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.

Leases · Coronavirus

Return-to-Office Plans: When Companies Are Planning to Go Back

By Tom Acitelli

More than 200 firefighters responded to the blaze at 333 East 181st Street.

Bronx Fire Kills at Least 19 People, Injures Dozens More

By Tom Acitelli

A rendering of the lounge in the Root'd cannabis store in Oakland, Calif., that Rush helped design.

Design + Construction · Analysis

Cannabis Store Design: What Newcomers Should Aim For

By Tom Acitelli

A building with several terraces on individual floors.

Sales · Commercial

Hudson Commons at 441 Ninth Avenue Sells for $1B-Plus

By Tom Acitelli

Pedestrians walk near new apartment buildings and shopping areas on September 24, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The average rent for a 2-bedroom apartment in June 2001 in Brooklyn is $3,000 per month, $350 less per month than in June 2020 in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

New York City’s Top 10 Investment Sales of 2021

By Tom Acitelli

A man leaning against a shelf with a cityscape behind him through the window.

Leases · Analysis

CBRE’s Howard Fiddle On Pandemic Lease Clauses, Tech’s Rise and More

By Tom Acitelli

Saks Fifth Avenue Manhattan flagship.

Leases · Office

Amy Sterner Nelson Exits as President of SaksWorks

By Tom Acitelli

Two men standing in a warehouse.

Design + Construction · Leases

Dov Hertz Talks Multistory Warehouses, Industrial’s Future

By Tom Acitelli

JPMorgan Chase's temporary headquarters at 383 Madison Avenue.

Leases · Coronavirus

JPMorgan Chase Banning In-Person Meetings for Unvaccinated Employees

By Tom Acitelli

The exterior of a multi-story, long building.

Sales · Technology

What Drives San Diego’s Life Sciences Industry

By Tom Acitelli

A rendering of the future Google hub at 550 Washington Street.

Sales · Commercial

Google Buying Manhattan’s St. John’s Terminal Building for $2.1B

By Tom Acitelli

A mural in the window of a shop.

Leases · Office

How Jeff Gural Learned to Love Shorter Leases and More

By Tom Acitelli

A tall building soaring toward the sky and viewed from the street.

Leases · Sales

Newly Acquired Black Rock Tower to Get ‘Significant Upgrades’

By Tom Acitelli

A squat, square building amid traffic.

Leases · Coronavirus

Facebook’s New January Return to Office Underscores Delta Scramble

By Tom Acitelli

Class A

Leases · Development

How Class A Space Became the Champ of Manhattan’s Office Market

By Tom Acitelli

People waiting in line to get into a building.

Analysis · Coronavirus

The Post-Labor Day Return to Office Falls Apart

By Tom Acitelli

A capacious convention center with large windows.

Coronavirus · Development

NYC’s Expanded Javits Convention Center Reopening In Risky Climate

By Tom Acitelli