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Tandy Center Mall

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedOperatingFort Worth, TX

Tandy Center Mall, once RadioShack HQ with mall and rink, reinhabited as City Place mixed-use towers; now operating, ownership unspecified. · summary, model-written

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15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 kmThis site: 445 units in 3 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 136 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 8,336 units, Tarrant County census-bps · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High heat wave riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Relatively High; tornado, heat wave, hail fema-nri · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
National Register place within 500 mThis site: Blackstone Hotel; First Christian Church nps-nrhp · all sites with this
Rail within 800 mThis site: Fort Worth Central, Greyhound Station openstreetmap · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 66% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
ReinhabitedThis site: City Place is a mixed-use facility featuring two 20-story buildings in central Fort Worth, Texas. extraction · all sites with this
New use
Mixed useThis site: City Place is a mixed-use facility featuring two 20-story buildings in central Fort W extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusOperatingextracted, unreviewed
documented
City Place is a mixed-use facility featuring two 20-story buildings in central Fort Worth, Texas.

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StrategyReinhabitedextracted, unreviewed
documented
City Place is a mixed-use facility featuring two 20-story buildings in central Fort Worth, Texas.

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New usesmixedextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there nowCity Place is a mixed-use facility featuring two 20-story buildings in central Fort Worth, Texas.extracted, unreviewed
documented
City Place is a mixed-use facility featuring two 20-story buildings in central Fort Worth, Texas.

en.wikipedia.org

Site context

Transit within 800 mFort Worth Central, Greyhound Station (rail); 16 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km12B, 13A, 13B, 15AOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m25: BURNETT-TANDY FOUNDATION BURNET-TANDY FOUNDATION; CVS PHARMACY #11161; DTE GAS RESOURCES 420 FORT WORTH SYNCLINE; ENCORE OPERATING JOHN F JESSEN #1 TANK; GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTEREPA FRS
Census tract 484391233025,924 people, 7,775 per sq mi; median household income $88,266; median gross rent $1,550; 66% renters; 15.1% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 10 schools, 18 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 9 civic, 56 food and drink; 136 cycleway segments, 494 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
National Register places within 500 m15: Blackstone Hotel; First Christian Church; Fort Worth Elks Lodge 124; Burnett, Burk, BuildingNPS
Housing permits, Tarrant County (TX), 20248,336 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 0.58; socioeconomic 0.48; housing and transport 0.94; 14% below 150% of poverty; 14% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 4 within 25 km: Springs project (2.5 km); La Gran Plaza (7.9 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 5,066 m², 14.605217933654785 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views39,045 since 2015; 3,573 in the last 12 months (-13% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-03 with 929Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 84.8); expected annual loss $3.3M; high: tornado, heat wave, hail; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km3 LIHTC properties, 445 units: Rock Island Hillside (175 units); Hunter Plaza Apts (164 units); Historic Electric Building (106 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)107,907 jobs in 5,782 establishments; average annual pay $44,611; employment location quotient 1.07; employment -0.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 202236,322 jobs; 121 in retail trade, 2,497 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 48439123302)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 45th income percentile as adults; 1.3% incarcerated at the 2010 count (41 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 21% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 8.9%; median family income $119,219; 18 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsFort Worth Independent School District (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: PREMIER H S - FORT WORTH (SOUTHSIDE); KI CHARTER - FORT WORTH; CHARLES NASH EL; TEXAS ACADEMY OF BIOMEDICALNCES EDGE
Elevation620 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025843 county-logged events: 465 hail, 249 thunderstorm wind, 77 flash flood, 20 tornado; $1,442,066,500 property damage reported; 6 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 76102, 2026-09median list price $468,450 (+4.3% on the year); 42 active listings; median 75 days on market; 20% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20236,370 establishments (+12%); 108,314 jobs (+19%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical 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)25,400 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 2 lanes); 1,447 trucks; 6 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The site opened as Tandy Center Mall, serving as RadioShack's corporate headquarters and featuring a mall and ice skating rink. It was later reinhabited and transformed into City Place, a mixed-use facility with two 20-story buildings. The complex is currently operating.

Why. The record does not specify reasons for the transition, such as anchor store losses, competition, debt, or demolition.

Where it stands. The site is operating as City Place mixed-use facility; ownership is not identified in the record.

For a planner

  • Strategy listed as "reinhabit" with new use "mixed".
  • Status marked "operating" indicating completed redevelopment.
  • Open questions include ownership details and any policy incentives used.

For a developer

  • Site size and parcel boundaries are not provided in the record.
  • Control and ownership entities are unspecified.
  • Entitlement stage and any zoning approvals are not described.
  • Context-layer constraints (flood risk, transit access, environmental factors) are absent.
  • Market signals such as tract-level demographics or rent trends are not included.

What we do not know yet

  • Ownership entity is missing from the record.
  • Exact timeline of conversion from Tandy Center to City Place is not detailed.
  • Site acreage or building square footage is unspecified.
  • Anchor tenant changes or reasons for vacancy are not stated.
  • Context-layer data (floodplain, transit proximity, environmental conditions) are absent.
  • Verification status is "draft", indicating the data may be unreviewed.

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  • retrofit already built
  • county grew 5.7% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,447
  • housing in the record

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History and original facts

ArchitectGrowald Architects
CountyTarrant County
Census division7 · West South Central
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

City Place is a mixed-use facility featuring two 20-story buildings in central Fort Worth, Texas. The complex was formerly known as Tandy Center and served as the corporate headquarters for RadioShack for many years, designed by Growald Architects of Fort Worth, Texas and built by Beck. During the Tandy/RadioShack years, the complex included a mall and an ice skating rink.

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: Tandy Center Mall · supports: after notes, status, strategy
    3 quoted sentences
    City Place is a mixed-use facility featuring two 20-story buildings in central Fort Worth, Texas.
    City Place is a mixed-use facility featuring two 20-story buildings in central Fort Worth, Texas.
    City Place is a mixed-use facility featuring two 20-story buildings in central Fort Worth, Texas.

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