Panama City Mall

Panama City Mall

The Panama City Mall Entrance Sign
Location	Panama City, Florida, United States
Coordinates	30°11′13″N 85°38′51″W / 30.187°N 85.6476°W / 30.187; -85.6476
Address	2150 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Opening date	August 10, 1976
Closing date	December 5, 2018
Developer	Charles N. Agree
Owner	Hendon Properties
No. of stores and services	13
No. of anchor tenants	2
Total retail floor area	608,339 square feet (57,000 m2)
No. of floors	1
Website	www.panamacity-mall.com

Panama City Mall was a single story enclosed shopping mall in Panama City, Florida. Opened in 1976, it featured J. C. Penney, Gayfers, and Sears as its anchor stores. It is owned and managed by Hendon Properties of Atlanta as of September 2013, purchased from CBL & Associates Properties. The mall closed due to Hurricane Michael and received major damages. It will not be reopening. However, a possible redevelopment of the site was proposed in July 2020 for a potential redevelopment for an open-air retail center with a hotel, residential apartments, and office space, much like Pier Park to the west in Panama City Beach^[1]

The mall, built by Charles N. Agree, opened in August 1976 with Sears and Gayfers as its anchor stores.^[2][3]

An East Wing and J.C. Penney anchor store were completed in November 1982. The Gayfers store was rebranded by Dillard's in 1999.

Cost Plus World Market and Linens 'n Things were both added to the mall in the late 2000s, resulting in the relocation of existing stores.^[4] Linens 'n Things became Bed Bath & Beyond, while Cost Plus World Market has since moved to Pier Park at Panama City Beach, Florida. Planet Fitness opened next to Dillard's

In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Panama City Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.^[5]

On October 15, 2018, Sears announced that it would be closing its location at the mall in the future after Sears declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy.^[6]

On December 5, 2018, owner Hendon Properties announced the mall's permanent closure, citing rebuilding costs as the primary factor after catastrophic damage from Hurricane Michael. Dillard's and JCPenney announced their locations would be repaired and reopened as stand-alone stores in 2019.^[7] Dillard’s reopened in October 2018, with reduced store hours, and has since returned to normal hours. On August 30, 2019, J.C. Penney reopened for business, Bed Bath & Beyond has closed and consolidated to its Pier Park North location as of Spring 2019.^{[citation needed]}

On July 31, 2020, JCPenney put 21 stores up for sale, this one included.^[8] On Saturday, December 17, 2022, Planet Fitness relocated next to Kohl’s near Target and Denny’s on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. As of Wednesday October 23, 2024 the former Sears is being demolished and will be completely finished by hopefully no later into early as 2025.

• Dillard's (1999–present)
• JCPenney (November 1982 – present)
• VIP PC Cinemas, Inc. (2017-present)

• Bed Bath & Beyond (2008-2019)
• Cost Plus World Market
• Gayfers (August 10, 1976 – 1999)
• Linens 'n Things (until 2008)
• Sears (August 10, 1976- October 15, 2018)demolished as of 2024
• Planet Fitness (open from 2015-2022, closed in December 2022 and relocated next to Kohl’s on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Target and Denny’s

• Panama City Mall