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

9/26/2019
NYC comptroller declares retail vacancy crisis
The retail vacancy rate in New York City rose by almost 50% from 2007 to 2017, according to an analysis released by city comptroller Scott M. Stringer.

Al Urbanski
9/24/2019
Closed Golfsmith replaced with self-storage at Tennessee mall
CBL Properties’ makeover of Hamilton Place mall in Chattanooga, Tenn., continues with the building of a self-storage facility on the property.

Al Urbanski
9/23/2019
Retail at American Dream is set to open in March 2020
Triple 5 announced that the expansive retail and shopping districts at American Dream will not be open for business until March of 2020.

Al Urbanski
3/28/2019
Lassiter and Wadkins take over at Bayer Properties
Jeffrey Bayer founded a local property management company in Birmingham, Ala., in 1983.

Al Urbanski

Al Urbanski

Author Profile

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

NYC comptroller declares retail vacancy crisis

Closed Golfsmith replaced with self-storage at Tennessee mall

Retail at American Dream is set to open in March 2020

Lassiter and Wadkins take over at Bayer Properties