Greg Cornfield

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.

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An illustration of crumbling Olympic Rings in front of palm trees.
Industry · Development
Los Angeles

Ready or Not: L.A. Sprints to Host the Olympics

By Greg Cornfield
Peyton Mayes.
Residential · Development
Texas

JPI CEO Payton Mayes On Building Bullishly in Dallas

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Allen Palmer of Tishman Speyer, and The Collective at 11975, 11985, and 11995 West Bluff Creek, Playa Vista, Calif.
Office · Leases
California

‘PAW Patrol’ Creator Signs for 132K SF in L.A.’s Playa Vista

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Blackrock CEO Larry Fink and a Burlington store.
Industrial · Investments & Sales
California

Burlington Buys Its Distribution Center From BlackRock for $257M

By Greg Cornfield
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Downtown Los Angeles.
Office · Leases
California

Los Angeles Office Market ‘Has Bottomed,’ Gravitates Farther West

By Greg Cornfield
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A single wood director's chair in a spotlight.
Industrial · Leases
California

Hollywood’s Studio Leasing Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think

By Greg Cornfield
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Spence Mehl, partner at RCS Real Estate Advisors, and a Forever 21 store.
Office · Leases
National

Forever 21’s Expansive Portfolio Hits the Market Amid Bankruptcy

By Greg Cornfield
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John Alschuler, CEO of Therme US, Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, and a rendering of Therme DC.
Hospitality · Development
Washington DC

D.C. Picks Therme Group’s $500M ‘Urban Oasis’ for Anacostia Waterfront

By Greg Cornfield
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William Shopoff, CEO of Shopoff Realty, and an aerial photo of a 13.75-acre property in Buena Park, Calif.
Residential · Investments & Sales
California

Shopoff Realty Buys Warehouse-to-Resi Site in Southern California for $60M

By Greg Cornfield
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Bill Fishel of Newmark, Brian Saenger of The Ratkovich Company, and a rendering of West Harbor in San Pedro, Calif.
Hospitality · Finance
California

L.A.’s West Harbor Development Secures $62M Refi

By Greg Cornfield
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Swea Zamel takes in the damage to her in-laws’ home in the mobile home park Tahitian Terrace in Pacific Palisades.
Residential · Development
California

L.A. Fires Hit More Than 16,000 Structures: Report

By Greg Cornfield
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Jon Pharris, president of CapRock, and West Valley Logistics.
Industrial · Investments & Sales
California

Footwear Tenant Buys New SoCal Warehouse for $100M

By Greg Cornfield
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Alexandria Real Estate founder Joel Marcus and remnants of the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles.
Life Sciences · Investments & Sales
California

Nation’s Top Lab REIT Blasts Calif. Leaders, Biden Administration Over Wildfires

By Greg Cornfield
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A Kern County fire captain directs his crews who are fighting an intense apartment fire blaze fueled by heavy winds from the Eaton fire on East Pine Street in Altadena, California.
Residential · Leases
California

L.A. Apartment Rents Will Surge in Wake of Wildfires

By Greg Cornfield
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A building at Antioch Street and Swarthmore Avenue in Palisades Village was destroyed by the Palisades Fire.
Residential · IMPACT
California

$50B in Damages Estimated as More L.A. Fires Cause Record Destruction: Updated (Photos)

By Greg Cornfield
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A medical building burns during the Eaton fire in Pasadena.
Residential · Development
California

L.A. Fires Destroy Commercial, Residential Properties as Response Lags: Updated

By Greg Cornfield
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Lourdes Castro Ramirez, president and CEO Housing Authority of Los Angeles, and The Clarendon at 22121 Clarendon Street.
Residential · Investments & Sales
California

San Fernando Valley Apartment Complex Sells for $142M

By Greg Cornfield
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