Paddock Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Ocala, Florida. Opened in 1980, the anchor stores are JCPenney, Macy's, Belk, and Paddock Market. Paddock Market which offers a wide variety of shops and restaurants and acts as an extension off of the main mall complex.
A 1991 expansion added Sears as a fourth anchor; the same year, the Maas Brothers store was absorbed into Burdines.[5] In 1997, a food court was added on the south end.[6] Burdines became Burdines-Macy's in 2003 and then just Macy's in 2005.
In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Paddock Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[8]
On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide.[9]
2020s
On October 5, 2022, it was announced that the former Sears store would be redeveloped into a mixed-use development.[10] The development is named Paddock Market.
On December 23, 2023, a targeted shooting at Paddock Mall in Ocala, Florida, resulted in one dead (David Nathaniel Barron) and one injured. Mall evacuation took place, and a person of interest was sought. The motive is unknown, and the investigation is ongoing. Witnesses described chaos.[11] One man killed, one woman shot in the leg at Paddock Mall in Ocala; suspect Albert Shell Jr. was arrested on January 8, 2024.[12]
On July 29, 2025, Washington Prime Group sold Paddock Mall to CBL Properties.[13]
In December, 2025, Paddock Market opened in the former Sears utilizing most of the building. The former Sears Auto Center, attached to the mall was sold to Restaurant Depot Ocala. A cash and carry wholesaler that sells a wide variety of products.
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