Tom Acitelli – Commercial Observer

Tom Acitelli is Commercial Observer's deputy editor for news and national coverage. He was the publication's founding editor in 2009. He has also worked as an editor or reporter at The New York Observer, The Real Deal, Crain's New York Business and Vox Media; and is the author of several books on the business and history of alcohol, including American Wine, a James Beard Award finalist. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and the Columbia Journalism School, and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Design + Construction · Sales

Student Housing Outperforming Other Asset Classes Post-COVID

By Tom Acitelli

Apple has subleased hundreds of thousands of square feet in 11 Penn Plaza.

Leases · Coronavirus

Apple Adopting Hybrid Work Model in the Fall

By Tom Acitelli

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Leases · Research

Investment in Net-Lease Properties Nears Pre-Pandemic Levels

By Tom Acitelli

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Analysis · Coronavirus

Self-Storage Rents Rising Post-COVID Amid Steady Demand

By Tom Acitelli

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Design + Construction · Sales

Alden Global’s Tribune Takeover Likely Means Real Estate Deals, Too

By Tom Acitelli

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Finance · Leases

Marijuana Business Is Growing and So Are Its Most Powerful Players

By Tom Acitelli

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Leases · Analysis

Tech Takes Over From Finance as Manhattan’s Office Leasing Driver

By Tom Acitelli

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Leases · Analysis

Office Demand Surges Nationally, But Landlords Should Beware

By Tom Acitelli

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Leases · Office

Most SL Green Tenants Back in the Office By September, CEO Says

By Tom Acitelli

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Leases · Sales

Car Washes Shine as CRE Investment Coming Out of COVID

By Tom Acitelli

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Leases · Analysis

JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon: ‘Remote Work Will Change How We Manage Our Real Estate’

By Tom Acitelli

BEER HERE: A number of breweries, including Minnesota's Bauhaus Brew Labs, switched to curbside pickups after COVID shut their taprooms and restaurants last spring.

Design + Construction · Leases

US Craft Brewing Took a Hit From COVID, But Kept Ticking

By Tom Acitelli

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Finance · Leases

US Craft Breweries Retain Investment Allure Despite COVID

By Tom Acitelli

Manhattan

Leases · Analysis

Manhattan Office Leasing Picks Up in 2021, But Availability Rate at Record High

By Tom Acitelli

Citigroup's new lobby includes a "town square" with seating and a Starbucks, all designed by SOM and Gensler.

Leases · Coronavirus

Citigroup Going Hybrid, Further Complicating the Office Market’s Future

By Tom Acitelli

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Leases · Coronavirus

Morgan Stanley Planning ‘Full Return’ to Midtown Headquarters

By Tom Acitelli

Leases · Analysis

Midtown’s Office Market Showing Signs of Recovery

By Tom Acitelli