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Town East Mall

Mesquite shopping mall

Field	Value
name	Town East Mall
location	2063 Town East Boulevard
Mesquite, Texas
opening_date
developer	Homart Development Company
manager	GGP, Inc.
owner	GGP, Inc.
architect	Harrel & Hamilton
number_of_stores	164
number_of_anchors	5 (1 under construction)
floor_area	1,223,724 sqft
floors	3
website

Mesquite, Texas

Town East Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite, Texas. Located on Interstate 635 between Interstate 30 and U.S. Route 80, the mall serves the eastern parts of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

The three-level, 1.2 e6sqft mall is currently anchored by Macy's, Dillard's, JCPenney, and Dick's Sporting Goods. A fifth anchor, Main Event, is planned.

History

Town East Mall was developed by the Homart Development Company a subsidiary of Sears. Harrel & Hamilton of Dallas were architects and the construction contract was held by the Avery Mayes Construction Company also of Dallas. the Y shaped mall features a 168 foot steel pylon at its center. The mall opened on October 6, 1971.

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

In late 2004, the property underwent a $20 million renovation.

Dick's Sporting Goods opened as the 5th anchor store in the mall in March 2018.

In 2021, the mall's Sears store, the last in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, was closed. The store's anchor pad and parking lot, which are owned separately from the mall, are set to be redeveloped. Current plans for the space include a Main Event entertainment center, restaurants, a hotel, and a conference center.

Notes

References

Rice, Priscilla. (2025-05-14). "Entertainment venue to fill former Sears space at Mesquite mall". North Texas Public Broadcasting.
"Oct 03, 1971, page 1 - Mesquite Daily News at Newspapers.com".
(1971). "[News Script: Shopping center]".
WILONSKY, ROBERT. (October 12, 2010). "Tomorrow, a Rare Bite Into Ron Howard's Dallas-Made Cotton Candy at Tradewinds". [[Dallas Observer]].
Zaragoza, Sandra. (November 14, 2004). "Town East set for face lift". [[American City Business Journals]].
(February 27, 2018). "DICK'S Sporting Goods Announces Grand Opening of Four New Stores in Three States". [[PR Newswire]].
Halkias, Maria. (2021-02-02). "The last Sears department store in Dallas-Fort Worth is closing". [[DallasNews Corporation.
Tyko, Kelly. (2021-02-03). "Sears and Kmart closing more stores. Is your location closing in 2021? See the updated closure list". [[Gannett]].
Rice, Priscilla. (2025-10-15). "Mesquite pushes forward to redevelop vacant Sears store at Town East Mall". North Texas Public Broadcasting.

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