PRINCE CONCEPTS

    INDEX
  • Neighborhood Development
  • New Construction
  • Adaptive Reuse
  • Other
  • Detroit
  • Texas
  • New York
  • The White Building
  • WIP
    • Adaptive Reuse
    • Detroit
  • The Chop Shop
  • WIP
    • Adaptive Reuse
    • Detroit
  • Continental
  • WIP
    • Neighborhood Development
    • New Construction
    • Adaptive Reuse
    • Other
    • Detroit
    • Texas
    • New York
  • The Pantry
  • 2023
    • Neighborhood Development
    • New Construction
    • Adaptive Reuse
    • Other
    • Detroit
    • Texas
    • New York
  • PS1200
  • 2023
    • Texas
    • New Construction
  • PK Residence
  • 2023
    • Neighborhood Development
    • New Construction
    • Adaptive Reuse
    • Other
    • Detroit
    • Texas
    • New York
  • Annex
  • 2023
    • Neighborhood Development
    • New Construction
    • Adaptive Reuse
    • Other
    • Detroit
    • Texas
    • New York
  • The Power Plant
  • 2022
    • Neighborhood Development
    • Adaptive Reuse
    • Detroit
  • Park(ing) Park
  • 2022
    • Neighborhood Development
    • Adaptive Reuse
    • Detroit
  • Caterpillar
  • 2021
    • Detroit
    • New Construction
  • Mack Twins
  • 2020
    • Detroit
    • Adaptive Reuse
    • Neighborhood Development
  • 5K
  • 2020
    • Detroit
    • Adaptive Reuse
  • The Sawtooth
  • 2019
    • Detroit
    • Adaptive Reuse
  • The King Prop
  • 2019
    • Detroit
    • Adaptive Reuse
  • Magnet
  • 2019
    • Detroit
    • Adaptive Reuse
  • Core City Park
  • 2019
    • Detroit
    • Neighborhood Development
  • The Study
  • 2018
    • Detroit
    • New Construction
  • The Pie
  • 2018
    • Detroit
    • Adaptive Reuse
  • True North
  • 2017
    • Detroit
    • New Construction
  • Takoi
  • 2017
    • Detroit
    • Adaptive Reuse
  • Katoi
  • 2016
    • Detroit
    • Adaptive Reuse
  • SoHo Loft
  • 2012
    • New York
    • Other
  • Prince Media Co
  • 2010
    • New York
    • Other
  • Prince Concepts
  • 0
    • Detroit
    • New York
    • Neighborhood Development
    • Other
    • New York
    • Other

      Summary

      Entrepreneurship 101. Started, built and sold a billboard business in NYC. Jan 2010 - August 2015.

      Story

      Idea

      Hello Hello Hello

      Results

      Overview

      The first Prince Concepts project. In February 2010, Philip Kafka studied NYC zoning laws, explored the city with a zoning map, and started building Prince Media Co - Downtown Manhattan's Billboard Company. He leased walls, obtained billboard permits, and marketed the walls to advertisers. The MoMa Design Store was Prince Media Co's first client. Kafka developed and ran the company for six years, during that time he grew the company to be the second largest billboard company in NYC, and negotiated over seventy deals in five different major US markets. His clients included Patron Tequila, Warner Brothers, all Diageo Liquor brands, AG Denim, and many other fashion and lifestyle brands.

        Location:

        New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco

        Type:

        Entrepreneurship 101, Media Company

        Status:

        Sold to Lamar in August of 2015

        Scope:

        Developed, owned, managed, marketed and eventually sold 75 sign locations

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