Al Urbanski
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 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. - 5/12/2022
PREIT’s Joe Coradino on 21st Century Malls
When Joe Coradino took the helm of big mall owner PREIT nearly a decade ago, he set a line at an average sales per sq. ft. of at least $500 per center. - 5/11/2022
Pine Tree takes over management of 10 Slate Grocery centers
If you have stores in Slate Grocery centers in Minnesota, Illinois, or North Dakota, chances are you’ll now be dealing with real estate professionals from Pine Tree. - 5/10/2022
Jeff Edison: Why America Loves Grocery
Convenience, proximity, and resilience. Those are the three great reasons why grocery-anchored centers lift neighborhoods and co-tenants, according to Jeff Edison. - 5/9/2022
Crocker Park developer puts Stark Enterprises in the hands of his son
Bob Stark, whose Crocker Park in Westlake, Ohio, helped define the modern community-based town center, is stepping aside at Stark Enterprises. - 5/5/2022
North American Properties acquires Yonkers mixed-use center
Ridge Hill, a prime mixed-use center that sits atop a scenic hill in Yonkers, NY, is due for the kind of repositioning that made Avalon center the toast of Alpharetta, Ga.
