Al Urbanski

Real Estate Editor & Manager

Author Profile

Al Urbanski is the real estate editor of Chain Store Age. He has covered CSA’s retail real estate beat since he joined the brand in 2016.

Al is a veteran of the retail and and consumer products marketing industry, with more than 30 years of reporting experience. Over the course of his career, he served as the chief editor for a variety of publications, including Sales & Marketing Management, Food & Beverage Marketing, Promo and others.

Al is a graduate of Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications.

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ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

11/10/2026
Louisville’s Mid City Mall to be demolished and transformed into an open-air center
Its longtime owners and Branch Properties will re-introduce it as Mid City Market.

Al Urbanski
11/10/2026
New Jersey center breaks ground on new retail component
The Bedminster Village mixed-use center will add 19,000 square feet of retail on busy Route 206.

Al Urbanski
10/27/2026
Kimco invests in refresh of Kentucky lifestyle center
Lexington’s Fritz Farm is infused with more than $100 million in financing.

Al Urbanski
10/25/2026
Anaheim-area center sold for $66 million
Village Center at Rose in Placentia is anchored by Ralph’s.

Al Urbanski
10/19/2026
Company seeks funding to help stores generate their own electricity
Veckta, a planning and procurement platform for onsite energy, has raised $11 million to expand its mission to help retail real estate developers and brands generate and store electricity at their centers.

Al Urbanski
10/6/2026
The best rated Walmarts in America
New data highlights the locations of the Walmart stores that score highest with customers and Texas comes out on top.

Al Urbanski
10/5/2026
Centennial adds two properties to its third-party management portfolio
Centennial's third-party management business adds two centers.

Al Urbanski
10/4/2026
Four net leased Dollar Generals in Michigan sell for $8.3 million
Located in Gaylord, Reed City, Honor and Vermontville

Al Urbanski
10/4/2026
New management and leasing teams named at Houston’s luxe River Oaks District
Hines and Odyssey Retail Advisors will take over property management and retail leasing at the city’s luxury goods marketplace.

Al Urbanski
10/1/2026
Birmingham’s premier retail destination has a new owner
The Summit’s 100-plus tenants include Apple, Trader Joe’s, RH, Nordstrom Rack and Sephora.

Al Urbanski
9/30/2026
5Qs for KC Bills on the masterminding of today’s grocery-anchored centers
The CEO of Westwood Financial discusses the art of tenant-crafting to suit customers living within three miles of centers.

Al Urbanski
9/27/2026
NYC’s Queens Center adds new restaurants and remodeled stores
Macerich, the mall’s owner, reports reaching record portfolio-wide sales of $919 per square foot.

Al Urbanski