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Larry Getlen

Larry Getlen is Head Content Writer for the Commercial Observer. A veteran reporter, he has written for Esquire, TIME, New York Magazine, Radar, and the New York Post. He also wrote a book about George Carlin. He lives in his native Brooklyn.

An illustration of a businessman cutting rope tied to heavy anchor.
Industry · Finance
National

The Newly Proposed Rules on Banks’ Capital Requirements: Here’s the Thinking

By Larry Getlen
 
Trending Stories
Office · Investments & Sales
California

Capital Group Buying L.A. Office Tower for Around $210M: Sources

Retail · Investments & Sales
Florida

Reuben Brothers Pay $200M for Retail Complex on Palm Beach’s Worth Avenue

Retail · Finance
New York City

Hanover Capital Refis Long Island City Retail Property With $26M Loan

Office · Leases
New York City

Data Security Firm AvePoint Inks 8K-SF Lease at Vornado’s Penn 2

Illustration of the Hollywood Walk of Fame on a New Jersey boardwalk.
Industrial · Development
New Jersey

New Jersey Is a Film Hub Again After a 100-Year Hiatus

By Larry Getlen
An aerial view of midtown Manhattan.
Office · Leases
New York City

The Five U.S. Office Buildings Leading the Race for Record Rents

By Larry Getlen
From left: 660 Fifth Avenue, a rendering of 70 Hudson Yards, 120 Park Avenue, and 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
Office · Leases
New York City

Midtown Manhattan’s Tight Office Vacancy Is Both a Blessing and a Curse

By Larry Getlen
250 Vesey Street and One World Trade Center.
Office
New York City

Manhattan’s Hottest Office Market at the Start of 2026? It’s Not Midtown.

By Larry Getlen
 
Trending Stories
Office · Investments & Sales
California

Capital Group Buying L.A. Office Tower for Around $210M: Sources

Retail · Investments & Sales
Florida

Reuben Brothers Pay $200M for Retail Complex on Palm Beach’s Worth Avenue

Retail · Finance
New York City

Hanover Capital Refis Long Island City Retail Property With $26M Loan

Office · Leases
New York City

Data Security Firm AvePoint Inks 8K-SF Lease at Vornado’s Penn 2

Lindsay Ellis (clockwise from top left), Jeff Schacher, Nikki Greenberg, and Will Pearce.
Industry · Technology
New York City

Oh, the Humanity! AI Forum Goes Long On Blending Tech With Talent

By Larry Getlen
Steve Fulop, CEO of Partnership for New York City, photographed at One Battery Park Plaza.
Industry · Policy
New York City

Steven Fulop, the Partnership for New York City’s CEO, On Mamdani and CRE

By Larry Getlen
Damon Austin.
Industrial · Development
National

Prologis’ Damon Austin Can Take You Through the Data Center Boom

By Larry Getlen
Nina Roket.
Industry · Legal
New York City

Nina Roket Is the Switch-Hitter of New York Commercial Real Estate Law

By Larry Getlen
Projects such as Nevins Landing are touting their proximity to the once polluted Gowanus Canal.
Residential · Development
New York City

Gowanus Becomes Brooklyn’s Biggest Development Story

By Larry Getlen
BXP's Hilary Spann and 360 Park Avenue South.
Office · Leases
New York City

Betches Coming to 360 Park Avenue South

By Larry Getlen
Vornado's Steven Roth (top), Hudson Pacific Properties' Victor Coleman (center), Blackstone Real Estate's Nadeem Meghji (bottom), and Sunset Pier 94 Studios.
Industrial · Leases
New York City

Paramount Takes 70K SF at Sunset Pier 94 Studios

By Larry Getlen
James Whelan, president at REBNY.
Industry
New York City

James Whelan, the Real Estate Board of New York’s President, Talks Mamdani and More

By Larry Getlen
Meridian Capital Group's Bobby Ortense (top) and James Famularo (bottom), and 62 Thomas Street.
Special Purpose · Leases
New York City

Voss Events Takes Three Floors at Former Buddha Bar Space

By Larry Getlen
Jason Alderman of Hines and 75 Varick Street.
Office · Leases
New York City

Hudson Square Properties Renews Two Leases in Namesake Neighborhood

By Larry Getlen
A boy atop the New York skyline.
Special Purpose
New York City

Mamdani’s Free Child Care Plan Raises More Questions Than Answers

By Larry Getlen
Harbor Group International's Jordan Slone and 51 West 52nd Street.
Office · Leases
New York City

Kroll Bond Rating Agency Moving Global HQ to Black Rock

By Larry Getlen

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