Orange Park Mall parent company files for bankruptcy protection - WJXT News4JAX

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Washington Prime Group Inc., the company that owns Orange Park Mall and 101 other shopping malls around the country, announced Sunday night that it has petitioned for bankruptcy protection.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant challenges for many companies, including Washington Prime Group, making a Chapter 11 filing necessary to reduce the Company’s outstanding indebtedness. Throughout the restructuring process, the Company remains committed to serving as a preeminent operator of retail town centers and will continue to serve its guests. Importantly, the Company will continue to prioritize the health and safety of our guests, retailers, employees and communities.”

Statement from Washington Prime Group Inc.

Twelve of Washington Prime’s malls are located in Florida. In the Jacksonville area, In addition to the Orange Park Mall on Wells Road and Westland Park Place on Lake Gray Boulevard, located on Blanding Boulevard in Jacksonville, just north of Interstate 295.

If granted by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, where Washington Prime is based, Chapter 11 would supervise the company’s exicutiong of a restructuring support agreement with creditors, led by SVPGlobal, that hold approximately 73% of the principal amount outstanding of the company’s secured corporate debt and 67% of the principal amount outstanding of the company’s unsecured notes.

The agreement would allow the malls to remain open and operate normally during the process.

Orange Park Mall, which opened in 1975, is the area’s second large, indoor shopping mall. (Regency Square opened in 1967.) Its three large anchor stores at the time -- Ivey’s, May Cohen’s and Sears -- closed over the years -- Sears finally shut down in April 2020.

A JCPenney is the largest of the 110 remaining retailers at the 953,000-square-foot mall, followed by Dillard’s Belk and Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Washington Prime Group has owned Orange Park Mall since 2014.

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