Malls · Texas
Six Flags Mall
Opened 1970. Closed 2016. Redeveloped in 2017.
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Dillard's
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This site: Foley's wikipedia · all sites with thisJCPenney
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This site: Macy's wikipedia · all sites with thisSears
This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with thisForeclosure or REO
This site: …scope: property research-deals · all sites with thisWebsite dead or redirecting
This site: overture / http check · all sites with this200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 km
This site: 206 units in 1 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 192,182 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisCounty permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 8,336 units, Tarrant County census-bps · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)
This site: 0.89 cdc-svi · all sites with thisHigh tornado risk
This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with thisInterstate or freeway within 600 m
This site: fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisLower-income tract (< $50k)
This site: $36,700 census-acs · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 79% census-acs · all sites with this1M+ sq ft GLA
This site: 1,049,000 sq ft esri-closed-us-malls-2014 · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: The site was rebuilt as industrial space to accommodate suppliers to the GM auto assembly plant. extraction · all sites with thisLogistics and industrial
This site: The site was rebuilt as industrial space to accommodate suppliers to the GM auto assembly plan extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit builtextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed |
| New uses | industrialextracted, unreviewed |
| What is there now | The site was rebuilt as industrial space to accommodate suppliers to the GM auto assembly plant.extracted, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2017extracted, unreviewed |
Planning
| Zoning change | approved plans to overhaul the 22.5 acre propertyextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Entitlement year | 2013extracted, unreviewed |
Deals and debt
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Six Flags Mall” and “Arlington” (2 hits, first 2 sampled, 1 other filers such as tenants left out). No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.
| Kind | Filer | Filings | Dates | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public owner (weak) | GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC | 1 | 2003-03-14 to 2003-03-14 | 10-K 1 |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail stationOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| Motorway junctions within 2 km | junctionOpenStreetMap |
| FEMA flood zone | no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 5: ARLINGTON LOGISTICS PLANT; ARLINGTON LOGISTICS PORTABLE PLANT; ARLINGTON YARD; NORTHPOINT ARLINGTON INDUSTRIAL; OKLAHOMA INSTALLATION COEPA FRS |
| Census tract 48439113005 | 2,125 people, 748 per sq mi; median household income $36,700; median gross rent $1,115; 79% renters; 1.5% vacant units; 0.7% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 1 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 0 schools, 0 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 0 civic, 0 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 11 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Tarrant County (TX), 2024 | 8,336 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,142 in 2–4, 9,380 single-family; 2023: 4,195 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.89; socioeconomic 0.78; housing and transport 1.00; 21% below 150% of poverty; 12% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 2 within 10 km, 6 within 25 km: Forum 303 Mall (3.4 km); Lincoln Square (4.7 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Six Flags Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.92, from Microsoft, Overture, Overture-signals)Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | (down or redirecting, status None)Overture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 56,475 since 2015; 7,032 in the last 12 months (+5% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-01 with 1,290Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively moderate overall (score 76.3); expected annual loss $1.9M; high: tornado, hail; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | 1 LIHTC properties, 206 units: Providence At Prairie Oaks (206 units)HUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 6,370 establishments (+12%); 108,314 jobs (+19%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $318,481 (-1% 1 yr, +12% 5 yr); typical rent $1,605/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 192,182 vehicles a day (freeway or expressway, 6 lanes); 9,647 trucks; 35 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
| Site metrics | 46,622 sq ft GLA per acre; FAR 1.07computed |
Summary, model-written
Opened in 1970 as Arlington's first enclosed mall, Six Flags Mall peaked with 90 stores before losing anchors (JCPenney 1997, Dillard's/Sears 2002, Foley's 2005). After a 2008 foreclosure and 2012 purchase by G.L. 'Buck' Harris, it was rebranded Plaza Central in 2014, closed again in 2016, demolished, and rebuilt in 2017 as industrial space for GM suppliers.
Why. Anchor losses beginning in 1997 reduced foot traffic and revenue, leading to a 2008 foreclosure that signaled financial distress. Redevelopment efforts faced legal challenges (a Cinemark lawsuit during demolition) and the site was ultimately converted to industrial use to serve the nearby GM assembly plant.
Where it stands. The site is now built industrial space (as of 2017); the record does not specify a current owner after G.L. 'Buck' Harris's tenure ended in 2016.
For a planner
- Precedent: conversion of a dead mall to industrial use following zoning approval in 2013.
- Policy tools used: zoning change approved to overhaul the 22.5‑acre property and entitlement granted in 2013.
- Open questions: long‑term demand for industrial space, compatibility with surrounding land uses, and any needed infrastructure upgrades.
For a developer
- Site size: 22.5 acres with 1,049,000 sf GLA (FAR 1.07, GLA per acre 46,622).
- Control: last known owner G.L. 'Buck' Harris (2012‑2016); current owner not stated in the record.
- Entitlement stage: zoning approved 2013, retrofit completed 2017 (built status).
- Constraints: context layer shows no flood, transit, or environmental data; yield metrics indicate moderate density.
- Market signals: opp_score 0.0 (retrofit already built, 22.5 acres, county grew 5.7% 2018‑23, median rent $1,447).
What we do not know yet
- Current owner/operator after 2016 is unknown.
- Environmental constraints (floodplain, contamination) are not provided in the record.
- Detailed market demand for the industrial space is lacking; opp_score suggests limited opportunity.
- Fields such as value_per_acre and parcel_value_total are null, indicating missing financial data.
- Verified status is 'draft', so some facts may be model‑extracted and unreviewed.
Generated by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b on NVIDIA API via Hermes CT from the fields, parcels, deals and context layers on this page, with no outside knowledge. It is regenerated when the record changes and has not been checked by a person. How it is made.
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Six Flags Mall in Arlington, TX circa 1973. [1920x1030] | Scrolller scrolller.com
- Six Flags Mall commons.wikimedia.org
- Six Flags Mall 2008, -2 flickr.com
- Six Flags Mall irvingtexas.com
- Six Flags Mall 1.bp.blogspot.com
- Six Flags Mall - The Portal to Texas History texashistory.unt.edu
- The Six Flags mall in Arlington, TX - R.I.P Retail youtube.com
- From Concept To Completion - Six Flags Mall Transformed Arl… bestattractions.org
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- 22.5 acres
- county grew 5.7% 2018–23
- median rent $1,447
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
History and original facts
| Opened | 1970Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2016extracted, unreviewed |
| Acres | 22.5extracted, unreviewed |
| Gross leasable area | 1,049,000 sq ftEsri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 90Esri 2014 layer |
| Anchors | Macy's, Dillard's, JCPenney, Sears, Foley's |
| Address | Hwys. 360 & 180 (Division St.) |
| County | Tarrant |
| Census division | 7 · West South Central |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
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Background
Six Flags Mall was a shopping mall that opened in August 1970 in Arlington, Texas. Arlington's first enclosed shopping center, it was named after the nearby Six Flags Over Texas theme park. When it opened, it was the largest shopping center in Tarrant County and the area's first regional shopping facility. A new owner acquired roughly one-third of the mall in December 2012 and announced plans to redevelop it as a Hispanic-oriented shopping mall called "Plaza Central" and, after resolving legal issues, reopened in October 2014, but closed again in February 2016. Demolition began in summer of 2016, but was slowed by a lawsuit filed by Cinemark. Two separate two-alarm fires occurred on February 6 and March 2 during demolition. The site was rebuilt as industrial space to accommodate suppliers to the GM auto assembly plant.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1970 Opened (Wikidata)
- 1970 Opened
- 1997 JCPenney anchor closed
- 2002 Dillard's and Sears closed
- 2005 Foley's closed; Dillard's reopened as clearance center
- 2008 Foreclosure
- 2011 Auction listing
- 2012 Purchase by G.L. 'Buck' Harris
- 2013 Zoning approval
- 2014 Reopened as Plaza Central
- 2016 Demolition began
Sources
- Wikipedia: Six Flags Mall · supports: acres, after notes, status, strategy, year closed, zoning change
16 quoted sentences
reopened as Plaza Central in October 2014, but closed again in February 2016.
the Arlington Planning and Zoning Commission approved plans to overhaul the 22.5 acre property
The site was rebuilt as industrial space to accommodate suppliers to the GM auto assembly plant.
The site was rebuilt as industrial space to accommodate suppliers to the GM auto assembly plant.
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02
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