Max Gross

Max Gross is the Editor in Chief of Commercial Observer; he was born in New York City and went to Dartmouth College. Before CO he was a reporter for the New York Post, and has a side hustle as a novelist, most recently of "The Lost Shtetl" published by HarperVia. He lives in Queens with his wife and son.

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Office · Development
Los Angeles

Gensler Co-CEOs Elizabeth Brink and Jordan Goldstein On AI in Architecture

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New York City

Commercial Real Estate Owners’ Biggest Expense in 2025

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Larry Silverstein.
Players
New York City

Larry Silverstein On Lower Manhattan 23 Years After 9/11

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120 Orchard Street.
Hospitality · Leases
New York City

Cowboy Tom’s Bar to Take the Max Fish Space at 120 Orchard

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Laurent Morali and 1 Journal Square.
Finance
New Jersey

Kushner Scores $295M Construction Loan for 1 Journal Square

By Max Gross
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Lissette Calderon
Development
Florida

Lissette Calderon’s Lessons On Miami and Conversions

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Ralph Rosenberg, global head of real estate of KKR, at KKR offices at 30 Hudson Yards.
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National

KKR’s Ralph Rosenberg Is Not Sitting on the Sidelines

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New York City

Power 100 2024: Who Went Up?

By Max Gross
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Bob Knakal and Don Tepman
Retail · Features
New York City

Inside Bob Knakal and Strip Mall Guy’s Big Social Media Gala

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HOBOKEN, NJ - FEBRUARY 19: The sun sets on the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City as people walk on a pier in the Hudson River on February 19, 2024, in Hoboken, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
Features
National

‘The Backstory’: Commercial Real Estate’s Turnover

By Max Gross, Cathy Cunningham and Tom Acitelli
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568 Broadway
Leases
New York City

GU Takes Forever 21 Spot in 25K-SF Lease at 568 Broadway

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MIAMI BEACH, FL - APRIL 05: Condo buildings are seen April 5, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. A report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists referred to as the 'Panama Papers,' based on information anonymously leaked from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonesca, indicates possible connections between condo purchases in South Florida and money laundering. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Features
Florida

Podcast: The 2024 South Florida Power List

By Max Gross, Chava Gourarie, Tom Acitelli and Julia Echikson
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Darcy Stacom
Players
New York City

Stacom On Leaving CBRE: It Was ‘a Long Time Coming’

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CEO and co-founder of Stuf Storage, Kat Lau, at Stuf's office in Manhattan
Office · Leases
New York City

Kat Lau’s Self-Storage Concept Stuf Can Help Office’s Oversupply Problem

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A cloud continues to form around the nation's office sector.
Features
New York City

REBNY Reboot: Navigating New York Real Estate’s Pivotal Moment in 2024

By Max Gross, Brian Pascus and Tom Acitelli
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WEEHAWKEN, NJ - DECEMBER 30: The sun rises behind midtown Manhattan in New York City on December 30, 2023, as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
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National

2023 Unwrapped: A Candid Look at Commercial Real Estate’s Tumultuous Year

By Max Gross, Tom Acitelli and Cathy Cunningham
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New York City

Podcast: Rhymes of Real Estate

By Max Gross, Cathy Cunningham and Tom Acitelli
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