Plan to redevelop Lakeside Mall is moving forward in Sterling Heights

A plan to redevelop Lakeside Mall was brought to a vote Tuesday night, with council members deciding to move forward with a massive revamp for the struggling mall. The new billion-dollar plan calls for turning the 110-acre property into a mixed-use development. Sterling Heights signed off on a memorandum of understanding by a 5-2 vote with the developer but doesn’t expect the ground to be broken any time soon. The idea has always been to turn the dying mall into more than just a retail space but an entirely new community, the council, got a look at the latest renderings Tuesday (Nov. 1) night.