▁S ears ▁announced ▁that ▁its ▁West land ▁store ▁will ▁close ▁by ▁early ▁September , ▁ ▁leaving ▁the ▁m all ▁entirely ▁empty ▁of ▁ten ants . ▁ ▁Although ▁West land ▁Mall ▁itself ▁is ▁now ▁closed , ▁the ▁structure ▁still ▁stands ▁as ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁it ▁are ▁still ▁in ▁use , ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁highly ▁limited ▁capacity . ▁The ▁S ears ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁lot , ▁including ▁the ▁auto ▁center ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁sho pping ▁building , ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁L GR ▁West on ▁in ▁April ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁plans ▁were ▁announced ▁to ▁re develop ▁the ▁West land ▁Mall ▁site ▁by ▁L GR ▁West on ▁of ▁Columb us , ▁which ▁will ▁become ▁West on ▁Town ▁Centre , ▁a ▁mixed - use ▁development ▁complement ▁to ▁the ▁cas ino ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁and ▁whose ▁names ake ▁is ▁partly ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁East on ▁Town ▁Center ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁L GR ' s ▁sister ▁company , ▁Pla za ▁Properties , ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁demol ish ▁the ▁m all ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Spring ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁The ▁former ▁J CP en ney ▁store ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁community ▁events ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁m all , ▁including ▁about ▁six ▁gun ▁shows ▁per ▁year , ▁which ▁have ▁now ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁S ears ▁building . ▁The ▁property ▁is ▁under ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁surve ill ance