A public-record guide for Bel Air
What is open, what is being demolished, what the Town has approved, and which tenants are actually confirmed.
Town phase numbers and developer project names describe the same property in different ways. This page keeps them separate.
Construction fencing appeared by July 13. The Town said demolition was expected to begin during the week of July 13 and take about two months. The rest of Harford Mall remains accessible, and its shops and restaurants remain open.
Redevelopment directory
Use the map for orientation, then follow each phase to its source-backed card. The shapes are simplified from public plans.
One property, three naming systems: the Town uses Phases I through VI, the developers use names such as Shops at Harford Mall and Derby Place, and ownership parcels do not always match either label.
Store 01, plans and permits
Approval is not the same as construction. Each card separates the Town's recorded action from the next thing worth watching.
The former Sears side is open as Shops at Harford Mall. The Town says its shops and restaurants remain accessible during demolition.
Watch next: tenant and access changes during nearby demolition.
The approved plan includes 249 apartments and an on-site parking deck. The approval was extended to January 4, 2027.
Watch next: building permit plans. None had been submitted as of March 5, 2026.
The approved plan replaces the former Macy's and part of the mall with the main Derby Place retail area, including a grocery store.
Target: the developer markets spring 2028 as its target opening.
The Town approved two additional retail buildings totaling 11,663 square feet, subject to conditions.
Watch next: final plan conditions and building permit activity.
The Town approved a 2,725-square-foot branch with a drive-through, subject to conditions.
Watch next: the traffic impact analysis must be approved before a building permit is issued.
The proposal would replace much of the remaining interior mall with three buildings totaling 43,209 square feet.
Record gap: no posted online approval record was found through July 15, 2026.
Store 02, named tenants
Signed means the tenant appears in current Derby Place leasing material. Announced is less certain. Canceled means an older plan did not proceed.
Shown in current Derby Place leasing material.
Shown in current Derby Place leasing material.
Shown in current Derby Place leasing material.
Publicly announced, but not shown in the current signed-tenant logos checked July 15.
An earlier plan for the former Sears area did not proceed. The area opened under a different tenant mix.
Store 03, newest first
Newest confirmed events stay at the top. Developer dates remain labeled as targets.
Store 04, getting around
What remains open, what is fenced, and which traffic conditions still stand between an approval and a building permit.
Store 05, direct links
Town records control approvals and unit counts. Current developer material controls branding, leasing claims, renderings, and target dates.
Store 06, three views
Three official or developer-supplied views of the property.
The mall's own locator map places Harford Mall among the major routes into Bel Air.
Source: Harford Mall
The Town's notice marks the former Macy's demolition area and the access expected to remain open.
Source: Town of Bel Air, June 30, 2026
The developer rendering shows the intended Derby Place retail character.
Source: Derby Place, developer rendering