# Port Plaza Mall

Green Bay, WI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-71d4479127` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/green-bay-port-plaza-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-71d4479127.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-71d4479127.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-71d4479127

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | office, education, civic, church | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | The headquarters of Schreiber Foods now stands on the main mall footprint. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1977 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2006 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Retrofit year | 2014 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Schreiber Foods | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | TIF funding | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2011 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **after_notes**: “The headquarters of Schreiber Foods now stands on the main mall footprint.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Plaza_Mall
- **status**: “The mall property was razed during the first half of 2012 as part of a redevelopment project; the headquarters of Schreiber Foods now stands on the main mall footprint.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Plaza_Mall
- **strategy**: “A more definitive plan came on June 7, 2011, when Green Bay-based Schreiber Foods announced plans to demolish the main mall property... and build a new $50 million corporate headquarters and technology center on the site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Plaza_Mall
- **public_subsidy**: “TIF funding was transferred to the project in July 2011.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Plaza_Mall
- **anchor_count_peak**: “featured 3 anchor stores over the years” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **public_investment_kind**: “TIF funding was transferred to the project in July 2011.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **demolition_year**: “The mall property was razed during the first half of 2012 as part of a redevelopment project” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

JCPenney, Younkers, H.C. Prange, Boston Store

## Parties

- Mansur & Associates — owner (from text) (1977–1986)
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. — owner (from text) (1986–1997)
- Whitehall Funds — owner (from text) (1997–2001)
- Development Associates — owner (from text) (2001–2006)
- City of Green Bay — owner (from text) (2006–2012)

## Timeline

- 1975: Ground broken for Port Plaza Mall
- 1977: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1977: Mall opened
- 1982: Mall expanded with Boston Store anchor
- 1986: Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. purchased mall
- 1997: Whitehall Funds purchased mall
- 2001: Development Associates acquired mall
- 2006: Closed (Wikidata)
- 2006: Mall closed
- 2006: City took ownership
- 2011: Schreiber Foods announced redevelopment plan
- 2012: Mall property razed

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

Port Plaza Mall was an urban area shopping mall/multi-use facility located in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. The mall opened on August 10, 1977, and featured 3 anchor stores over the years, with JCPenney and H.C. Prange open at its launch and Boston Store added by 1982. The mall would go into a state of decline in the late 1990s and 2000s, Boston Store closed in 2000, Younkers which replaced Prange, closed in 2004, and JCPenney closed in 2005. The mall would close on February 27, 2006. The mall property was razed during the first half of 2012 as part of a redevelopment project; the headquarters of Schreiber Foods now stands on the main mall footprint.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for after_notes — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Plaza_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Port Plaza Mall, Green Bay, WI." Record m-71d4479127, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/green-bay-port-plaza-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_greenbayportplazamall,
  title = {Port Plaza Mall, Green Bay, WI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/green-bay-port-plaza-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-71d4479127, 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.