Macroplaza Mall
| Location | Pasadena, Texas, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 29°41′40″N 95°11′58″W / 29.6945675°N 95.1994003°W |
| Address | 1101 Southmore Avenue[1] |
| Opened | March 4, 1982[2] |
Previous names | Pasadena Town Square Mall Plaza Paseo Mall |
| Developer | Federated Stores Realty |
| Owner | 2015 Shopping Mall Business LLC[1] |
| Stores | 1 as of 2025 |
| 4 (all vacant) | |
| Floor area | 335,840 square feet (31,201 m2) |
| Floors | 1 (2 in former Dillard's, former Macy's, and former Sears) |
Macroplaza Mall, formerly Pasadena Town Square Mall and Plaza Paseo Mall, is a regional shopping mall in Pasadena, Texas, southeast of Houston. Developed by Federated Stores Realty, the real-estate arm of Federated Department Stores (now Macy’s Inc.)[3] and attached to an existing Foley's Department store, it opened in March 1982.
History
The mall originally featured Joske's, Foley's, and Palais Royal (Houston-based department store) as its anchor stores.[4] At the time it was built, its location was unusual as it was one of only a few malls in the Houston area not near a highway.[5] Joske's was rebranded as Dillard's in 1987 following the purchase of the Joske's chain. Sears was added as the fourth anchor in 1997 in an effort to increase traffic; and allow the mall to be seen as a larger regional mall.[6][7] All four Anchor Stores Dillard's, Sears, Macy's, and Palais Royal (department store) currently sit vacant.
A little more than a year after opening, mall developer Federated Department Stores Realty sold the mall, and three others, to mall manager JMB Realty Corporation for $112 million.[3] In 2002, the mall was purchased from American General by a local developer.[8] Foley's converted to Macy's in 2006,[9] the same year Dillard's closed.[10] Macy's closed on March 27, 2017.
In 2015 the mall was purchased by Guardian Equity, which planned to remodel the common spaces.[11] In 2016 it was renamed Plaza Paseo Mall.[12][13]
In mid-2018, its name was again changed to Macroplaza Mall, to allude to it being a gathering place like the plaza of the same name to the south in Monterrey, Mexico, and to emphasize a new focus on the area's Mexican American community.
Palais Royal closed in 2020 when its parent company Stage Stores filed for bankruptcy.[14]
On November 9, 2020, it was announced that Sears would close on January 24, 2021, as part of a plan to close seven Sears stores nationwide, leaving the mall with no anchor stores.[15] It was revealed afterward the store would be converted and reopened as the smaller-format Sears Hometown store,[16] but closed in May 2022.[17]
References
- 1 2 "HCAD: Ownership History". public.hcad.org. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ↑ "On thursday, March 4, AT 11:30A.M., We kick off something you'll love". infoweb.newsbank.com. p. 60.
- 1 2 "8 Oct 1983, 50 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. October 8, 1983. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ↑ Buildings. Vol. 75. Stamats Publishing Company. 1981. ISSN 0007-3725. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Pasadena Town Square Pasadena, TX— MallHistory.com". Archived from the original on September 9, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Controlled Retail Growth Stabilizes Southwest—NREIOnline.com". November 1997. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ↑ "User account".
- ↑ "Group Has Deal for Pasadena, Texas, Mall. - Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | HighBeam Research". highbeam.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Federated to close Galleria Macy's store, convert area Foley's stores to Macy's - Houston Business Journal". bizjournals.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Weitzman to market Dillard's property - Houston Chronicle". chron.com. May 18, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Pasadena Town Square gets new Owner and Facelift". Houston Chronicle. September 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Plans Underway for new Pasadena Court Building". Houston Chronicle. January 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Armed Robbers Snatch Elderly Couples Purse and Wallet at Pasadena Mall". CW39.com News. November 2016.
- ↑ "Stage Stores, which runs Palais Royal, Bealls and Goody's, files for bankruptcy". The Washington Post. May 11, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Liquidation Sale Commences at Doomed Manchester Sears". November 13, 2020.
- ↑ "Sears Marcoplaza Mall Location Reopens As A Hometown Store". November 5, 2021.
- ↑ "The Final Chapter of Sears in Pasadena, as Hometown Store in Pasadena Town Square Mall prepares to close". www.houstonhistoricretail.com. May 25, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2025.