Al Urbanski
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- 12/16/2020
Community blocks purchase of Baldwin Hills mall in L.A.
A $110 million acquisition of Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in South Los Angeles has been quashed by pressure from community activists uncomfortable with the purchaser’s past dealings with the Trump Organization and Kushner Companies. - 12/15/2020
Puerto Rican import Burrito Social expands in Florida
What was once Puerto Rico’s most popular food truck that evolved into a restaurant concept in Guaynabo is now expanding in the United States. - 12/15/2020
Plano approves plan to replace mall with a mixed-use project
The Plano Market Square Mall in the expanding suburb north of Dallas has been closed for a few years, and the Plano City Council this week okayed a plan to remove it and replace it with a mixed-use project. - 12/15/2020
Metro and Barron Collier begin construction of Founders Square in Naples, Fla.
Back in 2016, Eric Mallory and his colleagues at Metro Commercial were excited to have hooked up with Barron Collier Companies in the development of a 55-acre parcel in Naples, Fla. - 12/14/2020
Westfield, Simon, and Macerich make climate change ‘A List’
As all owners of shopping centers endeavor to present customers best practices for hygiene and sanitation, three leaders in retail real estate have won top grades for advancing global climate change. - 12/13/2020
California ‘Ghost Mall’ to be redeveloped by casino next door
A mall in Elk Grove, Calif., whose completion was stalled by the 2008 recession and then left vacant again when new owner Howard Hughes Corp. couldn’t make a go of it is getting a third roll of the dice. - 12/13/2020
North American Properties sets out to re-make a Charlotte property
North American Properties has set out to create an entirely new experience at Birkdale Village in Charlotte, N.C. - 12/10/2020
Renowned fabric artist has latest installation at American Dream
Rachel Hayes has installed her latest work inside American Dream, Triple Five’s mammoth dining, entertainment, and retail palace in New Jersey. - 12/10/2020
PREIT exits Chapter 11 with $130 million in new capital
PREIT has finished restructuring with its final lender and exited Chapter 11. - 12/8/2020
Retailers: Hygiene, personalization, and curbside pickup will remain in centers when COVID-19 exits
Several features that have taken hold in malls and shopping centers during the pandemic will continue to maintain their presences long after COVID-19 departs, according to three leading retail real estate managers.
