If you haven’t driven by, or don’t use the parking lot as a shortcut, you might not have seen that a whole section of the Manhattan Town Center Mall parking lot is currently fenced off. 

Jeff Sutton, marketing manager for Manhattan Town Center, took some time out of his day to tell us about what was going on.

“We are in the process of tearing down the old Sears store,” Sutton said. “We’re planning on demolition taking a couple months for complete tear down of the old Sears building.  There’s not an exact date set, but it takes a little time to get it all down safely.”

Rumors have been flying in Manhattan about a possible IMAX Theatre going into the mall, but so far these rumors have not been confirmed.

When asked what was going into the old Sears location, Sutton told the Post that there has yet to be a formal announcement. We speculate an announcement will probably not happen until paperwork has been approved.