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Plantation Towne Mall

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Plantation Towne Mall opened 1968, burned 1996, now a strip mall with new Publix; ownership and details unclear for community · summary, model-written

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Place

15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)

This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

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

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 45,000 on BROWARD BLVD fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,457/mo zillow · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 4 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High hurricane risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)

This site: 0.86 cdc-svi · all sites with this

Tract house prices doubled in 10 years

This site: +116% fhfa · all sites with this

Tract income flat or down since 2013

This site: +6% census-acs · all sites with this

Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)

This site: …index 14.8 epa-walkability · all sites with this

New use

Grocery

This site: Plantation Towne Square, a strip mall anchored by a new Publix store extraction · all sites with this

Retail (continued)

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

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Now

Status	Operatingextracted, unreviewed documented The shopping mall was rebuilt as Plantation Towne Square, a strip mall anchored by a new Publix store. en.wikipedia.org
New uses	retailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	Plantation Towne Square, a strip mall anchored by a new Publix storeextracted, unreviewed documented The shopping mall was rebuilt as Plantation Towne Square, a strip mall anchored by a new Publix store. en.wikipedia.org

Site context

FEMA flood zone	X · 0.2 PCT ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	10: AMERICLEAN PLANTATION; CHEVRON PRODUCTS COMPANY #47251; CVS PHARMACY #3263; DRYCLEAN USA OF FLORIDA INC; LIFT STATION NO 71EPA FRS
Census tract 12011060606	5,715 people, 8,421 per sq mi; median household income $52,330; median gross rent $2,041; 47% renters; 7.3% vacant units; 2.3% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 14.8 of 20; 82 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 755 m; land-use mix 0.69; 145,532 jobs within 45 min by car, 45,815 by transit; 4% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	6 of 6 daily needs: 4 grocers, 1 schools, 4 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 2 civic, 6 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 97 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Broward County (FL), 2024	902 units in 5+ unit buildings, 56 in 2–4, 697 single-family; 2023: 2,115 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.86; socioeconomic 0.73; housing and transport 0.90; 28% below 150% of poverty; 7% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	5 within 10 km, 13 within 25 km: Hoffman Building (1.0 km); Old Sears store at Broward Mall (1.0 km); Fashion Mall (1.8 km); Lakes Mall (6.2 km); Lakeside Plaza (9.6 km)computed
Overture Maps	no place match; building footprint 11,755 m², 5.5668110847473145 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views	7,970 since 2015; 699 in the last 12 months (-5% vs the prior 12); peak 2019-07 with 748Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +1% (5,646 → 5,715); median income +6% ($49,316 → $52,330); renters 37% → 47%; median home value +116% ($101,700 → $220,100)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively moderate overall (score 73.1); expected annual loss $1.6M; high: hurricane, lightning; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	103,570 jobs in 7,707 establishments; average annual pay $48,907; employment location quotient 1.21; employment -1.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	3,681 jobs; 421 in retail trade, 208 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 12011060606)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 41th income percentile as adults; 1.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (497 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 22.2%; median family income $65,260; 292 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Broward County School District (PK-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: PETERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation	6 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	278 county-logged events: 81 thunderstorm wind, 70 flood, 45 hail, 27 tornado; $35,746,100 property damage reported; 5 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 33317, 2026-09	median list price $510,000 (+0.5% on the year); 149 active listings; median 67 days on market; 23% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	7,236 establishments (+2%); 106,344 jobs (+8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $422,344 (-2% 1 yr, +23% 5 yr); typical rent $2,457/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2022	433 (2000 = 100); +6.6% 1 yr, +116% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	45,000 vehicles a day on BROWARD BLVD (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 1,035 trucks; 12 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Plantation Towne Mall opened in 1968 as an open‑air shopping plaza, was enclosed by a metal roof in 1971, and underwent interior and exterior renovations in 1991 that converted the theater to offices and added stucco façades. The mall was destroyed by a fire on September 6, 1996, and the site now operates as Plantation Towne Square, a strip mall anchored by a new Publix store.

Why. The record attributes the mall’s end to the 1996 fire; no anchor loss, competition, or debt is mentioned as a cause.

Where it stands. The site is currently operating as a strip mall (Plantation Towne Square) with a new Publix anchor, though the record does not specify who owns or controls the property.

For a planner

Precedent of enclosing an open‑air plaza and later adapting theater space to office use.
Post‑fire redevelopment into a strip mall shows a common reuse path for damaged malls.
Policy tools or incentives used for the renovation or fire recovery are not stated in the record.
Open questions include current ownership, zoning designation, and long‑term viability of the strip‑mall format.

For a developer

Site size and parcel boundaries are not provided in the record.
Ownership/control entity is not identified, so control status is unknown.
Entitlement stage (zoning approvals, site plan) is not described.
Context‑layer constraints such as flood risk, transit access, or environmental conditions are not mentioned.
Market signal: the opportunity score cites a median rent of $1,804 for the area.

What we do not know yet

Ownership and controlling entity are not stated.
Exact site dimensions, parcel count, and layout are missing.
Zoning, land‑use designation, and any entitlements are unknown.
Flood‑plain, transit proximity, and environmental constraints are not described.
The record is marked as “draft” verified, indicating some fields may be model‑extracted and unreviewed.

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median rent $1,804

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History and original facts

Opened	1968Wikidata
Closed	1996extracted, unreviewed documented The Plantation Towne Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Plantation, Florida, which was destroyed by a fire on September 6, 1996. en.wikipedia.org
Anchors	Rite Aid, Publix Supermarket, Rite Aid Drug Store, Towne Theatre, Art Towne Twin
County	Broward County
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

The Plantation Towne Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Plantation, Florida, which was destroyed by a fire on September 6, 1996. The shopping mall originally opened in 1968 as an open-air shopping plaza with a Publix Supermarket on its west end, and a Rite Aid Drug Store and movie theater on its east. In 1971, the center was enclosed by a metal roof, while original roofing was not removed. By 1991, the mall had undergone both interior and exterior renovations, converting the vacant theater space into offices, and cladding the exterior in stucco with mansard mall entryways.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

1968 Opened (Wikidata)
1968 Opened as open-air shopping plaza
1971 Enclosed by a metal roof
1991 Interior and exterior renovations; theater converted to offices; exterior clad in stucco with mansard entryways
1996 Destroyed by fire

Sources

Wikipedia: Plantation Towne Mall · supports: after notes, status, year closed
7 quoted sentences
The Plantation Towne Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Plantation, Florida, which was destroyed by a fire on September 6, 1996.
The shopping mall was rebuilt as Plantation Towne Square, a strip mall anchored by a new Publix store.
The shopping mall was rebuilt as Plantation Towne Square, a strip mall anchored by a new Publix store.
The shopping mall originally opened in 1968 as an open-air shopping plaza

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Plantation Towne Mall, Plantation, FL." Record m-620c30799d, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/plantation-plantation-towne-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_plantationplantationtownemall,
  title = {Plantation Towne Mall, Plantation, FL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/plantation-plantation-towne-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-620c30799d, 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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