Al Urbanski
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 7/27/2021
Avalon chief developer launches new retail real estate company
The man who was the driving development force behind Avalon, Atlantic Station, and other high-service, customer-focused retail centers for North American Properties has left. - 7/26/2021
North Dakota town offers $1M to company that will put an aquarium in its mall
A town in North Dakota lost its 100,000-sq.-ft. Kmart, but it aims to hold on to the Grand Cities Mall where the store closed. - 7/26/2021
Developer makes deal to go ahead with 69-acre Belle Oaks Marketplace near Cleveland
With all its real estate now in place, DealPoint Merrill is ready to proceed with the construction of the Belle Oaks Marketplace mixed-use center on the site of what was once one of Ohio’s largest malls. - 7/19/2021
5Qs for Josh Poag on lifestyle centers
Back in the 1980s, shopping center developer Dan Poag was developing a new property when his anchor, Kroger, dropped out. - 7/18/2021
ICSC changes its name; it’s shopping centers no longer
The International Council of Shopping Centers, whose operations were severely curtailed by the pandemic, has decided to change its name to Innovating Commerce Serving Communities. - 7/18/2021
Kite and RPAI merge; become a top five retail center REIT
Kite Realty Group and Retail Properties of America announced a merger in which RPAI will become a subsidiary of KRG. - 7/15/2021
Report: Center traffic in U.S. has risen 55% in 2021
Nationwide, the traffic flowing into stores, restaurants, and entertainment centers has risen by 55% since the start of the year. - 7/13/2021
Avalon's owner takes over Marietta center with plans to renovate
North American Properties announced that it has acquired a minority interest in The Avenue East Cobb in Marietta, Ga. - 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. - 7/13/2021
Maine’s new Rock Row center signs top chef to run its food hall
Rock Row, Waterstone Properties’ $600 million development in Portland, Maine, has hired chef Akhtar Nawab and his Hospitality HQ to operate the 26,000-sq.-ft. food hall it is planning to open.
