Demolition underway at former Redlands Mall site as Town Square project advances

Friday morning crews made significant progress on the demolition phase of the Town Square redevelopment project.

Demolition underway at former Redlands Mall site as Town Square project advances
Demolition is underway at the former Redlands Mall site at Redlands Boulevard and Orange Street on Friday, as crews begin tearing down a building that once housed a Denny’s restaurant, a mattress store and a bank. (Photo by CFR News)

REDLANDS, Calif. — Exterior demolition is underway at the southwest corner of Redlands Boulevard and Orange Street, marking the latest step in the redevelopment of the long-shuttered Redlands Mall property.

Crews have begun tearing down a building that previously housed a Denny’s restaurant, a mattress store and a bank. Interior demolition has been in progress since mid-March, with visible exterior work now advancing on the site.

Crews continue demolition at the former Redlands Mall site Friday, with fencing surrounding the work zone at the corner of Orange Street and Redlands Boulevard. Photo by Evan Sanford/Redlands Chamber of Commerce

Fencing has been installed around the construction area, though parking remains available in the surrounding CVS lot as work continues.

The mall property was purchased in 2025 by Jack and Laura Dangermond, founders of Esri, through their development company, Town Square Development. The project aims to reimagine the aging commercial site in the heart of downtown.

Debris piles up as demolition progresses at the Redlands Mall redevelopment site Friday, where interior work has been underway since mid-March. Photo by Evan Sanford/Redlands Chamber of Commerce

In April 2026, Town Square Development entered into an agreement with the city of Redlands to maintain parking availability during construction.

No timeline for completion of the demolition or details on the next phase of construction were immediately available.

A partially dismantled section of the former commercial building remains standing Friday as crews advance demolition at the future Town Square development site. Photo by Evan Sanford/Redlands Chamber of Commerce
Excavators work to dismantle the structure at the southwest corner of Redlands Boulevard and Orange Street as part of the Town Square redevelopment project Friday morning. Photo by Evan Sanford/Redlands Chamber of Commerce

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