Sale of shuttered mall approved by federal judge

A New York judge has approved the sale Bradenton's DeSoto Square Mall after three-day bankruptcy auction

FILE: DeSoto Square Mall is sold.
FILE: DeSoto Square Mall is sold.
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A bankruptcy judge in New York has approved the sale of DeSoto Square Mall for $20 million according to the attorney representing DeSoto Owners LLC, the company that owned the mall when it shut down.

 

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