profiles Manhattan’s Union Square neighborhood. Retail by MONA founder Brandon Singer is quoted in the article, noting that “Union Square is a perfect example of the major variables as to what makes retail strong. It is one of those corridors that is constantly evolving with great tenancy and great brands and companies.” RAL’s Zero Irving is also mentioned, Zero Irving being the tech campus and small business incubator at 124 East 14th Street.
Client
Retail by MONA
Date
March 11, 2022
Luxury watch maker Breitling leases space in city’s Meatpacking District
By Ben Miller
summary
Swiss luxury watch maker Breitling recently signed a 3,800-square-foot retail lease at 875 Washington St. in New York City’s Meatpacking District. Retail by MONA CEO Brandon Singer and MONA’s Michael Cody and Sara Armet represented the landlords RFR Realty and Raycliff Capital. Breitling was represented by Jonathan Moss of M&M Retail Luxury Consulting Inc. Breitling’s lease includes 1,700 square feet of ground floor space and 2,100 square feet of lower level space.
Client
Waterton
Date
March 10, 2022
Waterton makes single-family rental debut with tech-focused JV
By Peter Benson
summary
Waterton has formed a $500 million JV with Second Avenue, a Tampa-based single-family rental specialist. The JV will look to acquire and develop single-family assets in the southeastern and southwestern U.S., with the majority of funding coming from Waterton’s value-added funds, most recently Waterton Residential Property Venture XIV. Waterton plans to differentiate itself by focusing on a sweet spot of homes valued between $250-$350K, which allows rents to be between $1,800-2,500/month.
Client
Castle Lanterra Properties, Waterton
Date
March 8, 2022
Buy, Improve, Repeat: Value-Add Activity Reaches a Fever Pitch
By Joe Bousquin
summary
The multifamily value-add market is white-hot. Operators scoop up properties with the intent to better them, increase the rents, then sell them. Castle Lanterra Properties CEO Elie Rieder and Waterton EVP of Acquisitions Matt Masinter are quoted in an article about the current demand of value-add properties around the country — especially in “2nd cities.”
Client
RADCO Companies
Date
March 3, 2022
RADCO appoints Lisa Hurd as CIO
summary
Lisa Hurd has been promoted to CIO at the RADCO Companies. Hurd has been with RADCO for nearly a decade, and will manage all investment activities for the company in her new role as CIO, including acquisitions, joint venture equity placements, capital markets activities, asset management and dispositions.
Client
Arden
Date
March 3, 2022
Arden Logistics Parks Acquires Industrial Facility in Houston, TX
By: Erik Hamilton
summary
Arden Logistics Parks has acquired 9525 Wallisviile, a two-building complex in Houston, TX. The acquisition adds 203,421 square feet of industrial space to Arden’s existing 7.5-million, square-foot national portfolio, including 1 million square feet in Texas.