Town East Mall
Town East Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Mesquite, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, United States of America. Its anchor stores are Macy's (Opened as Sanger-Harris in 1971, became Foley's in 1987, became Macy's in 2006), Dillard's, JCPenney, and Dick’s Sporting Goods.
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| Location | Mesquite, Texas |
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| Opening date | 1971 |
| Developer | Homart Development Company |
| Management | Brookfield Properties Retail Group |
| Owner | Brookfield Properties Retail Group |
| No. of stores and services | 164 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,223,724 square feet (113,687.7 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 plus 3rd floor food court |
| Website | www |
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History
The mall opened on October 6, 1971.[2][3]
In 1978, the mall was used by director Ron Howard to film portions of the movie Cotton Candy.[4]
In late 2004, the property underwent a $20 million renovation.[2]
Dick's Sporting Goods opened as the 5th anchor store in the mall in March 2018.[5]
On January 29, 2021, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 23 stores nationwide. The store closed on April 18, 2021.[6][7]
In 2020 a loan was financed for the mall, however, Brookfield Properties has not been able to pay that loan off and the mall might be foreclosed.[8]
Notes
- "Town East Mall". Brookfield Properties Retail Group.
- Zaragoza, Sandra (November 14, 2004). "Town East set for face lift". American City Business Journals.
- "[News Script: Shopping center]". 1971.
- WILONSKY, ROBERT (October 12, 2010). "Tomorrow, a Rare Bite Into Ron Howard's Dallas-Made Cotton Candy at Tradewinds". Dallas Observer.
- "DICK'S Sporting Goods Announces Grand Opening of Four New Stores in Three States" (Press release). PR Newswire. February 27, 2018.
- "The last Sears department store in Dallas-Fort Worth is closing". 2 February 2021.
- "Sears and Kmart closing more stores. Is your location closing in 2021? See the updated closure list".
- "Town East Mall's owner hasn't been able to find a new lender". Dallas News. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-14.