The Parks Mall at Arlington

One of the Parking decks at Parks Mall.
Location	Arlington, Texas
Coordinates	32°40′48″N 97°07′46″W / 32.6800°N 97.1295°W / 32.6800; -97.1295
Address	3811 South Cooper Street
Opening date	1988[1]
Developer	Homart Development Company
Management	Brookfield Properties
Owner	Brookfield Properties (51%), CBRE Group (49%)
No. of stores and services	180
No. of anchor tenants	8
Total retail floor area	1,510,000 square feet (140,000 m2)[1]
No. of floors	2 (3 in Dillard's, 4 in Parking Garage outside J. C. Penney)
Website	theparksmallarlington.com

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.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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 Galyan’s, became Dicks Sporting Goods in 2004, soon to be moved to Sears Space in 2026 for reserved House of Sports)

Former:

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

Gallery

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  North Court
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  South Court