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

1/31/2022
CBL makes diversity commitment in new partnership
A major mall owner has taken a bold step toward diversity by hiring a former mayoral candidate from its hometown of Chattanooga, Tenn.

Al Urbanski
1/31/2022
Entertainment center or intellectual incubator? Arena STEM attempts both at Garden State Plaza
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics? In a mega-mall entertainment center?

Al Urbanski
1/31/2022
RECon will re-emerge as ICSC 2022 Las Vegas
RECon’s back in Vegas this May…well, sort of.

Al Urbanski
1/30/2022
Sales per square foot at PREIT malls tops $600
PREIT CEO Joe Coradino has hit a checkpoint on his mission to establish his properties as the last malls standing in their markets.

Al Urbanski
1/26/2022
Pine Tree announces property management promotions
Tenants of Pine Tree’s 100-plus power centers might want to update their contacts files.

Al Urbanski
1/26/2022
5Qs for Aaron Wu on retail real estate’s recovery
Retail real estate is hot, and we found one of the people warming up the market.

Al Urbanski
1/25/2022
Lifestyle center developer expands into residential development
Poag Shopping Centers, a pioneer in mixed-use lifestyle retail projects, has entered into a partnership that will extend its reach into residential development.

Al Urbanski
1/25/2022
Warehouse rents, space availability hit all-time lows
Vacancy rates in warehouses are at an all-time low and not expected to improve anytime soon.

Al Urbanski
1/24/2022
CBRE: Available retail space hits a 10-year low
Brick-and-mortar retail is alive and well.

Al Urbanski
1/23/2022
Charleston center offers ready-to-go restaurant space
Restaurants that couldn’t make it through the pandemic at a high-end mixed-use community in Charleston ended up making it easier for new restaurants to start cooking.

Al Urbanski