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

10/14/2025
Recently purchased Maryland mall to open 300,000 sq. ft. of new tenants
New headliners at Annapolis Mall include Uniqlo, Swarovski, and Dick’s House of Sports.

Al Urbanski
10/13/2025
Arizona center ends five-year wait for a Target
A 145,000-sq.-ft. Target opens at Vestar’s Vineyard Towne Center in Queen Creek.

Al Urbanski
10/8/2025
Fast-rising Oklahoma City project adds Bluemercury to its tenant list
It follows RH, Capital Grille, Pottery Barn, and Arhaus to the 43-acre Oak center off I-44.

Al Urbanski
10/7/2025
5Qs for CoStar’s Brandon Svec on the tension of expansion
One of the nation’s most ardent retail space trackers says that brands have to make do with less space and more creativity.

Al Urbanski
10/6/2025
NYT: Walmart buys failing Pennsy mall to gain entry into new market
The “Dawn of the Dead” mall to be re-born as a Walmart-anchored mixed-use center.

Al Urbanski
10/2/2025
Cafaro puts the pedal to the metal on middle-market malls
The developer of super-regional malls in B and C markets has announced the acquisition of a property in West Virginia.

Al Urbanski
9/30/2025
Total Wine & More signs 32,000-sq.-ft. lease to fill New Jersey center
The nation’s largest alcoholic beverage chain will occupy one-quarter of of North Village Shopping Center.

Al Urbanski
9/25/2025
Centennial takes over management of Galleria Fort Lauderdale
It’s the third contract landed by the Dallas-based mall operator over the past three months.

Al Urbanski
9/24/2025
Headliner brands announced for Westfield UTC’s under-construction luxury row
Chanel, Saint Laurent, and Carolina Herrara will bow at the mall’s 70,000-sq.-ft. new addition.

Al Urbanski
9/23/2025
Chef-driven food hall planned for San Antonio’s River Walk
Time Out Market and Dean & Deluca veteran Jay Coldren to curate the project.

Al Urbanski
9/22/2025
Burlington and Academy Sports to fill empty Sears space at Ohio mall
Boot Barn will also open at the Cafaro property, bringing the filled space total to 91,000 square feet.

Al Urbanski
9/18/2025
5Qs for FMGI’s Darin Ross on 3D concrete printers
The active retail real estate developer tells how 3DCP robot build walls stronger and faster — and with no lunch breaks.

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