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

11/1/2020
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
10/28/2020
Home Depot signs biggest retail lease Manhattan has seen in years
The Home Depot is going big in Manhattan.

Al Urbanski
10/27/2020
Landlords, lenders file suits as retail property values fall as much as 75%

Al Urbanski
10/27/2020
5Qs for Mark Sigal on how COVID-19 has changed physical retail

Al Urbanski
10/25/2020
Rug merchant buys Stamford Town Center for $20.15 million
The high-end rug merchant Safavieh has purchased the Stamford Town Center mall in Stamford, Conn., from Taubman for $20.15 million.

Al Urbanski
10/25/2020
The DST: One way retail property sales have remained active during the pandemic
Acquiring and disposing of shopping centers became more complicated with changes in business caused by COVID-19.

Al Urbanski
10/19/2020
5Qs for Joan Insel about parking lots
Everything about physical retail centers—the look, the function, the feel, the tenants—is now in flux.

Al Urbanski
10/19/2020
AMC to re-open in New York and have 90% of its theaters in operation
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s okaying of movie theater openings has AMC Entertainment opening a dozen theaters in New York State this week and several more by Oct. 23.

Al Urbanski