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

4/14/2026
5Qs for Second Horizon Capital’s Howard Levine on revitalizing promising shopping malls
Levine’s team is discerning. They have kicked the tires at 100-plus retail assets and bought seven so far.

Al Urbanski
4/8/2026
So, so sweet in Chicago!
The Windy City blows out NYC and Orlando to be home of the Candy Hall of Fame.

Al Urbanski
4/7/2026
Claire’s new owner signs 248,000-sq.-ft. warehouse lease in Chicagoland
RCS Real Estate and JLL co-broker the deal for Ames Watson.

Al Urbanski
4/7/2026
GGP launches floral sculpture tour across five properties
”Bouquet” will debut at Shops at Merrick Park in May.

Al Urbanski
4/6/2026
Zoning approval granted for 156-acre mixed-use project in Plano
What was to be an office park will now be headlined by retail, entertainment, and restaurant brands.

Al Urbanski
4/5/2026
The developer of the lifestyle center executes a name re-change
Poag Development Group is now, once again, Poag Shopping Centers.

Al Urbanski
4/5/2026
5Qs for Newmark’s Conor Lalor on retail’s new real estate game plan
“The fundamentals of retail real estate are the best in the market,” says the global real estate services company’s retail chief.

Al Urbanski
4/1/2026
Single tenant net lease cap rates decreased in Q1
Tightened bid-ask spreads are fueling deals, says The Boulder Group.

Al Urbanski
4/1/2026
Walmart to anchor under-construction Texas mixed-use project
Shawnee Trail is taking shape in Celina, one of the nation’s fastest growing cities.

Al Urbanski
3/31/2026
Centennial and Lincoln launch a new retail operating platform
“Centennial, powered by Lincoln” aims to focus on mixed-use properties.

Al Urbanski
3/30/2026
Placer.ai: Why Ikea will open its first Oklahoma store in its second-biggest market
Tulsa wins over Oklahoma City.

Al Urbanski
3/26/2026
Live entertainment arrives at Pacific City center in SoCal
The Lighthouse, a historic West Coast Jazz temple, returns to the L.A. metro.

Al Urbanski