The Parks Mall At Arlington - Wikipedia

Shopping mall in Arlington, Texas, U.S. The Parks Mall at Arlington

Entrance Sign at The Parks Mall
Location	Arlington, Texas, United Stares
Coordinates	32°40′48″N 97°07′46″W / 32.6800°N 97.1295°W / 32.6800; -97.1295
Address	3811 South Cooper Street
Opening date	February 24, 1988; 38 years ago (1988-02-24)
Developer	Homart Development Company
Management	GGP
Owner	Brookfield Properties (51%)CBRE Group (49%)
Stores and services	180
Anchor tenants	8
Floor area	1,510,000 square feet (140,000 m2)[1]
Floors	2 (3 in Dillard's, 4 in Parking Garage outside J. C. Penney)
Website	www.theparksmallarlington.com

The Parks Mall at Arlington is a shopping mall that opened in February 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. Major anchor stores include Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, and Nordstrom Rack.

History

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Construction of the Parks Mall began in 1985, with constructing ramping up in 1986 with a $21 million building permit for the mall.[2] It officially opened on February 24, 1988.[3]

The mall was developed by Homart Development Company and Herring Marathon. The original anchor stores were Dillard's, Mervyn's, and Sears.[4]

In 1989, The Parks was expanded and Houston-based Foley's (now Macy's) was added as the fourth anchor store.[5] 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.[6][7] The Great Indoors closed in 2003[8] 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.[9]

In 2016, the former Steve and Barry’s got taken over by Round1 Amusement.[10][better source needed]

On July 11, 2020, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 28 stores nationwide.[11] It was reopened in August 2021 as Sears Hometown Inc.[12] The Sears Hometown closed some time after.[when?]

On June 28, 2023, it was announced that a Dick’s House of Sports will be replacing the former Sears at the mall. The store is slated to open by June 30, 2026.[13] The space Dick's Sporting Goods currently occupies will be converted into one or more tenants by 2030.[14]

Anchor stores

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Current:

• Dillard’s (opened 1988, added 3rd floor in 1991)
• JCPenney (opened 1996)
• Macy’s (opened 1990 as Foley’s, became Macy’s in 2006)
• Dick's 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
• South entrance, February 2020
• South court, October 2022
• Ice rink, February 2020
• East entrance detail, February 2020
• Dillard's entrance, February 2020
• JCPenney entrance, February 2020
• Main court facing south, February 2020
• Macy's court, October 2022
• South court facing Barnes and Noble, October 2022
• North wing, October 2022
• South wing, February 2022

See also

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• List of shopping malls in Texas

References

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1. ^ "General Growth Properties: The Parks At Arlington". Ggp.com. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
2. ^ Selix, Casey (November 10, 1986). "Mall boosts construction activity for '86". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 20A. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "City now a top draw in retailing". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. February 24, 1988. p. 4A. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ ULI Market Profiles: 1990. Urban Land Institute. 1990. ISBN 978-0874207019.
5. ^ "Stores: The Bulletin of the N.R.D.G.A. - Google Books". December 17, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
6. ^ "Southcentral Regional Digest (6/26/02): Arlington, Texas, Mall Anchors to Open in August". Crenews.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
7. ^ Powell, Barbara (May 5, 2000). "Developer to Begin Work on Arlington, Texas, Mall's Expansion". Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2025 – via HighBeam.
8. ^ "Sears to close Parks mall's Great Indoors store". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
9. ^ "Four Arlington Development Projects Among Region's Best Real Estate Deals for 2007 - Arlington, TX". Americantowns.com. March 3, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
10. ^ "Locations". Round1 USA. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
11. ^ Shoulberg, Warren (July 13, 2020). "Total Sears and Kmart Store Count Going Down to Just 95". Forbes. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
12. ^ "Sears Hometown Store - Arlington, TX". Yelp. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
13. ^ 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.
14. ^ 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.

External links

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• General Growth Properties: The Parks At Arlington

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