The most visible part of the Gwinnett Place Mall redevelopment has not started yet, but a large amount of work has already happened around the site.
Gwinnett County and its Urban Redevelopment Agency have spent years assembling property, changing the zoning framework, planning infrastructure and searching for a master developer to turn the mostly vacant mall into a dense mixed-use district.
The county’s official project page says that after the former Sears purchase closed in October 2025, the county and URA owned a combined 87.5 acres of the former mall and surrounding property. That assembly followed the URA’s 39-acre purchase in 2021 and the acquisition of 23 acres of former Macy’s property in 2024.
The county also says it has committed more than $49 million to infrastructure supporting the redevelopment. That work includes sewer, stormwater and road improvements, with some projects already complete and others scheduled through 2028. Separately, the county has established the Gwinnett Place Overlay Zoning District to create standards for a large mixed-use redevelopment.
The next major private-development step is the master developer. In September 2025, the URA and CBRE launched a nationwide request for proposals seeking a partner to design, finance, construct and deliver the redevelopment. Proposals were due Dec. 16, 2025.
For this Aug. 15 historical snapshot, the official materials reviewed by Gwinnett Realty Briefing do not identify a selected master developer or give a construction-start date for the mixed-use redevelopment itself. That is an important distinction: site preparation, public infrastructure and a developer-selection process are real progress, but they are not the same thing as buildings being under construction.
Why it matters
The scale makes the mall one of Gwinnett’s most consequential redevelopment efforts. It sits near I-85 and State Route 120, and the county is pairing the site work with a planned transit center and broader infrastructure investments.
What happens next
The milestone to watch is a public master-developer selection and a concrete development plan. Until that happens, renderings or broad redevelopment concepts should not be treated as an approved construction program.