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

6/30/2025
Court OKs mixed-use redevelopment of Lord & Taylor site in New Jersey
Streetworks’ One Westfield Place is part of a six-year-old downtown redevelopment plan.

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6/29/2025
New role for closed Macy’s in Connecticut: Submarine production
The Crystal Mall location will house 700 Electric Boat employees engaged in engineering and training, as well as nuclear sub building.

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6/29/2025
Simon acquires full interest in Miami’s Brickell City Centre
Buys 75% of center owned by Swire in the Brickell financial district for $500+ million.

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6/24/2025
Ethan Chernofsky named Placer.ai's chief marketing officer
He helped establish the company’s foot traffic analytics as a must-have tools for retail brands and developers in the U.S.

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6/23/2025
Architectural studio focused on experiential excellence debuts in L.A.
Nadel Architects’ Third Space unit will ponder retail’s place in large-scale urban design.

Al Urbanski
6/17/2025
5Qs for Diversified Partners’ Walt Brown Jr. on how new construction happens
His Arizona-based company has $4 billion in transactions planned through 2026.

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6/16/2025
Whitestone acquires its 10th Dallas-Fort Worth center
Tenants at the 86,907-sq.-ft. open-air center include Old Navy, Barnes & Noble, and Sephora.

Al Urbanski
6/15/2025
Stir oyster bar to join the F&B lineup at Toro’s Medley development
SquareOne Holdings will also run the Tonic House cocktail bar at the project set to open in the fall of 2026.

Al Urbanski
6/10/2025
Centennial takes over management of Kentucky mall in receivership
The Greenwood Mall in Bowling Green is still in business and not currently for sale.

Al Urbanski
6/9/2025
Puttshack to open in Chicagoland at Westfield Old Orchard
The 30,000-sq.-ft. entertainment brand will fill out the former Lord & Taylor space.

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6/8/2025
Twiggy the Squirrel skis again at Mall of America
Pretty amazing how squirrels can climb trees. Ever see one water-ski?

Al Urbanski
6/4/2025
Whole Foods opens third small-format store in Hell’s Kitchen
The 85,000-sq.-ft. format features more than 400 local items.

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