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

11/15/2020
Nine months after the first offer, Simon and Taubman will merge
The merger of two of the nation’s biggest mall owners that was announced in February and hit several snags throughout the year is finally a deal.

Al Urbanski
11/15/2020
Sharp rise in October traffic signals fast start for holiday shopping
The early start predicted for holiday shopping in the pandemic year of 2020 is happening, according to store traffic counts.

Al Urbanski
11/11/2020
American Dream plans week of promotions starting Thanksgiving week
American Dream’s newly opened retail section will be getting a boost from a week-long “Make Dreams Come True” surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday.

Al Urbanski
11/10/2020
How the J.C. Penney acquisition is changing the game in retail real estate
Victor Sahn has specialized in bankruptcy law going on 40 years, and he says that what’s happening in retail Chapter 11 situations during the pandemic is something entirely new.

Al Urbanski
11/10/2020
Macerich aims to make customers comfortable this holiday season
Big mall operator Macerich began thinking in earnest about Holiday 2020 during the summer when it became clear it would be a holiday season like no other.

Al Urbanski
11/4/2020
AMC Theaters vet to head construction at DLC
After eight years of managing new builds, renovations, and dispositions for the nation’s largest movie theater chains, Stephanie Baldwin will now do the same for one of the largest owner-operators of outdoor retail centers.

Al Urbanski
11/3/2020
Hook & Reel’s expansion extends close to Yankee Stadium
The Feil Organization’s renovation of Concourse Plaza, a 311,000-sq.-ft. center four blocks from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, continues four years after it began.

Al Urbanski
11/1/2020
PREIT files for Chapter 11 protection to enable restructuring
Big mall owner PREIT has filed for Chapter 11 protection to gain access to an additional $150 million to extend its debt maturity schedule and allow it to follow through with planned strategic moves.

Al Urbanski
11/1/2020
InvenTrust renovates Georgia center

Al Urbanski
10/29/2020
Duo from CBRE to run Madison Marquette’s retail practice
Two Westfield veterans who then went on to lead CBRE’s retail division will now run the retail unit at Madison Marquette.

Al Urbanski