CBL & Associates Properties tenant list is a Who's Who of American retail. The self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) owns, develops, manages, and finances shopping malls and other retail properties, primarily in the Southeast and Midwest. Its largest tenants include The Limited, The Gap, Foot Locker, and Abercrombie & Fitch. The REIT wholly owns or has interests in 152 properties, 92 of which are regional malls and open-air shopping centers. Strip malls (typically anchored by grocery or discount stores), associated centers (retail properties adjacent to enclosed malls, usually anchored by big-box stores), office buildings, and commercial mortgages round out its portfolio.