Grapevine Mills

Grapevine Mills

Last Call Neiman Marcus at Grapevine Mills
Location	Grapevine, Texas, United States
Coordinates	32°57′58″N 97°2′34″W / 32.96611°N 97.04278°W / 32.96611; -97.04278Coordinates: 32°57′58″N 97°2′34″W / 32.96611°N 97.04278°W / 32.96611; -97.04278
Address	3000 Grapevine Mills Pkway
Opening date	October 30, 1997; 24 years ago (October 30, 1997)
Developer	The Mills Corporation
Management	Simon Property Group
Owner	Simon Property Group (59.3%)
No. of stores and services	201[1]
No. of anchor tenants	22
Total retail floor area	1,781,628 sq ft (165,518.7 m2)[2]
No. of floors	1
Website	grapevinemills.com

Grapevine Mills is a shopping mall in Grapevine, Texas in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. Grapevine Mills currently totals over 1,781,628 square feet (165,518.7 square meters) in size.

Grapevine Mills opened on October 30, 1997, and is one of the largest malls owned by The Mills platform of Simon Property Group. The mall features over 20 anchors and over 200 specialty retailers, as well as a variety of theme restaurants, casual dining and cutting-edge entertainment venues.

Grapevine Mills is located within a major retail area just east of Lake Grapevine and two miles (3km) north of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.^[3] It has a racetrack floor plan and the AMC Dine-In Grapevine Mills 30.^[4]

It is the second-largest mall in Tarrant County, Texas, with North East Mall being largest.

History[]

Ross Dress For Less

Grapevine Mills opened on October 30, 1997 as a joint venture between The Mills Corp. and Simon DeBartolo.^[5] It was one of the first malls to use the "Mills experience" which involved bringing in major department stores and outlet stores as anchors, as well as off-price retail chains and large stores that offer a wide range of products.^[5] Mills-owned malls also had "Entertainment Zones" that included restaurants, games, and movie theaters.^[5] In 1999, the Polar Ice rink opened at the mall.^[6]

In July 2002, Simon Property Group sold its shares in the mall.^[7] In November 2002, the ESPN X Games Skate Park opened at the mall.^[8] In January 2007, Mills Corp accepted a $1.35 billion buyout offer from Brookfield Management.^[9] The following month, Simon Property Group offered $1.6 billion for the company and Mills accepted the higher offer.^[10][11] As part of the acquisition, Simon Property Group took over the 38 malls owned by the Mills Corp. at the time, including Grapevine Mills.^[11][12]

Legoland[]

In 2009, Grapevine Mills Mall owner Simon property group announced that Merlin Entertainments would add a Legoland Discovery Center inside the mall.^[13] It opened on March 25, 2011, with 35,000 square feet (3,300 m²) inside the space that had housed Woodward Skatepark.^[14][15][16] Lego-themed attractions included an interactive laser ride, a 3D movie and a play area for kids.^[15] In October 2011, the city council approved an expansion of Legoland at the mall.^[17]

Aquarium[]

In May 2010, the mall announced plans to build the Sea Life Grapevine Aquarium.^[18][19] It was constructed across from the new Legoland in the former space of the GameWorks video game arcade.^[19] It opened on July 12, 2011.^[20] At the time of opening, the aquarium had over 30 displays, a 160,000 gallon tank with a tunnel for guests to walk through and a tide pool where visitors could interact with certain animals.^[21][22]

Famous Footwear Outlet

Renovation[]

In 2012, the city of Grapevine approved $14 million for renovations of the mall.^[23][24] The mall's new look was based on the newly renovated Opry Mills mall in Nashville.^[25] Renovations began were completed in 2016.^[26] New stores were added, such as Michael Kors, Under Armour, Coach, and H&M.^[27]

2017-Present[]

In January 2017, FieldhouseUSA, an indoor sports facility, opened at Grapevine Mills.^[28] In February 2019, the first Peppa Pig World of Play store in the United States opened at Grapevine Mills.^[29][30] On July 7, 2020, it was announced that Neiman Marcus Last Call would be closing permanently.^[31]

Department Stores & Anchors[]

• AMC Dine-In Grapevine Mills 30 (108,733 sq ft (10,102 m²))
• American Freight (22,934 sq ft (2,131 m²))
• Burlington Coat Factory (100,102 sq ft (9,300 m²))
• Camille La Vie (23,257 sq ft (2,161 m²))
• The Children's Place (20,106 sq ft (1,868 m²)., formerly located in a smaller 5,133 sq ft (477 m²). location)
• Forever 21 (24,203 sq ft (2,249 m²))
• Fieldhouse USA
• H&M
• Legoland Discovery Centre (44,000 sq ft (4,088 m²))
• Lunar Mini Golf
• Marshalls (29,397 sq ft (2,731 m²))
• Neiman Marcus Last Call (33,429 sq ft (3,106 m²))
• Nike Factory Store (20,150 sq ft (1,872 m²))
• Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse
• Old Navy (23,329 sq ft (2,167 m²))
• Rainforest Cafe (22,602 sq ft (2,100 m²))
• Ross Dress for Less
• Round One
• Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue (34,982 sq ft (3,250 m²))
• Sea Life Grapevine Aquarium
• Sun & Ski Sports (30,127 sq ft (2,799 m²))
• VF Outlet

Former Department Stores & Anchors[]

• Woodward Skatepark: became Legoland Discovery Center^[32]
• ESPN X Games Skatepark: became Woodward Skatepark^[33]
• Jekyll & Hyde Club: became ESPN X Games Skatepark
• GameWorks: became Sea Life Grapevine Aquarium^[34]
• Just for Feet: became Nike Factory Store^[35]
• Off Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills: became Forever 21^[36]
• The Sports Authority (closed in August 2016 with liquidation of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy)^[37]
• Steve & Barry's (48,763 sq ft (4,530 m²))(closed beginning of 2009 with liquidation of chain)^[38]
• Virgin Megastore (27,490 sq ft (2,554 m²)) (closed 2009)^[39]
• Western Warehouse (20,130 sq ft (1,870 m²)) (closed in 2009 with liquidation of chain)^[40]
• Dick Clark's American Bandstand Grill^[41]
• Dr Pepper Starcenter: now Round One
• JCPenney Outlet Store (closed in 2013, became Fieldhouse USA)^[42]
• Bed Bath & Beyond (40,340 sq ft (3,748 m²))

See also[]

• Katy Mills
• North East Mall
• List of shopping malls in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex

Notes[]

External links[]

• Grapevine Mills