Malls · Florida

Town Center at Boca Raton

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedBoca Raton, FL

Proposed mixed-use redevelopment (hotel, housing, retail) on former Sears site; Simon Property Group; county growth and rent data support housing demand but no timeline or zoning details. · summary, model-written

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Former anchors

Sears

This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …proposed newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 5 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,673/mo zillow · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …an eight-story hotel, a seven-story, 374-unit residential building, and 140,000 square feet of shops and restaurants record · all sites with this

New use

Hotel

This site: …an eight-story hotel, a seven-story, 374-unit residential building, and 140,000 newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Housing

This site: …an eight-story hotel, a seven-story, 374-unit residential building, and 140,000 square feet of shops and restaurants newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Retail (continued)

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit proposednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Redevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source
New uses	hotel, housing, retailWikipedia no source
What is there now	an eight-story hotel, a seven-story, 374-unit residential building, and 140,000 square feet of shops and restaurantsnewtypes-extraction reported
Developer	Simon Property Groupnewtypes-extraction

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Official records (6)

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10-K property table · Simon Property Group 2026from sec.gov
10-K property table · Simon Property Group 2017from sec.gov
10-K property table · Simon Property Group 2010from sec.gov
Palm Beach County (12099) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
FEMA flood map (NFHL) at this point (search)from msc.fema.gov
EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom echo.epa.gov

Reference (3)

encyclopedic and research references

Wikimedia Commons photos within 500 mfrom commons.wikimedia.org
Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from retrofittingsuburbia.com
Boca Raton, Florida on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org

Place (8)

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Market (2)

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LoopNet: for sale in Boca Raton, FL (search)from city search
Simon Property Group · company site (developer, Wikidata)from company site on record

News (2)

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Bing News: “Town Center at Boca Raton” (search)from name search

History and original facts

Anchors	Sears
County	Palm Beach County
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Draft from cbs12.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Sears building and parking lot at Town Center at Boca Raton mall are proposed to be redeveloped into a mixed-use campus with housing, hotel, and retail.

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Town Center at Boca Raton” and “Boca Raton” (282 hits, first 100 sampled, 8 other filers such as tenants left out). Common name: these matches are unreliable. No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

Kind	Filer	Filings	Dates	Forms
Public owner (strong)	SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/ (SPG, SPG-PJ)	82	2001-02-16 to 2026-05-11	8-K 72, 10-K 9, 8-K/A 1

As reported by the owner

Property tables from the owner's annual report (Form 10-K, Item 2) on EDGAR, one row per filing year. GLA, occupancy and anchors are the filer's own figures at that year end; “leased” counts signed leases, “occupied” counts open stores; ownership is the filer's share. Matched by name and place, unreviewed; the verbatim table row is in sec_facts.csv.

Year end	Filer	Name in filing	GLA sq ft	Occupancy	Years	Share	Anchors listed
2025	Simon Property Group 10-K, 2026-02-25	Town Center at Boca Raton Boca Raton, FL match: exact	1,776,374	100.0% occupied	acquired 1998	100.0% Fee	Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Macy's, Crate & Barrel, The Container Store, Joseph's Classic Market, Arhaus Furniture
2016	Simon Property Group 10-K, 2017-02-24	Town Center at Boca Raton Boca Raton, FL match: exact	1,778,660	99.0% occupied	acquired 1998	100.0% Fee	Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Macy's, Sears, Crate & Barrel, The Container Store
2009	Simon Property Group 10-K, 2010-02-25	Town Center at Boca Raton Boca Raton, FL match: exact	1,753,585	98.7% occupied	acquired 1998	100.0% Fee	Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Macy's, Sears, Crate & Barrel

Site context

Housing permits, Palm Beach County (FL), 2024	1,035 units in 5+ unit buildings, 157 in 2–4, 2,897 single-family; 2023: 2,132 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	5 within 10 km, 11 within 25 km: North Park (0.0 km); Sears at Town Center Boca Raton (0.0 km); Boca Mall (0.6 km); Palmetto Park Square (3.1 km); Boca Lago golf course (9.8 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	78,241 jobs in 5,965 establishments; average annual pay $47,452; employment location quotient 1.18; employment -0.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	7,596 jobs; 488 in retail trade, 1,440 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 12099007501)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 36th income percentile as adults; 1.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (354 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 10.7%; median family income $107,778; 93 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Palm Beach County School District (PK-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation	12 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	280 county-logged events: 84 thunderstorm wind, 53 hail, 49 flood, 31 tornado; $83,633,000 property damage reported; 3 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 33432, 2026-09	median list price $1,278,500 (-32.3% on the year); 323 active listings; median 89 days on market; 12% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	5,675 establishments (+8%); 82,553 jobs (+19%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $475,754 (+2% 1 yr, +26% 5 yr); typical rent $2,673/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research

Summary, model-written

Proposed redevelopment of former Sears site (parking lot) into mixed-use project.

Why. Simon Property Group (developer) plans 8-story hotel, 7-story residential building (374 units), and 140,000 sq ft retail. County population grew 4.2% (2018–23), median rent $1,818.

Where it stands. Status: proposed. Verified: draft. No construction timeline or zoning details in record.

For a planner

Adjacent to proposed projects (North Park, Sears at Town Center) within 0.6 km.
Boca Mall (built) 0.6 km away.
Palm Beach County permits show high residential construction (2023: 5,492 units).

For a developer

Housing market: ZHVI $475,754 (2.3% annual growth), ZORI $2,673 (3.8% annual growth).
Simon owns site (82 SEC filings), but no sale/development timeline provided.
No details on land area, current zoning, or project cost.

What we do not know yet

Status is 'proposed' with no approval or construction start date.
No information on competition from existing retail (Boca Mall is 0.6 km away).
No data on tenant commitments or financing.

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already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
county grew 4.2% 2018–23
median rent $1,818
housing in the record

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Sources

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Town Center at Boca Raton

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Town Center at Boca Raton, Boca Raton, FL." Record n-0620125f68, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/boca-raton-town-center-at-boca-raton/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_bocaratontowncenteratbocaraton,
  title = {Town Center at Boca Raton, Boca Raton, FL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/boca-raton-town-center-at-boca-raton/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-0620125f68, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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