Larisa Ortiz is Principal of Larisa Ortiz Associates (LOA), an award-winning downtown retail advisory firm, and a Mayoral appointee to the New York City Planning Commission. Since founding LOA in 2008, Larisa has developed retail and implementation strategies for hundreds of districts worldwide. Larisa is the author of “Improving Tenant Mix: A Guide for Commercial District Practitioners” (International Council of Shopping Centers, 2015) and “Real Estate Redevelopment and Reuse” (International Economic Development Corporation, 2000) and the editor of The Commercial District Advisor blog and e-newsletter distributed quarterly to over 3,500 practitioners around the globe. A Watson Fellow and Fulbright Scholar, Larisa holds a Masters in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
(Published May 16, 2019)