Stonebriar Centre

Stonebriar Centre

Location	Frisco, Denton County, Texas, U.S.
Opening date	August 4, 2000
Developer	General Growth Properties
Management	General Growth Properties
Owner	General Growth Properties
No. of stores and services	165
No. of anchor tenants	8
Total retail floor area	1,600,000 sq ft (148,645 m^2)[1]
No. of floors	3 (AMC theater is on the third level)
Website	http://www.shopstonebriar.com/

Stonebriar Centre is a mid-range shopping mall located at the intersection of SH 289 (Preston Road) and SH 121 (Sam Rayburn Tollway) in Frisco, Texas, United States. It contains six major department store anchors, a 24-screen movie theater, and a total of 165 tenants renting over 1,630,000 square feet (151,000 m²) gross leasable area.^[2] Until July 31, 2013, it had an NHL size ice arena as well.

History

In the 1980s Frisco government leaders realized they needed an economic engine, something that attracted not only people, but money. They decided there was no greater economic driver in North Texas than a shopping mall. In 1988, Jerry Rosenholtz of Homart, the parent company of Sears, planned on putting a million square foot mall in Frisco, a town of about 6,000 people.^[3]

When Plano learned of Homart's plan they offered $10 million if the company would move its planned mall across the road into their city limits. Frisco battled to keep the planned mall and was able to work out tax incentives to close the deal. Plano then convinced another company, General Growth Properties, to place a mall within their city limits. In 1995, General Growth Properties bought Homart which already had a signed agreement with Frisco.^[4] Frisco made a final offer to General Growth Properties of a half-cent sales tax rebate, property tax abatement for ten years, and infrustructure improvements in and around the mall. Plano continued to fight for the mall and Frisco eventually had to up its sales-tax grant. Frisco finally won the fight and on August 4, 2000 the 1,600,000-square-foot (150,000 m²) mall opened.^[5]

Reception

The mall generally received positive reviews and received a 3.5 star rating out of 5 stars,^[6] visitors gave compliments about the restaurants, but some said that they disliked the way the parking lots were designed.

Major tenants

Inside Stonebriar Centre mall

• AMC Theatre 24 — 103,450 sq ft (9,610 m²)
• Dick's Sporting Goods — 77,411 sq ft (7,190 m²),^[7] former Galyan's store until 2004
• Dillard's — 206,133 sq ft (19,150 m²),^[7] former Macy's store until 2006
• Forever 21 — 27,222 sq ft (2,530 m²)^[7]
• JCPenney — 162,347 sq ft (15,080 m²)^[7]
• Macy's — 200,544 sq ft (18,630 m²),^[7] formerly Foley's until 2006
• Nordstrom — 134,150 sq ft (12,460 m²)^[7]
• Sears — 162,018 sq ft (15,050 m²)^[7]
• Barnes & Noble — 34,272 sq ft (3,180 m²)^[7]
• Dave & Buster's — 49,784 sq ft (4,630 m²)^[7]
• H&M — 26,576 sq ft (2,470 m²)^[7]

Former tenants

• Galyan's (converted to Dick's Sporting Goods in 2004)
• Foley's (May Department Stores bought out by Federated; all Foley's stores rebranded as Macy's)
• Orange Cup (converted to Sugar Queen Cupcakes in 2012)

See also

• List of shopping malls in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex

References

1. General Growth Properties, Inc. Stonebriar Centre Information, Retrieved on 14 February 2007
2. General Growth Properties, Inc. Stonebriar Centre Overview. Retrieved on 14 February 2007.
3. Welcome to Boomtown
4. "Sears Completes Sale of Its Homart Unit". Reuters/The New York Times. December 27, 1995
5. dallasnews.com (2010-08-01). "Stonebriar Centre has transformed Frisco's look". Retrieved 2013-01-11.
6. "GGP: Stonebriar Centre". Retrieved December 1, 2012.
7. http://www.ggp.com/content/corporate/data/siteleaseplans/STONEBRIAR%20CENTRE-3812-LP2.pdf

External links

• Stonebriar Centre

Coordinates: 33°05′57″N 96°48′41″W / 33.099257°N 96.811476°W