The Parks Mall at Arlington

The Parks Mall at Arlington
The Parks Mall at Arlington logo
Entrance Sign at The Parks Mall
LocationArlington, Texas, United Stares
Coordinates32°40′48″N 97°07′46″W / 32.6800°N 97.1295°W / 32.6800; -97.1295
Address3811 South Cooper Street
OpenedFebruary 24, 1988 (1988-02-24)
DeveloperHomart Development Company
ManagementGGP
OwnerGGP (51%)
CBRE Group (49%)
Stores180
8
Floor area1,510,000 square feet (140,000 m2)[1]
Floors2 (3 in Dillard's, 4 in Parking Garage outside J. C. Penney)
Websitewww.theparksmallarlington.com Edit this at Wikidata

The Parks Mall at Arlington (or simply Parks Mall) is a super-regional shopping mall in Arlington, Texas, a suburb in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The mall is located in southern Arlington at the intersection of Interstate 20 and South Cooper Street (FM 157).

Opened in 1988, the mall is the only indoor shopping center in Arlington following the closure of Forum 303 Mall and Six Flags Mall. At 1.5 million square feet (140,000 m2), it is the third-largest indoor mall in Tarrant County, behind only Grapevine Mills and North East Mall.

The mall is anchored by Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, Dick's House of Sport, Round One, Nordstrom Rack, and an 18-screen AMC multiplex, with one additional vacant anchor building. The mall also features an indoor ice rink.

History

A high-ceiling mall atrium. The food court is on second floor on the left side. At the center is a tiled obelisk depicting birds, cacti, and lion heads.
Main atrium. The obelisk is based on a fountain in Arlington's historic downtown.[2]

Construction of the Parks Mall began in 1985, with constructing ramping up in 1986 with a $21 million building permit for the mall.[3] It officially opened on February 24, 1988.[4]

The mall was developed by Homart Development Company and Herring Marathon. The original anchor stores were Dillard's, Mervyn's, and Sears.[5]

In 1989, The Parks was expanded and Houston-based Foley's (now Macy's) was added as the fourth anchor store.[6] 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.[7][8] The Great Indoors closed in 2003[9] 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.[10]

In 2016, the former Steve and Barry’s got taken over by Round1 Amusement.[11]

On July 11, 2020, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 28 stores nationwide.[12] It was reopened in August 2021 as Sears Hometown Inc.[13] The Sears Hometown closed some time after.

Forever 21 closed in 2025. The space was converted into the Irish fashion retailer Primark which announced they would open in summer 2026. The new Primark store became the third store in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. Primark opened on June 25, 2026.[14]

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 opened to the public on June 26, 2026.[15][16] The space Dick's Sporting Goods currently occupies will be converted into one or more tenants by 2030.[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "General Growth Properties: The Parks At Arlington". Ggp.com. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  2. ↑ Fuller, Daniel. "Joan Brown's The Lion at Arlington Park, 1988 The Parks Mall at Arlington". danieljfuller.com. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  3. ↑ Selix, Casey (November 10, 1986). "Mall boosts construction activity for '86". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 20A. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "City now a top draw in retailing". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. February 24, 1988. p. 4A. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ ULI Market Profiles: 1990. Urban Land Institute. 1990. ISBN 978-0874207019.
  6. ↑ "Stores: The Bulletin of the N.R.D.G.A. - Google Books". December 17, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Southcentral Regional Digest (6/26/02): Arlington, Texas, Mall Anchors to Open in August". Crenews.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Sears to close Parks mall's Great Indoors store". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Four Arlington Development Projects Among Region's Best Real Estate Deals for 2007 - Arlington, TX". Americantowns.com. March 3, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Locations". Round1 USA. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  12. ↑ Shoulberg, Warren (July 13, 2020). "Total Sears and Kmart Store Count Going Down to Just 95". Forbes. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Sears Hometown Store - Arlington, TX". Yelp. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  14. ↑ Primark. "Primark's Texas Takeover Accelerates: The Parks Mall at Arlington Store Arriving June 25". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
  15. ↑ "The Parks Mall at Arlington". The Parks Mall at Arlington. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ 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.
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