Town East Mall Explained

Town East Mall
Location:	Mesquite, Texas
Developer:	Homart Development Company
Manager:	Brookfield Properties
Owner:	Brookfield Properties
Number Of Stores:	164
Number Of Anchors:	5 (1 vacant)
Floor Area:	1223724square feet
Floors:	2 plus 3rd floor food court
Footnotes:	^[1]

Town East Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite, Texas, United States. The mall features Macy's, Dillard's, JCPenney, and Dick's Sporting Goods.

History

The mall opened on October 6, 1971.^[2]

In 1978, the mall was used by director Ron Howard to film portions of the movie Cotton Candy.^[3]

In late 2004, the property underwent a $20 million renovation.^[4]

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 shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its brick-and-mortar format.^{[6] [7]}

See also

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

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Town East Mall . Brookfield Properties.
2. Web site: [News Script: Shopping center]. 1971.
3. News: Tomorrow, a Rare Bite Into Ron Howard's Dallas-Made Cotton Candy at Tradewinds . ROBERT . WILONSKY . . October 12, 2010.
4. News: Town East set for face lift . Sandra . Zaragoza . . November 14, 2004.
5. DICK'S Sporting Goods Announces Grand Opening of Four New Stores in Three States . . February 27, 2018.
6. Web site: The last Sears department store in Dallas-Fort Worth is closing. 2 February 2021.
7. Web site: Sears and Kmart closing more stores. Is your location closing in 2021? See the updated closure list.