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December 22nd, 2007 4:53 PM

Pier Park Pictures - December 1st, 2007

Pier Park is getting very close to completion. I love the bright colors and the architectural accents. Margarittaville is really starting to take shape, you can now see the sunset outside dining deck (on the second floor). Also, there is considerable construction taking place at the back of the property towards Back Beach Road. More pictures to come soon.

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Pier Park Update

December 22nd, 2007 4:51 PM

Pier Park Update November 23, 2007

Latest Press Release

For Further Information, Please Contact:
Les Morris, Simon Property Group
(317) 263-7711
E-mail: lmorris@simon.com

MORE CHOICES COMING TO PIER PARK

- Stores, Restaurants and Massage Services on Tap at Panama City Beach Community Destination -

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL (November 20, 2007) - Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE:SPG), the country's largest owner, developer and manager of high quality retail real estate, announced another wave of enviable retailers and restaurants coming to Pier Park, a 900,000 square foot retail and entertainment complex located on 93 acres that covers land from Front Beach Road (at the City Pier) to the heavily-traveled Highway 98 (Back Beach Road).

"We're very pleased to announce these new stores coming to Pier Park," said Paul Ajdaharian, regional vice president at Simon. "I think the breadth of the stores and restaurants that we're announcing here speaks to the great variety that shoppers will find when they come to Pier Park."

Fish Tales, owned and operated by glass artist Cindy Stephens and her husband Buddy, is a whimsical, unique art gallery representing the finest local art on the Gulf Coast. Fish Tales has two stores in Grayton Beach and Apalachicola and is relocating its Grayton Beach location to Pier Park.

Stephens has been creating, designing and exhibiting her work for over a decade. She is currently a full-time studio artist and creates commissioned glasswork for a variety of community and commercial projects. She works with many different forms of glass - stained, leaded, beveled, etched, slumped and fused.

Fish Tales will feature Stephens's unique art glass work including her signature fish mobiles, along with mirrors, mosaics, glass tile, lamps and furniture. Among her most popular pieces are her hand-carved tables with glass inlays.

"We are very delighted to be at Pier Park which is the greatest thing to happen to the Florida Panhandle," said Cindy Stephens. "It has been very exciting to watch the project develop over the past months and there is no question that for Fish Tales, this is the place to be."

Hofbrau Beer Garden is modeled on the famous beer gardens of Munich, Germany. The restaurant at Pier Park will have 233 seats in three distinct sections - a beer hall and bar (85 seats), a beer garden (80 seats) and a café. Five Hofbrau beers will be available on tap.

In addition to beer, Hofbrau will have an authentic German food menu with a delicious assortment of appetizers and nightly entertainment featuring live bands including some from Germany.

Bootleg Barbeque's feel is "More Rockabilly Than Hillbilly," as they serve the best pulled pork, slow smoked ribs and chicken on the Panhandle for lunch and dinner seven days a week. Bootleg Barbeque, a full service restaurant, will be located in the heart of Pier Park directly across from The Grand movie theater.

Bootleg Barbeque, owned and operated by families of the Emerald Coast, are ready to provide for your party of 10 to 210 with many take-home feasts from which to choose.

Massage Envy is a bold concept in therapeutic massage. Massage Envy offers a variety of massages - from Swedish and deep tissue to sports, reflexology, pregnancy and trigger point massages. The company was created in 2002 on the premise that massages should be relaxing, but also affordable and convenient. Massage Envy makes this possible through a monthly membership plan that enables customers to enjoy massages on a regular basis.

For a monthly fee, members enjoy: one massage, plus additional massages at a discounted cost; family add-on and guest pass opportunities; on-site corporate and in-home massage services; retail and gift certificate discounts; access to 4,000 appointment spots; and portability of membership at Massage Envy clinics nationwide.

With the new location at Pier Park, Massage Envy has 300 open clinics operating in 38 states with an additional 390 clinics sold and in development.

Tilly's offers the largest selection and assortment of leading brands in the surf, skate, motocross, and California lifestyle to the retail industry. Operating 74 stores throughout California, Arizona, Colorado, Florida and Nevada, the company excels in customer service and appeals to youth, teens and adults alike. Tilly's motto really explains it all - at Tilly's "If its not here-its not happening." For more information, please visit its website at www.tillys.com

These stores join Target, The Grand 16-Plex Theatres, Panera Bread and Longhorn Steakhouse which are already open at Pier Park.

Simon Property Group, Inc. is an S&P 500 company and the largest public U.S. real estate company. Simon is a fully integrated real estate company, which operates from five retail real estate platforms: regional malls, Premium Outlet Centers®, The Mills®, community/lifestyle centers and international properties. It currently owns or has an interest in 379 properties comprising 256 million square feet of gross leasable area in North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and employs more than 5,000 people worldwide. Simon Property Group, Inc. is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol SPG. For further information, visit the Company's Web site at www.simon.com.

Also, a total list of announced stores coming to Pier Park:

Dillard's (126,000 sq ft), JCPenney (83,692 sq ft), Target (opened 10/06, 137,000 sq ft), Borders Books and Music, The Grand Movie Theatre (opened 5/07), Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville (only five in the US), The Fresh Market, Old Navy, Long Horn Steakhouse (opened 4/07), Panera Bread (opened 5/07), ULTA Cosmetics Aeropostale, American Eagle, Ann Taylor Loft, Alltel Wireless, Back Porch Seafood House, Bath and Body Works, Beach Scene Bebo'z Gift & Home Collectables, Bootleg BBQ, Brookstone, Buffalo Wild Wings, Camille's Sidewalk Cafe, Candymaker Candy Stores, Carlyle & Co., Chico's, Claire's, Del Sol, Emerald Coast Photography, Fish Tales, Five Guy's Famous Burgers and Fries, Fresh Produce, GNC, Guglielmo's Italian Grill, Hofbrau Beer Garden, Irene and Co., Resort Wear and Boutique, Jake at the Beach, Jos. A Bank, Journey's, Justice Kilwin's Chocolate, Lane Bryant/Cacique, Lid's, Marble Slab Creamery, Massage Envy, Merle Norman Cosmetics, New York & Company, No Regrets Stationery and Gift Boutique, Payless Shoes, Perfumania, Quizno's, Rack Room Shoes, Red Brick Pizza, Reggae J's, Island Grill, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Smoothie King, Solace Day Spa Salon, Southern Water Outfitters, Starbucks, Sunglass World, SUNSIGHTS by Solstice, Tatoe Tots Children's Boutique, The Walking Co., Tilly's, Trader Tom's Shells and Gifts, Victoria's Secret, Yankee Candle, Zales Jewelers

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Just Listed! 11826 Front Beach Rd Panama City Beach, FL 32407

December 22nd, 2007 4:41 PM

$533,500
11826 Front Beach Rd

Panama City Beach, FL 32407

Beds: 2.0	Rooms: 2
Baths: 2.00	Sq. Ft.: 0
Garage: 0	Built: 2007

Opened in 2007, the Grand Panama Beach Resort is a 22-story condominium tower with two spa tubs and three outdoor pools, including a rooftop pool and a children's pool. Two poolside tiki bars serve drinks, sandwiches and snacks. At the adjacent beach, the property provides complimentary, seasonal beach service. The fitness center features cardiovascular machines, some with flat-screen televisions. A jogging and biking trail circles the resort complex. Picnic areas come with barbecue grills. Comp

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Latest Press Release Pier Park

August 13th, 2007 12:22 AM

Visit Pier Park website at www.pierparkretail.com.

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL (May 17, 2007) – Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE:SPG), the country’s largest owner, developer and manager of high quality retail real estate, announced today that JCPenney will build a new 83,000 square foot store and become an anchor at its Pier Park development in Panama City Beach, FL.

The new JCPenney store will incorporate the retailer’s latest format and design features to create an easy and exciting place to shop for an outstanding selection of women’s, men’s and children’s apparel, shoes and home accessories. JCPenney offers a wide array of national, private and exclusive brands that reflect the Company's commitment to providing customers with style and quality at a smart price.

JCPenney’s store at Pier Park will open with the project in spring 2008. The store will be located at the heart of Pier Park, close to the Town Center, Boardwalk and Front Beach areas.

"Pier Park is destined to become the premier shopping destination for this beautiful and thriving community," said Michael Dastugue, senior vice president and director of property development for JCPenney, based in Plano, Texas. "The location will provide both new and existing customers with convenient access to all that JCPenney has to offer. We look forward to being part of this outstanding complex."

"JCPenney is a wonderful addition to the tenant mix at Pier Park," said Myles Minton senior vice president of development for Simon’s Community/Lifestyle Centers division. "I’m sure the wide appeal of their store offerings will be a big hit with our Panama City Beach customers."

Pier Park is a 900,000 square foot retail and entertainment complex located on 93 acres that covers land from Front Beach Road (at the City Pier) to the heavily-traveled

Pier Park JCPenney

Highway 98 (Back Beach Road). The project is scheduled to open in March 2008 but some retailers including Target, are already open for business at Pier Park. Longhorn

Steakhouse is also currently open. Southern Theatres’ 16-screen, 3,300-seat movie theatre and Panera Bread will begin greeting customers this week.

Other exciting retailers and restaurant concepts previously announced as coming to Pier Park include Old Navy, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville, Back Porch Seafood House and Starbucks.

Simon Property Group, Inc., an S&P 500 company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership, development and management of retail real estate, primarily regional malls, Premium Outlet Centers® and community/lifestyle centers. The Company's current total market capitalization is approximately $56 billion. Through its subsidiary partnership, it currently owns or has an interest in 323 properties in the United States containing an aggregate of 244 million square feet of gross leasable area in 41 states plus Puerto Rico. Simon also owns interests in 53 European shopping centers in France, Italy, and Poland; 5 Premium Outlet Centers in Japan; and one Premium Outlet Center in Mexico. Additional Simon Property Group information is available at www.simon.com. Simon Property Group, Inc. is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol SPG.

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Thunder Beach Spring Rally

May 2nd, 2007 11:51 PM

Thunder Beach Spring Rally

Panama City, Florida

May 3 to 6, 2007

General Thunder Beach Rally Info

Panama City Beach Florida is the location for both the Spring and Fall 2007 Thunder Beach rallies and it is a beautiful location with over 25 miles of white sandy beaches on the Gulf of Mexico. So you know, the Thunder Beach Fall Rally will happen September 27 to 30, 2007. This is one of the major Florida bike rallies

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Panama City-Bay County Parade of Homes

May 2nd, 2007 11:51 PM

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

HBA of Panama City-Bay County Parade of Homes

May 13 - 20, 2007

Panama City, Florida

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Great Article on Panama City Beach Future Growth

April 16th, 2007 10:36 PM

Publication:NewsHerald

Date:Apr 16, 2007

Development is booming on Back Beach Road

‘Turning into a real city’

By Ed Offley News Herald Writer 747-5079 / eoffley@pcnh.com

PANAMA CITY BEACH

    Back Beach Road is booming. Forget the economic models and housing forecasts that say Florida real estate is in a funk. The 21-mile corridor from the Hathaway Bridge flyover to Lake Powell is churning with workers and construction gear. The sand is flying as developers clear-cut pine growth along the highway — also known as U.S. 98 and Panama City Beach Parkway — to level the building sites, scour out drainage ponds, pour concrete and frame buildings.

    “This whole side of the bridge is turning into a real city,” said longtime Beach developer Roddie Bailey, who is developing Ibis Lake, a mixed-use community of 300 condominiums, 53 residential lots and commercial outlets on 32 acres a mile west of State 79. “It’s not a matter of if — but when.”

    While longtime residents say the growth along the U.S. 98 corridor has been relatively stable over the past two decades, the end of an 18-month slowdown in the housing market and the spring construction season have sparked what clearly appears to be a major surge in building. A survey by The News Herald of ongoing and planned construction projects shows that the parkway, which includes the city and unincorporated Bay County on either end, is transforming from a semi-rural byway to a major residential and commercial corridor, with several major trends apparent.

Housing boom

    Nearly 5,000 housing units are either under construction or in various stages of planning from Lake Powell to the bridge flyover. They range in size from Quaker Square Development’s 900-unit planned unit development, slated for a 71-acre tract on the north side of the parkway west of Alf Coleman Road, to an 18-lot subdivision off Kelly Street in the west beaches area. Assuming 2½ residents per unit, that translates into more than 12,500 new residents for the region within the next few years.

    Within that housing sector, developers are moving to serve what they say is a projected influx of families and young professionals attracted to the expanding job market on the Beach. Four major deluxe apartment communities are either open or under construction along the corridor, with a total of 1,128 apartments available by year’s end.

    One company that identified renters as a vital component of the Beach housing market is Trammell Crow Residential of Orlando, one of the nation’s largest apartment community developers. The firm is building two separate luxury apartment projects with 360 units apiece 10 miles apart on the corridor.

    The Alexan Back Beach community, located directly across the parkway from the Hombre Golf Course, is open now, said property manager Deanna Stiers. Tenants enjoy the privacy of a gated community, a swimming pool, fitness center, detached garages and optional boat parking. Monthly rents range from $885 for a one-bedroom unit to $1,215 for a three-bedroom apartment.

    Contractors recently began site clearing for the second complex, Alexan Laguna Beach, located just east of 14th Street on the north side of the parkway, said company development partner Ed Wood.

    “Independent market studies indicate the market up there is undersupplied,” Wood said. “All the existing apartments are full and I don’t think there are any new luxury apartments.”

    The target market, Wood said, is “work-force housing.” That ranges from working professionals to people in the military. The company also has identified support for such housing among the nation’s growing retiree community, he said.

Bank boom

    The banking industry has taken strong interest in the boom. Florida and out-of-state financial institutions have more than five dozen planned or under-way construction ventures, and all are racing to become part of the new Beach community. Nine new bank branches are under construction along the parkway, joining another dozen that have gone up in recent years.

    Troy Campbell, a senior vice president of Coastal Community Bank, which has opened one branch on the parkway already and has applied for rezoning approval for a corporate headquarters near State 79, said most business leaders have been anticipating the boom for years.

    The proliferation of bank branches, he noted, is a strong signal that a sustained period of growth is under way. “Most banks try to enter a market with a great potential to be strong,” he explained. “They tend to come in when the interest comes in but before the residential market gets that strong.”

Commercial, retail boom

    Commercial and retail growth also is accompanying the housing surge. In addition to major retailers such as the Lowe’s and Target stores already open in Panama City Beach, a wide cross-section of smaller business offices, specialty stores and retail outlets are planned or under way. These range from a three-story office building that the accounting firm of Carr Riggs Ingram is building just east of Nautilus Street, to several retail malls such as Nautilus Station and one at the Home Depot shopping center. And many of the larger residential communities plan to incorporate specialty retail and commercial sites colocated with the condominium units. For example, the still-unnamed Quaker Square Development project includes plans for more than 240,000 square feet of commercial and retail space in addition to its residential units.

    A wide variety of individual commercial projects are taking shape along the corridor, ranging from a Mainstay Suites hotel just at the foot of the Hathaway Bridge flyover to small-scale developments such as the $3 Dollar Car Wash, a proposed Tuffy’s auto repair shop and a profusion of real estate offices.

    The Beach Commerce Park, another St. Joe development, has opened a massive Phase II section that will provide sites for dozens of lightindustrial and commercial warehouses north of Back Beach Road. Several major warehouse projects already are under construction or complete, said company spokesman Jerry Ray.

Future growth

    Government officials and developers agree there is no foreseen end to the current boom.

    Much of that will occur as a result of long-term plans by the St. Joe Co. to develop not only its massive West Bay Sector properties surrounding the planned new international airport, but also in building out its holdings directly along the Back Beach Road right of way.

    The Panama City Beach planning department and the St. Joe Co. project the company will develop an additional six major projects totaling 5,300 housing units in the Back Beach corridor over the next decade or so. The largest of these is the planned Breakfast Point tract located north and east of the Home Depot shopping center on Beckrich Road, which anticipates a major residential and mixed-use community of 2,500 homes when complete.

    Along with the vast quantity of new housing, business and entertainment projects will come quality as well, developers say.

    “We hope to attract more upscale projects,” said Bailey, president of Ibis Lake. “Here, we are building a high-end subdivision within walking distance of the beach.”

    Campbell agreed.

    “I kind of think Panama City Beach is going to be a bit different than other communities. I’m hoping it doesn’t turn out to be a concrete and brick wall.”

    In anticipation of that development, the Bay County School Board and Panama City Beach City Council earlier this year agreed to build a new K-8 public school on the property just east of Arnold High School.

    Plans also are proceeding to extend Beckrich Road north of the parkway onto the Breakfast Point property.

    In addition, the city is proceeding with plans to “calm” traffic along the parkway with proposed traffic signals near Pier Park and at the Clara Avenue intersection.

    “Back Beach Road is going to end up the 23rd Street of Panama City Beach,” Bailey said.

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Panama City Beach – The Next American Boom Town

April 5th, 2007 12:55 AM

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Panama City Beach – The Next American Boom Town

Panama City Beach, Florida is projected by CNN/Money.com as the #1 Fastest Growth City in the United States. Panama City property prices are still low by Florida’s standards.

Panama City Beach, located directly on the Gulf of Mexico in N.W. Florida, is forecasted to appreciate 21% in 2007 and 72% over the next 5 years! Today, Panama City is undergoing a massive makeover.

The New International Airport http://www.pcbeach.org/airport.shtml

Road Renovation Projects – www.pcbonthemove.com

Jim Fowlers Life In The Wild - http://jimfowlerslifeinthewild.com

Frank Brown Park – http://www.playballinparadise.com

Pier Park – http://www.pierparkretail.com

Simon Property Group, Inc., the developer of Mall of America and other retail developments across the U.S., is investing heavily in Panama City Beach with the development of Pier Park. Pier Park will include approximately 1.1 million square feet of retail space including a 16 screen 3,300 seat movie theater by Southern Theatres (opening in May 2007).

Recent and Upcoming PCB Corporate Investors Include: Dillards, Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville, Del Sol, Target Stores, Old Navy, Ulta Cosmetics, Ron Jon Surf Shop , Back Porch Seafood House , Candymaker Candy Stores, Panera Bread Company, Reggae J’s Island Grill, Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe, Starbucks , Longhorn Steak House, Southern Theatres , Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Johnny Rockets, Ripley’s Believe it or Not, Calabria’s Italian Grill, Trader Tom’s Shells and Gifts, Bonefish Grill ,Barefoot Beach Club, Carrabba’s Italian Grill (just to name a few)

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