Al Urbanski
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- 4/11/2022
Topgolf opens first venue with an actual 10-hole golf course
Topgolf fans who want to leave their lofty links balconies with food and drink service and play a little actual golf can now do so at its new venue in El Segundo, Calif. - 4/10/2022
Southwest Florida center adds six tenants in COVID comeback
Marketing director Valerie Cope says Mercato’s rebound from the pandemic in Naples, Fla., has been accelerated by the signing of six new tenants. - 4/7/2022
Brookfield hands Chicago’s Water Tower Place back to its lender
Unable to fill a 300,000-sq.-ft. space left vacant by Macy’s, Brookfield Properties has given up its attempt to save Water Tower Place, the first indoor mall built in Chicago. - 4/6/2022
American Dream inks deal with Live Nation; Ludacris to appear on May 7
Don Ghermezian has long held that his American Dream center is not a mall, but an entertainment brand. - 4/6/2022
First National Realty debuts in Texas
A New Jersey-based real estate investment firm, most of whose 43 outdoor centers are found east of the Mississippi River, has purchased its first property in Texas. - 4/5/2022
Avalon’s owner adds The Forum on Peachtree Parkway to its portfolio
With its latest acquisition, North American Properties claims to have achieved “critical mass” control over aspirational mixed-use developments in the tony North Atlanta suburbs. - 4/5/2022
Michigan Mall morphs into a business center with retail
What once was Michigan’s Mall of Monroe, between Detroit and Toledo, was devoid of traffic for years after the departure of anchors like Target and J.C. Penney’s. - 4/4/2022
First Washington Realty acquires Donahue Schriber
An affiliate of First Washington Realty has acquired Donahue Schriber group to form one of the leading outdoor center operators with 150 properties. - 4/3/2022
5Qs for Placer’s RJ Hottovy on how data is driving store expansion
How traffic data is leading retailers to the right markets, not just the hot markets. - 3/29/2022
CBL’s Lebovitz joins 2,000 CEOs dedicated to workplace diversity
CBL Properties continues to make steady strides forward with the environmental, social, and governance initiative it launched last year.
