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CLEVELAND, Ohio — An Amazon Fulfillment Center could be moving into the vacant Randall Park Mall, according to the Port of Cleveland.

In a press release on Thursday, they said the board of directors of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority met today to review and approve a request to provide bond financing for a proposed redevelopment of the mall.

Vacant Randall Park Mall on 7.20.17 (photo courtesy: FOX 8’s Kevin Freeman)

The project being developed to contain the 855,000 square foot Amazon.com center will bring at least 1,200 new full-time jobs for Northeast Ohio, according to a press release.

courtesy: Port of Cleveland

“The Amazon.com project clearly demonstrates that our region is a growing hub for distribution and logistics-intensive business,” said Will Friedman, Port President and CEO, adding the development could bring new life to the large piece of commercial property.

The Port of Cleveland described this as a significant step in bringing the facility to Northeast Ohio.

  • Courtesy: Seph Lawless
  • Courtesy: Seph Lawless
  • Courtesy: Seph Lawless
  • Courtesy: Seph Lawless
  • Courtesy: Seph Lawless
  • Courtesy: Seph Lawless
  • Courtesy: Seph Lawless
  • Courtesy: Seph Lawless
  • Courtesy: Seph Lawless
  • Courtesy: Seph Lawless
  • Courtesy: Seph Lawless
  • Courtesy: Seph Lawless
  • Courtesy: Seph Lawless

Randall Park Mall opened in 1976 and has been closed and vacant since 2009. Officials investigated an arson at the mall in May 2016.

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*Check out photos, above, from inside Randall Park Mall courtesy of photographer Seph Lawless*