Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill at Towson Town Center will close its doors after nearly 17 years in the location, according to a notice filed Monday with the state. Some 68 workers will be laid off by June as a result.

The upscale restaurant, formerly known as Stoney River Legendary Steaks, opened in 2009 as part of Towson Town Center’s 100,000-square-foot expansion that included a “luxury wing.” It was joined by the Cheesecake Factory and the now-closed P.F. Chang’s China Bistro.

The luxury wing has since emptied, losing retailers such as Burberry, Swarovski and Louis Vuitton. Tory Burch, Pottery Barn, White House Black Market, Tumi and Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chão are all that remain in that section of the mall.

Stoney River’s closure follows two other announcements this month about departures from the Towson mall. Capitol Luggage and Leather closed Sunday and Apple plans to shutter its store there in July.

Today, the mall is nearly 25% vacant.

“After close evaluation of the market, we have made the difficult decision to close the Towson location,” said Chris Conlon, executive vice president of operations at SPB Hospitality, which operates Stoney River. “Employees have been offered various opportunities, including the option to transfer to nearby locations.”

Stoney River’s Towson location is one of two in Maryland, with its second at the Annapolis Mall in Anne Arundel County.

General Growth Properties, operator of Towson Town Center and a subsidiary of Brookfield Property Partners, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Stoney River was founded in 2000 by the Nashville-based restaurant operator O’Charley’s. The restaurant chain changed hands multiple times before landing in the portfolio of Houston-based SPB Hospitality in 2021.

SPB Hospitality operates several restaurant chains, including Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom, Rock Bottom Brewery, Gordon Biersch and Seven Bridges Grille & Brewery.

Malls are on the decline, with only 1,200 open nationwide. That’s down from 2,500 in the 1980s.

Some residents and elected officials say the struggles at Towson Town Center can be traced to changes in shopping habits and safety concerns, including an assault and robbery in November.

Retailers told The Banner this month that out-of-order escalators and mall security that can’t keep up with shoplifting are also to blame.

Banner reporter Darreonna Davis contributed to this article.