Opening date 1979 Owner Burk Collins & Co No. of anchor tenants 3 | Closing date 2004 No. of stores and services 85 | |
Location North Richland Hills in Tarrant County, Texas, United States Address 1101 Melbourne Rd, Hurst, TX 76053, USA Hours Open today · 10AM–9PMCesar Chavez Day might affect these hoursFriday(Cesar Chavez Day)10AM–9PMHours might differSaturday10AM–9PMSunday12–6PMMonday10AM–9PMTuesday10AM–9PMWednesday10AM–9PMThursday10AM–9PMSuggest an edit Profiles | ||
North Hills Mall was built in 1979 at 7624 Grapevine Hwy (SH 26) in North Richland Hills, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, with its grand opening on 12 September 1979. It flourished and co-existed with nearby North East Mall until the latter expanded in 1999. The reconstruction process of the Interstate 820/Airport Freeway junction limited access to it, also contributing to its demise.
In November 1999, the mall was acquired by a new group of real estate investors who planned to turn it into "entertainment" hub in order to differentiate it from North East Mall's fashion focus. Plans included a Cinemark Theatre, an Olympic-sized ice rink, a 200-foot fountain, a manmade 3-acre lake, and indoor mobile transportation. However, obstacles such as continued construction on Interstate 820/Airport Freeway, a slow start to construction, and an ever-increasingly popular mall across the street caused the renovation to never materialize.
The mall closed in October 2004 at about 20% occupancy with the exception of Mervyn's (which closed in 2006 as it left the retail market in Texas) and sat vacant until it was demolished in early 2007.