Investor acquires aging tourist attraction in online auction for $17.2 million

The Shops at John's Pass, an aging yet still popular attraction in Madeira Beach, was sold for $17.2 million.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. August 30, 2019
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Mark Wemple. Ben Mallah is the new owner of The Shops at John's Pass Village.
Mark Wemple. Ben Mallah is the new owner of The Shops at John's Pass Village.
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Ben Mallah is at it again.

The commercial real estate investor — who made headlines earlier this year by buying former Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard’s Belleair Shores mansion for $16.5 million — has acquired The Shops at John’s Pass Village, a tourist attraction in Madeira Beach, for $17.2 million.

 

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