Broadway Dimple stores being demolished as developers plan possible mixed-use project

Demolition has begun on the shuttered Dimple Records buildings in Land Park to make way for a possible new mixed-use real estate development project.

One of the storefronts at the corner of Broadway and Land Park Drive was completely gutted Wednesday afternoon, just a few months after the music store had closed for good.

The owners of Dimple Records announced their retirement in June, and all seven of their stores were closed by the end of September.

Property developer Jon Gianulias, whose family owns the two parcels where Dimple once did its business, said he is looking to finish demolition of the buildings in a few days – but after that he hopes to turn the space into a five-story mix of retail and housing.

“We’ll spend six months or so to work on the plan of what we think we want to try and bring to the city for approval,” Gianulias said. “Bottom floor retail with probably four floors of apartments over it.”

His family bought the parcel closer to Land Park Drive from Tower Records in 2006, right before it went out of business. Gianulias said his family already owned the other parcel for many years.

“There’s no pressure to bring back what it is exactly, but we as owners – and live in Land Park, grew up here – we know how great a piece of parcel it is,” Gianulias said. “We’re trying to do something really great that we can be proud of, and everyone says, ‘That is a really great looking project and building.’ ”

Gianulias said he and his family last December also finished development on the shopping center across the street, which contains a Noah’s Bagels and a Chipotle restaurant.

Dimple owners previously said that digital music streaming platforms and online retailers like Amazon had been cutting into their profits, which contributed to the chain’s closure. The departure of Dimple marked the end of the last major record store in the Sacramento area.