Construction on Norfolk outlet mall underway

In this July 25, 2014 photo Councilman C.J. Small Jr. is pictured during a groundbreaking ceremony held for the McGowin Park Shopping Center near Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile, Ala. The city council member from Mobile, was hospitalized in stable condition Monday, May 23, 2016 after he was shot in the face while traveling in Johannesburg, South Africa, a family representative said. (Mike Brantley/Alabama Media Group via AP, File)

The city council member from Mobile, was hospitalized in stable condition after he was shot in the face while traveling in Johannesburg, South Africa, a family representative said. (Mike Brantley/Alabama Media Group via AP, File)

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Construction is underway for a new outlet mall in Norfolk.

Media outlets report that a groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday at the site of the Norfolk Premium Outlets.

The 85-store shopping center is expected to open in the summer of 2017.

Simon Property Group, which is developing the property, says the 332,000 square foot mall will create a mix of 800 full- and part-time jobs when it opens.

Officials have not said which stores will be coming to the mall.

The mall is expected to bring in more than $3 million in tax revenue to Norfolk.