Memorial City Mall Renovation Advances as Former Sears Wing Comes Down
The mall remains open while selective demolition and site improvements reshape its western end. Separate filings describe different construction packages.
Demolition at Memorial City Mall is part of a renovation, not a closure of the shopping center. MetroNational confirmed that distinction in October 6 reporting as work on the former Sears wing attracted attention.
The public records describe more than one package. The verified $4.5 million registration covers site demolition, reconstruction of parking and related improvements. A separate $8.75 million interior package is reported to cover roughly 216,000 square feet, entrance relocation and a new lobby. The two estimates should retain their respective scopes.
Project at a Glance
- Address:
- 303 Memorial City Way
- Site-work filing:
- $4.5 million / 189,692 SF
- Reported interior package:
- $8.75 million / approximately 216,000 SF
- Site-work filed completion:
- January 1, 2027
What the site filing establishes
TDLR registration TABS2026006504, filed November 20, 2025, names the work as 400 Gessner — North Site Phase 2. It records 189,692 square feet of site demolition around the mall and reconstruction of the parking layout at 303 Memorial City Way.
That registration lists a May 1, 2026 start and January 1, 2027 completion. These are the owner’s filed schedule dates. The accessibility status is Review Complete, which does not certify that the physical construction has finished. Nor does the January date independently establish completion of every interior or tenant package.
Renovation within an operating property
Keeping a shopping center operating changes how its redevelopment is understood. The relevant construction footprint is the area affected by a specific phase, not the entire mall. A demolition figure also describes removed space; it should not be presented as the area of a new retail building.
TCH’s delivery assessment is that access, temporary separation and transitions between existing and replacement entrances will be important milestones. A site package and an interior package can interact without sharing the same finish date. A usable parking area does not, by itself, mean a new lobby or tenant space is ready.
The next useful update
The next step is a clearer package-by-package delivery schedule from the owner, including which entrances and customer routes change as work progresses. That would make the physical transformation easier to follow than a single combined cost headline.
The current evidence supports active selective demolition and a documented parking-and-site program. It does not support describing the entire mall as being demolished or treating the two filings as a complete price for the long-term redevelopment.