Al Urbanski
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 7/13/2021
5Qs for Cindy Andersen on Ingka Centres’ U.S. plans
Here are two ways to remember that Ingka Centres, a major owner-operator of mega-malls in Europe, Russia, and China, is part of Ikea. - 7/12/2021
Fox Valley Mall enters virtual reality with Thingamajiggz
Thingamajiggz, a new virtual reality video game experience whose headquarters is outside the Louis Joliet Mall in Joliet, Ill., is making a Chicago Western Suburbs expansion to Fox Valley Mall in Aurora. - 7/12/2021
Home sales in the top 50 MPC’s increased by 20% in the past year
Expanding retailers looking for hot new markets might want to start with master-planned communities where home sales are going through the master-planned roof. - 7/12/2021
Three dozen new tenants replaced 19 anchors at PREIT malls in past five years
The new mall formula now calls for fewer department stores and more tenants like gyms, restaurants, medical offices, and arcades that bring round-the-clock traffic. - 7/11/2021
Easton Town Center welcomes six new tenants
Ohio’s premier, 200-plus-store retail Mecca opened a brand new district during the pandemic and this month ushers in six new tenants—three of which are first-to-market or first in the state. - 7/8/2021
Plans for a new mixed-use project in downtown San Antonio move forward
Essex Modern City has received a $3.456 million loan that will allow it to move ahead with the construction of an 8-acre mixed-use development in downtown San Antonio. - 7/7/2021
4 million-sq.-ft redevelopment of mall site in D.C. metro is approved
The 4 million-sq.-ft. Landmark Mall site in Alexandria, Va. has been approved by the city council. - 7/6/2021
Report: Malls are within striking distance of 2019 traffic levels
Placer.ai’s latest mall index indicates that traffic in enclosed shopping centers during June was only eight percentage points off June 2019. - 7/5/2021
Nebraska mall credits COVID-19 for its rejuvenation
In the early 19th Century, tens of thousands of pioneers passed the 800-foot-high Scotts Bluff journeying westward on the Oregon Trail. - 7/5/2021
Pinstripes signs two leases at Westfield properties
Pinstripes, the bowling-bocci-beer-and-bistro concept that’s signed development deals with Simon and Brookfield has struck a deal with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.
