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Gregory Cornfield 🌽 @Greg_Cornfield

Regional editor for @CommObserver based in LA. Interviewed Vin Scully.

Joined March 2010
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Urbanize LA@UrbanizeLA
Jun 10
Los Angeles, home to roughly 150 covered transit stations, is racing to blunt the law by modestly upzoning 55 single-family areas, potentially delaying the full SB 79 rollout until 2030. latimes.com/business/story/2…

This new law could create a million new apartments and condominiums in California

A new state law that allows denser housing development near major transit stops goes into effect in July, opening the door to construction of more than 1 million new units in California's urban...

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New study on the Measure ULA 'mansion tax' in Los Angeles: • Multifamily/commercial investment down 46% • Large multifamily development down 30% • More than 9,100 housing units lost, including ~1,000 affordable units • Transfer-tax costs are being passed through to renters
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A lot more here @commobserver: commercialobserver.com/2026/…

L.A.’s ‘Mansion Tax’ Is Killing Its Multifamily Market

Measure ULA has fallen well short of its revenue goals, cut multifamily investment by 46%, and led to significantly less housing production.

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May 29
AI is already getting big commercial real estate deals across the finish line.
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AI is already getting big commercial real estate deals across the finish line.
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A Big Retail Tenant Kept Saying No. Then AI Closed the Deal. commercialobserver.com/2026/…

A Retail Landlord Used AI to Close a Tough Deal — Here’s How

'It starts here: Dear AI, here’s my shopping center.'

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L.A. County has lost 400,000 residents since 2016 latimes.com/california/story…

Thousands are leaving Los Angeles year after year. This is why we still have a housing crunch

Tens of thousands of people are leaving L.A., yet housing costs are still sky high. Experts say it's a result of changing household demographics and pent-up demand that's never been met.

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Exclusive @commobserver: Ken Griffin Expanding Office Footprint at Planned Miami HQ Amid Mamdani Spat The Citadel billionaire might scrap an office tower in New York. commercialobserver.com/2026/…

Ken Griffin Expanding Office Footprint at Miami HQ Amid Mamdani Spat

The Citadel billionaire might scrap an office tower in New York.

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Apr 8
Downtown L.A.’s Rebound: A Marathon, Not a Sprint trib.al/kROhC60

Downtown L.A.’s Rebound: A Marathon, Not a Sprint

As L.A. embarks on its mega-event era, devaluation and reuse may fuel a surge in the central business district.

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Forget Hollywood redemption stories: Downtown L.A. is a real estate resurrection that’s always about to happen. @commobserver commercialobserver.com/2026/…

Downtown L.A.’s Rebound: A Marathon, Not a Sprint

As L.A. embarks on its mega-event era, devaluation and reuse may fuel a surge in the central business district.

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Apr 1
Oceanwide Plaza Bidder Has History as Colorful as the Towers He Wants to Rescue trib.al/VHHBb6u

Oceanwide Bidder Has History as Colorful as L.A.'s Graffiti Towers

KPC’s track record includes an international healthcare empire and multiple megaprojects.

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"The history of Chaudhuri and KPC is about as colorful as the multihued, tagged towers." commercialobserver.com/2026/…

Oceanwide Bidder Has History as Colorful as L.A.'s Graffiti Towers

KPC’s track record includes an international healthcare empire and multiple megaprojects.

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Not My First Rodeo: Beverly Hills Sees Surging New Investment commercialobserver.com/2026/…

Beverly Hills Sees Surge in Luxury Retail, Housing, Office Investment

With expansive retail and residential expansions, even exclusive and elite Beverly Hills is getting a glow up.

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Mar 12
Brookfield JV Sells Open-Air Mall for $530M In SoCal’s Biggest Retail Deal in Years trib.al/sRvAICp

$530M Mall Sale Is Southern California’s Biggest Retail Deal in Years

Buyers Redwood West and Panattoni plan to make $50 million in upgrades at the 1.2 million-square-foot asset, which is 98 percent leased.

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Feb 26
In Southern California, Aerospace and Defense Are Once Again Taking Off trib.al/XmYe02p

Aerospace and Defense Take Off Again In Southern California

Fresh capital and demand in the post-pandemic era has brought the spotlight back to a region that had lost some of its innovative edge.

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Feb 24
KPC Development Offers to Buy L.A.’s Graffiti Towers for $470M trib.al/53hESZj

Bidder for L.A.’s Graffiti Towers Revealed

Kali P. Chaudhuri’s firm and Lendlease could restart construction on the notoriously unfinished development this summer.

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Feb 12
Multifamily Developers and Los Angeles: It’s Not a Love Story trib.al/3kinrtf

Multifamily Developers and Los Angeles: It’s Not a Love Story

More builders are exiting the L.A. region, even as the area grapples with a major housing shortage.

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Nancy Silverton’s Spacca Tutto to Anchor Caruso’s Palisades Village in 2026 Return commercialobserver.com/2025/…

Nancy Silverton Plans to Anchor Caruso’s Palisades Village in L.A.

The billionaire developer and the four-time James Beard Award-winning chef are partnering with Joseph “McG” Nichol on Spacca Tutto.

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"Time doesn’t necessarily heal all wounds, at least not when it comes to real estate development in Los Angeles."
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Two Major L.A. Developments Formally Nixed, City Prepares to Sell the Sites trib.al/9C5hZNN
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