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

6/29/2020
‘Jasper Mall’ presents the last act of a small town mall
In an America where enclosed malls give way to entertainment and food-driven town centers, malls that served as community hubs in the 80s struggle to survive in the 20s.

Al Urbanski
6/28/2020
DLC signs Lidl to anchor refurbished Maryland center
Lidl has signed a lease for a 27,800-sq.-ft. space once occupied by a Big Kmart at Frederick County Square.

Al Urbanski
6/25/2020
O’Reilly named president of Howard Hughes Corp.
As CFO of Howard Hughes Corp., David O’Reilly played a significant role in the financial direction of the company into master-planned communities.

Al Urbanski
6/25/2020
$15.6 million deal for Georgia power center gets done during pandemic
Transwestern Real Estate Services this week closed a deal that transpired entirely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Al Urbanski
6/24/2020
Survey: Only 12% of national brand tenants asked for rent abatements
Though pandemic-plagued shopping center landlords all complained of some national retail chains that refused to pay rent at all, only 12% of those willing to post their monthly payments asked for abatements.

Al Urbanski
6/24/2020
California center owners sue Michaels and Red Lobster for not paying rent
Owners of two shopping centers in Salinas, Calif., say they’ve made COVID-19-related rental agreements with all but two of their 80-plus tenants.

Al Urbanski
6/23/2020
Simon opens Premium Outlets in Bangkok with Asian partner
Few brand new shopping destinations are debuting as the pandemic lingers, but a big grand opening is happening this week on the continent where COVID-19 started.

Al Urbanski
6/23/2020
NY retailer on malls not opening in Phase 4: ‘Devastating’
In a Tuesday news conference, New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica released preliminary information about the state’s Phase 4 re-openings next week. Mall retailers were not happy.

Al Urbanski
6/22/2020
Simon-Taubman deal hearing set for Wednesday
Taubman Centers’ fight to close its merger deal with Simon Property Group begins tomorrow, according to CNBC.

Al Urbanski
6/22/2020
CBRE names new chief of U.S. retail real estate
John Morris has had his role expanded to serve as leader for Americas Retail at CBRE.

Al Urbanski