North Hills Mall (North Richland Hills)
| Location | North Richland Hills in Tarrant County, Texas, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°49′45″N 97°13′06″W / 32.82924°N 97.21834°WCoordinates: 32°49′45″N 97°13′06″W / 32.82924°N 97.21834°W |
| Address | 7624 Grapevine Highway |
| Opening date | 1979[1] |
| Closing date | 2004[1] |
| Owner | Burk Collins & Co[2] |
| No. of stores and services | 85 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 558,000 sq ft (51,800 m2)[2] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
North Hills Mall was built in 1979 at 7624 Grapevine Hwy (SH 26) in North Richland Hills, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, with its grand opening on 12 September 1979. It flourished and co-existed with nearby North East Mall until the latter expanded in 1999. The reconstruction process of the Interstate 820/Airport Freeway junction limited access to it, also contributing to its demise.
In November 1999, the mall was acquired by a new group of real estate investors who planned to turn it into "entertainment" hub in order to differentiate it from North East Mall's fashion focus. Plans included a Cinemark Theatre, an Olympic-sized ice rink, a 200-foot fountain, a manmade 3-acre lake, and indoor mobile transportation. However, obstacles such as continued construction on Interstate 820/Airport Freeway, a slow start to construction, and an ever-increasingly popular mall across the street caused the renovation to never materialize.
The mall closed in October 2004 at about 20% occupancy with the exception of Mervyn's (which closed in 2006 as it left the retail market in Texas) and sat vacant until it was demolished in early 2007.[3][4][5]
Former anchors
- Sanger-Harris (converted to Foley's in January 1987)
- Foley's (moved to North East Mall in October 2001)
- Cox's (converted to Stripling & Cox in 1983, closed in 2000)
- Mervyn's
- General Cinema[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Redevelopment of North Hills Mall" (PDF). City of North Richland Hills. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2006. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
- 1 2 Taylor, Lisa Y. (March 17, 2000). "North Hills Mall draws new entertainment venues". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
- ↑ Dennis, Debra (January 6, 2007). "North Hills Mall called safety hazard, will be demolished". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- 1 2 "North Hills Mall, North Richland Hills, TX". Dead Malls dot com. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ↑ "Dead Malls - North Hills Mall". Labelscar dot com. Retrieved July 10, 2012.