Chicago & Midwest + Downtown + Retail | August 5, 2022

M & J Wilkow Awarded National Management Contract for CenterSquare Retail Holdings

CenterSquare Investment Management has awarded Chicago-based M & J Wilkow an exclusive contract to manage its burgeoning Essential Service Retail (ESR) portfolio. The national footprint currently includes 31 unanchored, Class A institutional quality shopping centers across 13 high-growth markets. M & J Wilkow will be responsible for all accounting and management, improving efficiencies and economies of scale for the operation.

Rob Holuba, managing director of CenterSquare’s ESR strategy, said, “We have long respected M & J Wilkow for their deep understanding of our target markets, their steadfast commitment to meeting the contemporary demands of the modern tenant, and respect for efficient and effective operations. We are looking forward to our collective success as we continue to grow together.”

As of June 2022, CenterSquare’s ESR portfolio consisted of 1.1 million square feet in nine states across the country with occupancy above 95%.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 13-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 15-20 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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