After various last-ditch attempts to reinvigorate the mall failed, the Metro North Shopping Center was closed for good in 2014. At the time developers planned to launch a $200 million renovation plan that would turn the site into an open-air retail hub. However, this plan was eventually abandoned. The mall was finally demolished in 2017 and a golf and entertainment complex has now been built in its place.

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