North Hills Mall (North Richland Hills)
| Location | North Richland Hills in Tarrant County, Texas, United States |
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| 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. The mall 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 the mall, 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 for the updated North Hills Mall included a Cinemark Theatre, an Olympic-sized ice rink, a 200-foot fountain, a man-made 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 of 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 the entire building 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 Cinemas[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.
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