Al Urbanski
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 5/18/2022
URW’s Geoff Mason on Post-Pandemic Development
During more than 10 years with Westfield and Macerich, Geoff Mason spent much of his time helping specific centers continue to provide what their fast-changing communities wanted. - 5/18/2022
Woodmont acquires and promises to re-energize New Orleans area center
The Village at Northshore in Slidell, La., has just gotten itself a new lease on leasing, promises its new owner. - 5/18/2022
Woodmont’s Fred Meno on the future of malls
At The Woodmont Company, management growth has resulted organically from their third-party management platform and Woodmont plays in just about every sector of retail. - 5/18/2022
Sephora and Brookfield partner to provide ‘Curbcierge’ service
Sephora customers in Houston now have a new hurry-up method to pretty-up. - 5/17/2022
CBL’s Stephen Lebovitz on retail in the ‘20s
Like all big mall owners, the last couple of years have been a roller coaster ride for CBL Properties and its CEO Stephen Lebovitz. - 5/17/2022
How Joe Vrankin’s using what he learned at Topgolf to take casual golfing indoors
It was during his five years as CEO of Topgolf that now Puttshack chief executive Joe Vrankin learned three things he never forgot. - 5/16/2022
A Dream Comes True
Don Ghermezian tells Chain Store Age the story of American Dream is just beginning. - 5/16/2022
Topgolf to open venues in Philadelphia and King of Prussia
In the last two months, Topgolf opened two new venues (one with a 10-hole golf course) in California. Now it’s about to do the same in Pennsylvania. - 5/15/2022
TORG’s David Hinkle on the unique role of outlet centers
For more than 17 years, David Hinkle served as president of National Book Warehouse & The Book Market. - 5/12/2022
Don Casto on retail properties post-pandemic
Don M. Casto III’s father, Don M. Casto, Sr., started the Columbus-based Casto real estate company to develop single-family homes and shopping centers.
