The Parks Mall at Arlington

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The Parks Mall at Arlington
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The Parks Mall at Arlington
Location Arlington, Texas
Coordinates 32°40′48″N97°07′46″W / 32.6800°N 97.1295°W / 32.6800; -97.1295
Address3811 South Cooper Street
Opening dateFebruary 24, 1988;36 years ago (1988-02-24)
Developer Homart Development Company
Management Brookfield Properties
Owner Brookfield Properties (51%), CBRE Group (49%)
No. of stores and services180
No. of anchor tenants 8
Total retail floor area 1,510,000 square feet (140,000 m2) [1]
No. of floors2 (3 in Dillard's, 4 in Parking Garage outside J. C. Penney)
Website www.theparksmallarlington.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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.

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History

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, Mervyns, 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]

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.

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. [13] The space Dick's currently occupies will be converted into one or more tenants by 2030. [14]

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  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.
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  11. ↑ Shoulberg, Warren (July 13, 2020). "Total Sears and Kmart Store Count Going Down to Just 95". Forbes. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
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