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.

Court of the mall
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
OwnerBrookfield Properties (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

History

The 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.[3]

In 1989, The Parks was expanded and Houston-based Foley's (now Macy's) was added as the fourth anchor store.[4] 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.[5][6] The Great Indoors closed in 2003[7] and the space was taken over by Steve & Barry's in the mid-2000s.

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

In 2016, the former Steve and Barry’s got taken over by Round1 Amusement.[9]

On July 11, 2020, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 28 stores nationwide.[10] It was reopened in August 2021 as Sears Hometown Inc.[11] The Sears Hometown closed some time after.

On 2023, It was announced that an Dick’s House of Sports will replacing a former Sears at the mall. The store was slated to open in 2026[12]

Anchor

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)
  • Dicks Sporting Goods (opened 2003 as Gaylans, became Dicks Sporting Goods in 2004?)

Former:

  • Mervyn’s (opened 1988, closed 2006)
  • Sears (opened 1988, closed 2019)
  • North Court
    North Court
  • South Court
    South Court

See also

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. "Locations". Round1 USA. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  10. "Total Sears and Kmart Store Count Going Down to Just 95".
  11. "Sears Hometown Store - Arlington, TX". Yelp. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  12. Broussard, Kailey (2023-06-28). "Arlington leaders approve Parks Mall redevelopment plan that includes Dick's House of Sport". KERA News. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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