Barton Creek Square
 Map of Barton Creek Square Mall | |
 | |
| Location | Austin, Texas, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°15′27″N 97°48′24″W / 30.2576°N 97.8068°WCoordinates: 30°15′27″N 97°48′24″W / 30.2576°N 97.8068°W |
| Opening date | August 19, 1981 |
| Developer | Simon Property Group |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| No. of stores and services | 155[1] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 (5 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,429,503 sq ft (132,805.2 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | simon |
Barton Creek Square is an enclosed shopping mall located in southwest Austin, Texas in the United States, near the intersection of Texas State Highway Loop 1 and Texas State Highway Loop 360. The mall is eponymously named after Barton Creek, Texas. Anchor stores are two Dillard's locations, JCPenney, Macy's, and Nordstrom.
History[]
The Barton Creek Mall was opened in 1981.[2] The mall was originally anchored by Sears, JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, Foley's, Dillard's, and Austin-based Scarbrough's department store.[3] In November 1981, the mall became the first in Texas to have Braille and bold print signage throughout the center.[4]
A renovation in 2003 added a Nordstrom department store in the place of a Montgomery Ward which had gone out of business two years prior. Further renovations occurred in 2013, which included a redesigned food court.[5]
In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Barton Creek Square, into Seritage Growth Properties.[6] On October 15, 2018, it was announced that the Sears store would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide.
On August 4, 2018, a Disney Junior themed kids zone opened right next to Brighton Collectibles.[7]
In 2019, the mall's owners, Simon Malls, embarked on a renovation, which included a new paint scheme, flooring, LED lighting, glass handrails, as well as exterior additions such as canopies, fire pits, and turf areas. The renovation also included the addition of a co-working space near Nordstrom, which includes workstations with televisions and charging stations.[8]
In 2020, on March 17 the mall limited its hours to 11am to 7pm in response to Coronavirus disease 2019; the next day, Simon Property Group announced in a press release[9] it would close all its US domestic malls until March 29.
References[]
- ^ "Barton Creek Square" (PDF). Simon Property Group. May 2, 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Edgemon, Erin (February 15, 2019). "Why Simon is overhauling Barton Creek Square mall". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ Iadenorf, Kirk (August 12, 1981). "Mall may get seventh big store". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ Powell, Rebecca (November 15, 1981). "Barton Creek Square Mall Becomes The First Texas Shopping Mall To Install Braille Signage". Austin, Texas. Southwest Newswire.
- ^ Dinges, Gary. "Dinges: Barton Creek Square mall getting face-lift". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ "At Barton Creek Square | Seritage". seritage.com.
- ^ "Disney Junior Play Zone Grand Opening | Barton Creek Mall".
- ^ Hawkins, Lori (February 14, 2019). "Barton Creek Square is getting a makeover to get you to hang out longer". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ "Simon Property Group Temporarily Closes All Domestic Properties". March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
External links[]
 | This article about a United States shopping mall is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
 | This article about a building or structure in Texas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
 | This article related to Austin, Texas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- Simon Property Group
- Shopping malls in Austin, Texas
- Shopping malls established in 1980
- United States shopping mall stubs
- Texas building and structure stubs
- Austin, Texas stubs