The pending sale puts the closed mall one step closer to demolition, a process expected for sometime in late 2025

Macy’s at the former Gwinnett Place Mall will close its doors for good next year as more locations close across the country.

Macy’s offloaded a couple of retail properties in South Florida, selling both for a combined $28 million. Most recently, an affiliate of Columbus, Ohio-based Washington Prime Group paid $15 million for a Macy’s department store at Boynton Beach Mall at 801 North Congress Avenue in Boynton Beach, records and real estate database Vizzda show.

“The acquisition of the Macy's site marks a pivotal step forward in the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall, setting the stage for Gwinnett County to establish a national — and possibly international — model for equitable and impactful transformation,” Gwinnett County Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson said in a statement.

Macy’s sold its department store at the Boynton Beach Mall to the mall's owner, which has a redevelopment plan in the works. The Cincinnati-based retailer (NYSE: M) sold the 224