Greg Cornfield – Commercial Observer

Gregory Cornfield is Commercial Observer’s Los Angeles editor. He grew up in Chicagoland and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Greg covered L.A. real estate news for The Real Deal, and was a breaking news reporter for City News Service Southern California.

Roger DeWames, President of Irvine Company Office Properties, and Taco Bell's future headquarters at Alton HQ in Irvine, Calif.

Office · Leases

Taco Bell’s Office Lease Largest in Orange County, Calif., in Five Years

By Greg Cornfield

A person walks into an office building in Mclean, Virginia.

Office · Leases

Northern Virginia Office Vacancy Falls Again as AI, Defense Demand Builds

By Greg Cornfield

Westwood Financial CEO K.C. Bills and Peninsula Marketplace in Huntington Beach, Calif.

Retail · Investments & Sales

Westwood Financial Pays $56M for Huntington Beach, Calif., Shopping Center

By Greg Cornfield

Norman Jemal and 1255 23rd Street NW in Washington D.C.

Residential · Development

Jemal-Led JV Plans 323-Unit Office-to-Resi Conversion in D.C.

By Greg Cornfield

Silverstein Properties' Harlan Strader and U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles.

Office · Leases

Silverstein Adds 55K SF of Leases at Downtown L.A.’s U.S. Bank Tower

By Greg Cornfield

Pedestrians pass by buildings in downtown in Los Angeles.

Office · Leases

L.A. Office Leasing Hits Highest Level Since 2019

By Greg Cornfield

Steve Wylder.

Residential · Leases

Steve Wylder On Safehold’s Plan to Fill Affordable Housing Capital Gaps

By Greg Cornfield

Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and a GEO Group ICE Processing Center in Adelanto, Calif.

Infrastructure · Investments & Sales

U.S. Government Buys SoCal ICE Complex for $950M

By Greg Cornfield

Commuters cross Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington, DC.

Office · Leases

Google Relocation Leads D.C.’s Office Market in Q3

By Greg Cornfield

Aaron Rosenzweig (top) and Greg Brown (bottom) of JLL, pictured with Vivante Newport Center in Newport Beach, Calif.

Residential · Finance

Bank of America, JLL Provide $276M Refi for SoCal Senior Housing

By Greg Cornfield

Stockbridge's Terry Fancher and an interior view of a warehouse.

Industrial · Leases

Stockbridge Buys Maryland Industrial Property for $57M

By Greg Cornfield

Sean Burton.

Residential · Investments & Sales

Cityview, PCCP Joint Venture Buys L.A. Apartments for $76M

By Greg Cornfield

Blackstone's Giovanni Cutaia (top) and David Levine, and One Culver in Culver City, Calif.

Office · Finance

Blackstone, LBA Land $270M Office Refi in L.A.’s Culver City

By Greg Cornfield

St. John Properties' Matt Lenihan and a rendering of 8160 Maple Lawn Boulevard in Fulton, Md.

Office · Leases

Multifamily Investment Firm Bozzuto Relocating HQ in Maryland

By Greg Cornfield

Ken Griffin and the Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh campus.

Special Purpose · Finance

Ken Griffin Gives $3B to Carnegie Mellon to Launch 35-Acre Miami Campus

By Greg Cornfield

BXP's Owen Thomas and Connecticut Avenue Northwest near Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C.

Office · Investments & Sales

BXP Sells D.C. Office to Jemal Equities for $92M

By Greg Cornfield

InfinitSpace CEO Wybo Wijnbergen and Desmond’s Building at 612 South Broadway, Los Angeles.

Office · Leases

European Coworking Firm Enters U.S. With 32K-SF Lease in Downtown L.A.

By Greg Cornfield