Walmart affiliate applies for $7.5 million grant to demolish Monroeville Mall

MONROEVILLE, Pa. — The world’s largest retailer wants to tear down the Monroeville Mall.

In February, Walmart bought the property for $34 million.

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Our partners at the Pittsburgh Business Times report that a Walmart affiliate applied for a $7.5 million state grant to demolish the mall.

According to the grant application, Walmart wants to make way for a new “retail, restaurant and entertainment space.”

Dallas-based Cypress Equities is spearheading the redevelopment.

Some shoppers said they’d be sad to see the mall come down.

“I would just like to know if the mall can stay, if that’s an option, or definitely shopping, keeping shopping in this area that’s centrally located. It’s just so convenient. It would be sad to lose that,” shopper Julie Burns said.

Monroeville’s mayor told our Business Times partners:

“We look forward to learning what Cypress Equities has planned for the mall’s redevelopment and very much support this grant application as a step toward getting it completed. The overall project will have a great economic impact on the entire region.”

Channel 11 spoke with councilman Bob Williams, who represents Monroeville’s 6th Ward, where the mall is located. He said he was shocked when Walmart initially bought the property back in February but is hopeful that these plans for the property will have a positive effect on his community.

“I think it will be good for the region, it’s central – Monroeville – and it will serve the surrounding areas,” Williams said. “I think Walmart is going to be a better partner with Monroeville than the mall ever was.”

Demolition is slated to begin in April 2027 and last approximately seven months. In December 2027, developers are hoping to start construction, with finishing touches slated to begin in January of 2029. Later that year, the official grand reopening.

Walmart has not commented at this time.

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