Mark Hallum

Mark Hallum covers leasing, sales and everything in between for Commercial Observer with a focus on New York City. In the past, he has covered transportation, politics and crime on the local level.

Mark Hallum @markuusan
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Industry · Technology
National

Commercial Real Estate Owners Are Embracing AI, Risks and All

By Mark Hallum
Oxford Properties President and CEO Eric Plesman and Colony Commerce Park in Phoenix, part of the Sycamore industrial portfolio.
Industrial · Investments & Sales
Arizona

Oxford Properties Buys Six-Property Industrial Portfolio in Phoenix

By Mark Hallum
Matt Ogle.
Retail · People Moves
New York City

Retail Broker Matt Ogle Returns to CBRE After 11 Years at JLL

By Mark Hallum
CEO of GIC, Lim Chow Kiat and 60 Wall Street.
Office · Investments & Sales
New York City

Bushburg in Contract to Buy 60 Wall Street at Jaw-Dropping Discount

By Mark Hallum
Aerial view of the Bronx.
Residential · Policy
New York City

Trump Administration Designates 210 Qualified Opportunity Zones in NYC

By Mark Hallum
Silverstein Properties' Joe Artusa and a conceptual rendering of the Heisman Lounge at 120 Broadway.
Office · Leases
New York City

Silverstein Catches Hail Mary Lease With Heisman at 120 Broadway

By Mark Hallum
Mary Ann Tighe and the MetLife Building.
Office · Leases
New York City

MetLife Expands to 500K SF at 200 Park Avenue

By Mark Hallum
Adams & Company's Jeff Buslik and 102 West 38th Street.
Office · Leases
New York City

Sports Clothing Brand RBX Direct Signs 5K-SF Garment District Lease

By Mark Hallum
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a construction looking over Manhattan.
Industry · Policy
New York City

NYC Ballot Proposals Passed in Tuesday’s Election to Go Into Effect

By Mark Hallum
Grow Therapy's Seth Bressack and 145 Delancey Street.
Office · Leases
New York City

Grow Therapy Signs 78K-SF Office Lease at Essex Crossing

By Mark Hallum
Cushman & Wakefield CEO Michelle MacKay.
Industry · Capital Markets
National

Cushman & Wakefield Fortifies Balance Sheet With Strong Q3 Earnings

By Mark Hallum
Empire State Realty Trust's Ryan Kass and the Empire State Building.
Office · Leases
New York City

Architecture Firm Corgan Expands to 41K SF at Empire State Building

By Mark Hallum
Soloviev Group CEO Michael Hershman and 35 West 57th Street.
Mixed-Use · Investments & Sales
New York City

Old Millionaires’ Row Makes Way for Billionaires’ Row as Mansion Trades for $42M

By Mark Hallum
Outpost Chief Investment Officer Greg Pearson, 76 Central Avenue, Kearny, N.J., and 2120 McCarter Highway, Newark, N.J.
Industrial · Investments & Sales
New Jersey

Outpost Acquires Two IOS Facilities Near Shipping Corridors in New Jersey

By Mark Hallum
CBRE's Ryan Alexander (top) and Anthony Manginelli, and the Paramount Building at 1501 Broadway.
Office · Leases
New York City

Retail, Residential Landlord Hubb NYC Signs 12K-SF Deal at 1501 Broadway

By Mark Hallum
Colliers' Frank Wallach and crowds walking through midtown Manhattan.
Office · Leases
New York City

Manhattan Office Leasing Jumped 54% Month-Over-Month in October

By Mark Hallum
AJ Capital Partners' Ben Weprin and Graduate by Hilton Princeton Hotel in Princeton, N.J.
Hospitality · Finance
New Jersey

AJ Capital Partners Lands $52M Refi for Princeton, N.J., Hotel

By Mark Hallum