The Parks Mall at Arlington

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.[2] Major anchor stores include Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's, J. C. Penney, Macy's, and Nordstrom Rack.

Atrium
The Parks Mall at Arlington
One of the Parking decks at Parks Mall.
LocationArlington, Texas
Coordinates32.6800°N 97.1295°W / 32.6800; -97.1295
Address3811 South Cooper Street
Opening date1988[1]
DeveloperHomart Development Company
ManagementBrookfield Properties Retail Group
OwnerBrookfield Properties Retail Group (51%), CBRE Group (49%)
No. of stores and services180
No. of anchor tenants8
Total retail floor area1,510,000 square feet (140,000 m2)[1]
No. of floors2 (3 in Dillard's, 4 in Parking Garage outside J. C. Penney)
Websitetheparksmallarlington.com
The South Court

History

Opened in 1988, the mall was developed by Homart Development Company and Herring Marathon. Original anchor stores were J. C. Penney, Dillard's, Mervyns, and Sears.[3] Foley's (bought out by Macy's in 2006) joined in 1994 as a fifth anchor.[4]

It expanded again in 2002 with a new wing featuring Galyan's (now Dick's Sporting Goods) and The Great Indoors.[5][6] The Great Indoors closed in 2003.[7]

When Mervyns closed in 2006, it was replaced with several new tenants, including Barnes & Noble, The Cheesecake Factory, and Forever 21.[8]

On July 11, 2020, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 28 stores nationwide.[9] Since then, Sears at The Parks has closed.

See also

List of shopping malls in Texas

References
  1. "General Growth Properties: The Parks At Arlington". Ggp.com. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  2. "Star Telegram: Search Results". Nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. ULI Market Profiles - Google Books. 2010-11-10. ISBN 9780874207019. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  4. "Stores: The Bulletin of the N.R.D.G.A. - Google Books". 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  5. "Southcentral Regional Digest (6/26/02): Arlington, Texas, Mall Anchors to Open in August". Crenews.com. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  6. "Developer to Begin Work on Arlington, Texas, Mall's Expansion.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)". Highbeam.com. 5 May 2000. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  7. "Sears to close Parks mall's Great Indoors store". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  8. "Four Arlington Development Projects Among Region's Best Real Estate Deals for 2007 - Arlington, TX". Americantowns.com. 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  9. https://www.forbes.com/sites/warrenshoulberg/2020/07/12/total-sears-and-kmart-store-count-going-down-to-just-95/#769921f460eb
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