Shopping malls serve as just one example of how COVID-19 could change large retail and commercial spaces. (Shutterstock) Shopping malls serve as just one example of how COVID-19 could change large retail and commercial spaces. (Shutterstock)

Shopping malls were already struggling before the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent virus mitigation efforts shuttered them for months — and some of them for good. Now that businesses are beginning to reopen, real estate experts report that large retail centers are increasingly being turned into mixed-use venues, a trend that will require fresh insurance solutions.

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Leslie Shaver

Les Shaver has been covering commercial and residential real estate for almost 20 years. His work has appeared in Multifamily Executive, Builder, units, Arlington Magazine in addition to GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.