Richland Mall redevelopment project presses forward [Video]

FOREST ACRES, S.C. — Tuesday night, council members in Forest Acres said things are ahead of schedule in the development project that will replace the Richland Mall.     

News19 told and showed you preliminary drawings back in August of how local leaders said the former Richland Mall,  at the intersection of Forest Drive and Beltline Boulevard, will be transformed. 

The new space will feature an outdoor park, apartments, businesses, a grocery store and brewery. 

Council members shared that demolition is set to wrap up towards the end of this year, with site remediation beginning in the spring. 

“When they submit the plan development district to us, we’ll kind of get into more finite details of what’s going on over there. And then, obviously, we’ll get some thought from us as council members, but …