CBL Properties
Chattanooga, TN 201–500 employees 4 principals
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About CBL Properties
CBL Properties is a real estate operator headquartered in Chattanooga, TN. CBL Properties operates in Atlanta, Georgia, Baltimore, Maryland and Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas. Its investment focus is on Hospitality, Medical Office & Healthcare and Standalone Retail.
CBL Properties is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (NYSE: CBL) focused on owning, operating, developing, and redeveloping retail properties across the United States. The company traces its history to 1979, when Charles Lebovitz and 5 associates formed CBL & Associates, Inc., giving the business approximately 47 years of operating history as of 2026. CBL became a publicly traded REIT in 1993. CBL is a large national retail real estate owner with a portfolio of 89 properties totaling approximately 55.4 million square feet. Its portfolio includes 55 malls, outlet centers, and lifestyle centers and 30 open-air centers located across multiple U.S. markets. The company focuses primarily on regional malls and other shopping centers, with activities spanning property ownership, leasing, management, redevelopment, acquisitions, and development. CBL has increasingly diversified its properties by adding restaurants, entertainment, mixed-use components, and nontraditional tenants to existing retail centers. Major redevelopment initiatives include replacing former department-store spaces and repositioning malls to accommodate new retail, dining, entertainment, and other commercial uses.
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CBL Properties's project portfolio
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Markets and themes
Markets CBL Properties operates in
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas
- Bismarck, North Dakota
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia
- College Station-Bryan, Texas
- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida
- Detroit, Michigan
- El Paso, Texas
- Fayetteville, North Carolina
- Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina
- Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Houston, Texas
- Huntsville-Florence, Alabama
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas
- Lafayette, Louisiana
- Lansing, Michigan
- Laredo, Texas
- Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Madison, Wisconsin
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Nashville, Tennessee
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida
- Peoria, Illinois
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Richmond, Virginia
- Roanoke, Virginia
- Rockford, Illinois
- San Diego, California
- Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Spartanburg, SC
- Springfield, Missouri
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Waco, Texas
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- York-Hanover, Pennsylvania
Investment themes at CBL Properties
Capabilities
- Asset Management
- Mixed Use
- Public-private partnerships
- Urban infill
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Frequently asked questions about CBL Properties
- What does CBL Properties do?
- CBL Properties is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (NYSE: CBL) focused on owning, operating, developing, and redeveloping retail properties across the United States.
- Where is CBL Properties based?
- CBL Properties is headquartered in Chattanooga, TN.
- What markets does CBL Properties operate in?
- CBL Properties is active in Atlanta, Georgia, Baltimore, Maryland, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas, Bismarck, North Dakota, Charleston, South Carolina, and Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia.
- How many employees does CBL Properties have?
- CBL Properties has 201–500 employees.