Grapevine Mills

Grapevine Mills Mall
Neiman Marcus Last Call at Grapevine Mills
LocationGrapevine, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates32°57′58″N 97°2′34″W / 32.96611°N 97.04278°W / 32.96611; -97.04278
Address3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway
Opening dateOctober 30, 1997 (October 30, 1997)
Developer
ManagementSimon Property Group
Owner
Stores and services202[3]
Anchor tenants22
Floor area1,781,628 ft2 (165,518.7 m2)[4]
Floors1
Websitegrapevinemills.com

Grapevine Mills is an enclosed shopping mall in Grapevine, Texas, United States, in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The single-floor mall is located on State Highway 121 near Grapevine Lake, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.[5] The mall is nearly 1.8 million square feet (170,000 square meters) in size; it is the second-largest mall in Tarrant County, behind only North East Mall in Hurst.

The mall was opened in 1997 by The Mills Corporation and is currently operated by Simon Property Group. Like most Mills malls, Grapevine Mills contains a mixture of off-price retailers, restaurants, and entertainment venues.[6]

History

Development and opening

Grapevine Mills was announced in 1996 as a major retail development in suburban Texas. The ordinance for the project was approved by city officials on January 16, 1996.[7] Construction began on June 26, 1996. The mall would follow the Mills Corp.'s "shoppertainment" model, blending retail outlets with colorful architecture.[8]

Grapevine Mills opened on October 30, 1997 as a joint venture between The Mills Corporation, the KanAm Grund Group[9] and Simon DeBartolo Group.[10] 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.[10] Mills-owned malls also had "Entertainment Zones" that included restaurants, games, and movie theaters.[10] In 1999, the Polar Ice rink opened at the mall.[11]

2000s

In July 2002, Simon Property Group sold its shares in the mall.[12] In November 2002, the ESPN X Games Skate Park opened at the mall.[13] In January 2007, Mills Corp accepted a $1.35 billion buyout offer from Brookfield Asset Management.[14] The following month, Simon Property Group offered $1.6 billion for the company, and Mills accepted the higher offer.[15][16] As part of the acquisition, Simon Property Group, alongside Farallon Capital, took over the 38 malls owned by the Mills Corp. at the time, including Grapevine Mills.[16][17]

Legoland

In 2009, Simon Property Group announced that Merlin Entertainments would add a Legoland Discovery Center inside the mall.[18] It opened on March 25, 2011, with 35,000 square feet (3,300 m2) inside the space that had housed Woodward Skatepark.[19][20] Lego-themed attractions included an interactive laser ride, a 3D movie and a play area for kids.[19] In October 2011, the city council approved an expansion of Legoland at the mall.[21]

Aquarium

In May 2010, Simon announced plans to build the Sea Life Grapevine Aquarium.[22][23] It was constructed across from the new Legoland in the former space of the GameWorks video game arcade.[23] It opened on July 12, 2011.[24] 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.[25]

2010s renovation

In 2012, the city of Grapevine approved $14 million for renovations of the mall.[26][27] The mall's new look was based on the newly renovated Opry Mills Mall in Nashville, Tennessee, and Simon announced the renovation plans in April 2014.[28] Renovations began were completed in June 2016, which included the redevelopment of Grapevine Mills' food court into the Dining Pavilion @ Grapevine Mills.[29][30] New stores were added, such as Michael Kors, Under Armour, Coach, and H&M.[31]

2017–present

In January 2017, FieldhouseUSA, an indoor sports facility, opened at Grapevine Mills.[32] In February 2019, the first Peppa Pig World of Play store in the United States opened at Grapevine Mills.[33][34] On May 11, 2022, Meow Wolf announced that The Real Unreal, which later opened on July 14, 2023.[35] In 2025, Burlington closed a portion of its store, which was sectioned off and converted into a Primark.[36]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "SEC Filing, Form 10-K: Annual Report for FY2024". Simon Property Group. December 31, 2024. p. 39.
  2. ^ "Funds under management". KanAm Gruppe.
  3. ^ "Grapevine Mills Stores". Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  4. ^ Grapevine Mills Leasing Information. Retrieved February 15, 2007
  5. ^ Montgomery, David (June 20, 2017). "Deep in the Malls of Texas, a Vision of Shopping's Future". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Shop for the fun of it; Malls: The line between shopping and entertainment is often blurred at the new Mills Corp. malls; Anne Arundel County will have a groundbreaking for one Thursday". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "Grapevine History 1990 - 2010 | Grapevine, TX - Official Website". www.grapevinetexas.gov. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  8. ^ "STR_ERROR_PAGE_TITLE". weblinkexternal.grapevinetexas.gov. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  9. ^ "The Mills Corporation 2003 Annual Report" (PDF).
  10. ^ a b c Hopper, Kathryn (October 26, 1997). "Developer merges value, entertainment in malls". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 325. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Dickson, Gordon (December 27, 1999). "Polar Ice skating arena to open at Grapevine Mills". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 30. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Jares, Andrea (July 9, 2002). "2 Mills investors will exit". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 25. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Jares, Andrea (December 15, 2002). "Grapevine skate park gets rolling". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 10BB. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Manning, Stephen (January 18, 2007). "Owner of Grapevine Mills agrees to $1.35 billion sale". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Associated Press. p. A6. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Manning, Stephen (February 14, 2007). "Owner of Grapevine Mills favors $1.6 billion buyout". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Associated Press. p. A3. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ a b "Mall operator and hedge fund buy Mills Corp". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Associated Press. February 16, 2007. p. Z0. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Mills to Be Acquired by Simon and Farallon for $25.25 a Share". CNBC. February 16, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  18. ^ Price, Scott (December 30, 2009). "Mayor: 2009 Better than Expected". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. A1. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ a b Baker, Sandra (March 25, 2011). "Kids, adults get first peek at Legoland". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1C, 4C. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ Board, Jay (December 1, 2010). "Mills renovation". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 4. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Norder, Steve (October 26, 2011). "Legoland looks at expansion". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. Z1. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ Board, Jay (May 28, 2010). "Sea Life aquarium planned at Mall". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. A1. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ a b Board, Jay (October 27, 2010). "Grapevine Mills aquarium under construction". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 2. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Aquarium opens July 12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. July 6, 2011. p. Z1. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ Evans, Terry (July 9, 2011). "Taking the plunge at new aquarium". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1B, 9B. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ Thompson, Steven R. (June 20, 2012). "Grapevine approves $14m for mills mall". Dallas Business Journal. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  27. ^ Sabota, Marty (December 31, 2012). "Rec center, public safety, building for Grapevine". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 3A. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ Norder, Steve (April 1, 2012). "Area officials visit Nashville Mall". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. A2. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ "Dining Pavilion @ Grapevine Mills". Simon Property Group.
  30. ^ Kaskovich, Steve (June 22, 2016). "Indoor sports facility coming to Grapevine Mills". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  31. ^ Slade, Rachel (August 17, 2012). "DFW Metroplex-Reimagining Grapevine Mills Mall". Impact News. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  32. ^ Sabota, Marty (January 25, 2017). "FieldhouseUSA facility opens at Grapevine Mills". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. A1. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ^ Jimenez, Carla (January 16, 2019). "Parents, get ready: Peppa Pig is coming to Grapevine Mills". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. A1. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ^ "Hasbro to buy Peppa Pig's owner for $4 billion". Dallas News. Bloomberg. August 22, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  35. ^ "Beyond, Beyond, and Beyond: Meow Wolf is Expanding into Texas". Meow Wolf. May 11, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  36. ^ Thorn, Cody (January 30, 2025). "Construction underway for Primark location in Grapevine Mills". Community Impact. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
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