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

9/12/2021
Ripco hires Cushman vet to manage retail leasing in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Betty Castro, who directed Cushman & Wakefield’s Manhattan office leasing for the past three years, has moved into a similar role in retail leasing with Ripco Real Estate.

Al Urbanski
9/12/2021
5Qs for Brian Finnegan on changes in neighborhood center tenants
Mall owners have spent a lot of the last year in lease renegotiations with tenants. Not so much with owner-operators of community and neighborhood centers, according to Brixmor chief revenue officer Brian Finnegan.

Al Urbanski
9/12/2021
First Look: Pop-up replica of Moe’s Tavern from 'The Simpsons' opens for business
Homer’s hangout, Moe’s Tavern, is now open for a short time at Springfield Mall in Springfield, Pa.

Al Urbanski
9/8/2021
Visitors under 18 must be with an adult to enter Lenox Square in Buckhead
Simon Property Group has established a “Youth Supervision Policy” requiring kids under 18 to be accompanied by a parent or other adult when entering its Lenox Square mall in Atlanta’s fashionable Buckhead district after 3 p.m.

Al Urbanski
9/7/2021
New owner plans new life for Willow Bend mall in Plano
Spinoso Real Estate Group has acquired Shops at Willow Bend—the mall in Plano, Texas, that Starwood Retail Group renovated in 2016—with plans to make changes that will increase traffic.

Al Urbanski
9/7/2021
WPG to delist from the New York Stock Exchange
Major mall owner Washington Prime Group has announced that it will voluntarily delist its stocks from the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the month.

Al Urbanski
9/6/2021
JLL: Orlando’s one of the hottest post-pandemic markets
The U.S. population churned wildly during the pandemic, but 61,000 new residents flocked to Orlando in 2020.

Al Urbanski
9/2/2021
Center owner creates podcast series featuring tenants
Backstory Beginnings give local tenants a chance to tell their stories

Al Urbanski
9/1/2021
Lady Gaga to launch new album with a performance sponsored by Westfield
Lady Gaga fans can get access to a digital streaming of her performing her new album, Love For Sale, through a hookup provided by mall operator Westfield.

Al Urbanski
9/1/2021
Macy’s acquisition completes Festival’s Simi Valley site plan
The Festival Companies has purchased the former Macy’s parcel contiguous to its Simi Valley Town Center, about halfway between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.

Al Urbanski