# Panama City Mall

Panama City, FL · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-8ffcb746ae` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/panama-city-panama-city-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-8ffcb746ae.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-8ffcb746ae.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-8ffcb746ae

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | hotel, housing, office, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | 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. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1976 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2018 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2020 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 608339 | reported · web research agent |
| Original developer | Charles N. Agree | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “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.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_City_Mall
- **original_developer**: “The mall, built by Charles N. Agree, opened in August 1976” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_City_Mall
- **after_notes**: “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.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_City_Mall
- **status**: “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.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_City_Mall
- **strategy**: “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.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_City_Mall
- **enclosed**: “Panama City Mall was a single story enclosed shopping mall in Panama City, Florida.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **architect_original**: “The mall, built by Charles N. Agree, opened in August 1976” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Sears, J. C. Penney, Gayfers

## Parties

- Hendon Properties — owner (from text)
- CBL & Associates Properties — owner (from text)

## Timeline

- 1976: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1976: Opened
- 1982: East Wing and J.C. Penney anchor store completed
- 1999: Gayfers rebranded by Dillard's
- 2015: Sears Holdings spun off 235 properties including the Sears at Panama City Mall into Seritage Growth Properties
- 2018: Sears announced closure of its location at the mall
- 2018: Hendon Properties announced mall's permanent closure
- 2018: Dillard's reopened
- 2019: J.C. Penney reopened
- 2020: JCPenney put 21 stores up for sale, including this location
- 2020: Possible redevelopment proposed for open-air retail center with hotel, residential apartments, office space

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

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. As of September 2013, it was owned and managed by Hendon Properties of Atlanta, which purchased it 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.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_City_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_City_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Panama City Mall, Panama City, FL." Record m-8ffcb746ae, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/panama-city-panama-city-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_panamacitypanamacitymall,
  title = {Panama City Mall, Panama City, FL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/panama-city-panama-city-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-8ffcb746ae, 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}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.