Seminole County reached out to WFTV with some new info in regard to the announcement of the closing of the Seminole Towne Center. Officials state that the deal for the mall did not fall through, the sale is still planned to go through, and the mall’s closure is part of said deal.

The mostly vacant Seminole Towne Center — once billed as a premier mall for well-heeled shoppers in Seminole County — will shutter most of its property by the end of the month, after years of struggling with closed stores and acres of empty parking lots.

Goodbye Seminole Towne Center, hello Costco and company. WESH 2 News has confirmed with sources in the city of Sanford working closely with the sale, demolition and rebuilding of the mall property near I-4 and State Road 46,