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

8/25/2024
NYC’s H&H Bagels starts nationwide rollout
Boca Raton will be the site of the chain’s first franchised location.

Al Urbanski
8/20/2024
5Qs for Allison Greenfield on the remaking of Michigan’s largest mall
Out of the Box Ventures is set to turn Sterling Heights’ Lakeside Mall into a true town center.

Al Urbanski
8/19/2024
Perigold to debut in brick-and-mortar at CityPlace in West Palm Beach
The two-story, 30,000-sq.-ft. store is set to open in the fall of 2025.

Al Urbanski
8/14/2024
Steiner + Associates appoints new EVP of development
Gavin Thomas, who headed Indianapolis’s Bottlworks District project, heads to Columbus.

Al Urbanski
8/13/2024
Wilson lands sole retail space at 44-acre racquet sport campus in Raleigh
Top Chef’s Fabio Viviani will be the restaurant tenant at Swing Racquet + Paddle’s first location

Al Urbanski
8/12/2024
Jamestown to acquire North American Properties’ retail real estate unit
The developer of Avalon and Colony Square will continue to operate out of Atlanta under the Jamestown name.

Al Urbanski
8/12/2024
Mall developer Centennial enters into partnership with Lincoln Property
The Dallas-based developer will rely on Lincoln’s national network to expand nationally.

Al Urbanski
8/11/2024
Gordon Brothers steps up its EMEA practice with three Avison Young hires
Former Avison Young principal Ben Lovell now leads the asset manager’s real estate services practice in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Al Urbanski
8/5/2024
2024's Top 10 Retail Center Experiences: No. 10 Dania Pointe
Kimco quickly built a neighborhood center into a high-traffic lifestyle center, landing it on CSA's Top 10 Retail Center Experiences list.

Al Urbanski
8/5/2024
2024's Top 10 Retail Center Experiences: No. 9 RIO
Peterson Companies returns to CSA's Top 10 Retail Experiences list after spending $30 million to enhance its tenant list and make an anchor out of its 9-acre lake.

Al Urbanski