A big part of our job at Taylor Johnson is monitoring the real estate media for the best places to bring attention to our clients. For TJ client GI Stone, we spotted an ideal opportunity for this second-generation, female-owned stone fabrication and installation firm to take center stage Commercial Construction & Renovation (CCR), a publication that caters to GI Stone’s clients – decision-makers in architecture, engineering and construction. We reached out to the editor to suggest GI Stone for a Q&A highlighting the firm’s niche and recent growth, especially in high-end stonework for five-star hotels, new-construction office projects and luxury multifamily developments in Chicago and around the country. The resulting story appeared in CCR’s November issue and online.

Sandya Dandamudi, president of Chicago-based GI Stone, selected blocks of marble from a quarry near the cities of Carrara and Pietrasanta, Italy, for the lobby of One Bennett Park, a luxury residential tower in Chicago developed by TJ client Related Midwest.