GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The last anchor store at the Gwinnett Place Mall will officially close next year.
Macy’s at the former Gwinnett Place Mall will close its doors for good next year as more locations close across the country.
“We have endless opportunities of what can be proposed,” said Nicole Love Hendrickson, Gwinnett County chairwoman.
Hendrickson says Macy’s approached the county about selling the buildings in February.
Then on Tuesday, the board of commissioners approved a plan to buy the two Macy’s buildings in the mall for $16.5 million.
“The mall redevelopment process is moving along, and this purchase of the Macy’s just signals that progress forward,” Hendrickson said.
Most of the mall is set to be demolished as part of a 20-year plan to revitalize the area and rename it, Global Villages.
The county envisions turning the 90-acre mall site into a place with housing, retail, green space, and office space.
The original Global Villages plan included Macy’s as a part of the future.