The project will take three years to complete. On October 4, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing in December 2018 as part of a plan to close 12 stores nationwide which will leave JCPenney and Macy's as the only anchors left. The demolition of parts of the mall began on June 28, 2019. As of October 2019, with only 14 stores remaining in what is left of the mostly demolished mall, property management informed the tenants that the mall will be ceasing all operations at the end of the year. The mall did finally close after 38 years on January 4, 2020.