The Parks Mall at Arlington is a shopping mall that opened in 1988 at 3811 South Cooper Street (FM 157) and Interstate 20 in South Arlington, Texas between Fort Worth and Dallas. It went through a renovation in 1996. It is one of the leading shopping destinations in the Metroplex. The Dallas Morning News calls it "An overcrowded entertainment destination". It is the third-largest mall in Tarrant County behind its competitor, North East Mall.[citation needed] Major anchor stores include Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's, JC Penney, Macy's, and Nordstrom Rack.
 Entrance Sign at The Parks Mall | |
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| Location | Arlington, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 32°40′48″N 97°07′46″W / 32.6800°N 97.1295°W |
| Address | 3811 South Cooper Street |
| Opening date | 1988[1] |
| Developer | Homart Development Company |
| Management | Brookfield Properties |
| Owner | Brookfield Properties (51%), CBRE Group (49%) |
| No. of stores and services | 180 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 8 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,510,000 square feet (140,000 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 2 (3 in Dillard's, 4 in Parking Garage outside J. C. Penney) |
| Website | www |
History
editThe Parks at Arlington was built in 1987 and had a grand opening in 1988, the mall was developed by Homart Development Company and Herring Marathon. The original anchor stores were Dillard's, Mervyns, and Sears.[2]
In 1989, The Parks was expanded and Houston-based Foley's (now Macy's) was added as the fourth anchor store.[3] Five years later, JCPenney was added as the fifth anchor store.
It expanded again in 2002 with a new wing featuring Galyan's (now Dick's Sporting Goods) and The Great Indoors.[4][5] The Great Indoors closed in 2003[6] and the space was taken over by Steve & Barry's in the mid-2000s.[citation needed]
When Mervyns closed in 2006, it was replaced with several new tenants, including Barnes & Noble, The Cheesecake Factory, and Forever 21.[7]
In 2016, the former Steve and Barry’s got taken over by Round1 Amusement.[8]
On July 11, 2020, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 28 stores nationwide.[9] It was reopened in August 2021 as Sears Hometown Inc.[10] The Sears Hometown closed some time after.
On June 28, 2023, it was announced that a Dick’s House of Sports will replacing the former Sears at the mall. The store is slated to open by June 30, 2026.[11] The space Dick's currently occupies will be converted into one or more tenants by 2030.[12]
Anchor
editCurrent:
- Dillard’s (opened 1988, added 3rd floor in 1991)
- JCPenney (opened 1996)
- Macy’s (opened 1990 as Foley’s, became Macy’s in 2006)
- Dicks Sporting Goods (opened 2003 as Galyan’s, became Dicks Sporting Goods in 2004, soon to be moved to Sears Space in 2026 for reserved House of Sports)
Former:
- Mervyn’s (opened 1988, closed 2006)
- Sears (opened 1988, closed 2019)
Gallery
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North Court -
South Court
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "General Growth Properties: The Parks At Arlington". Ggp.com. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ ULI Market Profiles: 1990. 1990. ISBN 978-0874207019.
- ^ "Stores: The Bulletin of the N.R.D.G.A. - Google Books". December 17, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Southcentral Regional Digest (6/26/02): Arlington, Texas, Mall Anchors to Open in August". Crenews.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Developer to Begin Work on Arlington, Texas, Mall's Expansion.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)". Highbeam.com. May 5, 2000. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Sears to close Parks mall's Great Indoors store". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Four Arlington Development Projects Among Region's Best Real Estate Deals for 2007 - Arlington, TX". Americantowns.com. March 3, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Locations". Round1 USA. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Shoulberg, Warren (July 13, 2020). "Total Sears and Kmart Store Count Going Down to Just 95". Forbes. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Sears Hometown Store - Arlington, TX". Yelp. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Broussard, Kailey (June 28, 2023). "Arlington leaders approve Parks Mall redevelopment plan that includes Dick's House of Sport". KERA News. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ Schrock, Susan (July 20, 2023). "Parks Mall at Arlington Set to Open Dick's House of Sport as Part of Multi-Phase Redevelopment Plan". www.arlingtontx.gov. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
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