FARGO - West Acres says it will unveil a multi-million dollar redevelopment project on Tuesday, Oct. 30, for space remaining after the departure of the Sears store.

The announcement will be made in a 10 a.m. news conference in the mall court just outside of the Best Buy store.

West Acres is touting the project as the largest since the creation of the food court in 2001.

A news release sent out Monday, Oct. 29, said the project will be the first of its kind in our region, and will take the remainder of the vacant Sears space next to Best Buy, along with additional space between Best Buy and Forever 21. The project has been in the works for three years, and the first phase is expected to open in 2019.

Among those present for the news event will be Brad Schlossman, CEO, West Acres Development; Chris Heaton, senior vice president of property management, West Acres Development; and some West Acres store managers.

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Sears closed its outlet in the mall in April 2017, after being open about 45 years in the West Acres location.

Best Buy celebrated its grand opening in June of this year in 50,000 square feet of the former Sears space.

The big box technology, appliance and consumer goods retailer had moved from a 45,000-square-foot standalone location at 1615 38th St. S., just southeast of the mall, where it had operated since 1994.

In June, Heaton called Best Buy’s move a “win-win” for both sides.

“They’re going to help us bring more people to the shopping center, and I think with the millions of customers that we already have coming into the center every year, we’re going to help provide them with more foot traffic as well,” he said.

About 30,000 square feet of the north side of the former Sears building has remained vacant after the Best Buy move.



