Al Urbanski

4 days ago | chainstoreage.com | Al Urbanski

Simones (l.), Lyon, and Scharfenaker come together to create space that connects people. Renowned architect Curtis Scharfenaker has been responsible for the expansion of the showstopping Biqi Lane mixed-use project in China and the expansion of Citywalk at Universal Studios. John Simones helped design “The Battery,” a lively entertaining and dining district across from the Braves’ Truist Park in Atlanta.

1 week ago | chainstoreage.com | Al Urbanski

Brown: “It’s tough to get incentives from municipalities. Almost impossible. We’re no longer seeing the incentives that were awarded us 20 years ago.” In the Eighties, Walt Brown played football for the University of New Mexico Lobos as a nose tackle--the big, strong, smart, and relentless guy that clogs the center, disrupts run plays, and rushes the quarterback. The head-on-the-game and head-to-head battle kind of player who welcomes adversity.

1 week ago | chainstoreage.com | Al Urbanski

Whitestone's newest DFW buy sits adjacent to Brookfield's Hulen Mall. Whitestone REIT continues to extend the size of its portfolio in Dallas-Fort Worth. The Houston-based company has purchased 5000 South Hulen, a 86,907-sq.-ft. open-air center that sits within one of Fort Worth’s strongest performing retail corridors. Just minutes from Interstate 20, it serves two of the most affluent neighborhoods in the entire trade area—Chisholm Trail Parkway and Mira Vista.

1 week ago | chainstoreage.com | Al Urbanski

Medley will be SquareOne's fifth Stir location in the Southeast. SquareOne Holdings, a developer of high-level food and beverage experiences in the Southeast, has announced that it will join the dining lineup at Toro Development Company’s (TDC) $560 million Medley development outside of Atlanta. The Chattanooga, Tenn.-based company plans to open a 6,000-sq.-ft. location of its Stir restaurant  collection. Current locations reside in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Charlotte, and Raleigh.

2 weeks ago | chainstoreage.com | Al Urbanski

Greenwood is located on I-65, which connects Nashville and Louisville. Dallas-based Centennial has announced that it has taken over the management and leasing contract of Greenwood Mall in Bowling Green, Ky. Over the last 10 years, anchors Sears and Macy’s departed the 850,000-sq.-ft. enclosed mall, as did Forever 21, Express, F.Y.E., and Crazy 8. New tenants have continued to lease space, however, and current owners, Kohan Retail Investment Group, have not put the property on the market.