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.

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners purchased Macy’s department store and its furniture store buildings and additional acres during its meeting on Tuesday night. The purchase cost $16.5 million and will be funded through bonds from the Urban Redevelopment Agency.