Al Urbanski
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 5/19/2020
Phillips Edison launches re-opening website for tenants
As more states begin allowing non-essential businesses to re-open, Phillips Edison & Company has created a website to help tenants get going quickly at its 317 centers in the United States. - 5/19/2020
The price of ‘T’ is cheap at closing Knoxville mall
The 15-by-10 ft. “Power T” from the Knoxville Center Mall is up for sale. - 5/18/2020
ICSC TV ad asks for passage of COVID-19 Recovery Fund
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many firsts, the latest one being the first national TV ad campaign from the International Council of Shopping Centers. - 5/18/2020
Cullinan Properties names new CFO
Cullinan Properties, developer of several mixed-use properties in the central United States, has hired Tim Hogenkamp as its new chief financial officer. - 5/18/2020
Macerich plans to have 35 centers open by the end of May
Macerich, one of the nation’s top mall owners, is making progress in its efforts to get properties quickly back in business in the post-COVID-19 world. - 5/14/2020
Re-opened Ikea centers in Europe and Asia see 80% traffic returns
Ten Ikea-anchored shopping centers in Poland opened up after 51 days of shutdown and counted an 87% return of normal traffic. - 5/14/2020
Big Minnesota malls begin opening on Monday
Two major malls in the Minneapolis metro will welcome back shoppers on Monday. - 5/14/2020
Who’s paying rent and who’s not? (Staples paid!)
News outlets reported in early April that Sycamore Partners refused to pay April rents for its Staples stores during the pandemic, even though the stores remained open. - 5/13/2020
COVID-19 could open up prime locations for cannabis retailers
Landlords of outdoor shopping centers—especially those with loads of closed stand-alone restaurants—may want to develop some contacts in the cannabis dispensary business.
