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Richard Tanenbaum

Richard Tanenbaum

As Gardner Tanenbaum Principal Owner and CEO, Richard Tanenbaum brings more than 35 years of commercial real estate experience to every project the company undertakes. Throughout his tenure, Mr. Tanenbaum has demonstrated the ability to provide visionary leadership and quality real estate solutions for corporate and aerospace clients needing commercial space in the Oklahoma market.

Mr. Tanenbaum has vastly expanded the asset base of the Gardner Tanenbaum commercial portfolio and enhanced the company’s capabilities and expertise in various types of construction, including multi-family, industrial, retail and office. Since 1997, he has overseen the growth of the company’s commercial portfolio, expanding it from 800,000 square feet to more than 8,000,000 square feet. Mr. Tanenbaum has completed nearly 50 projects totaling more than $500,000,000, making Gardner Tanenbaum one of the largest developers in Oklahoma. In 2020, Mr. Tanenbaum negotiated one of the largest commercial real estate transactions in Oklahoma history, selling the Boeing Oklahoma City campus for more than $124.7 million to west coast investors.