# Greenspoint Mall

Houston, TX · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-6ec63abf8d` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/houston-greenspoint-mall/  
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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | unknown | reported · Wikipedia |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | industrial | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1976 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Closed | 2024 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 1700000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 135 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Original developer | Federated Department Stores | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | There are plans for apartments and retail stores to take its place; however, these plans were shelved. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “On May 23, 2024 it was announced that the mall would be closed on June 30, 2024.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenspoint_Mall
- **original_developer**: “anchored by Sears, Houston-based Palais-Royal, and Foley's, the latter of which was owned at the time by Federated Department Stores who developed the mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenspoint_Mall
- **strategy**: “The mall site will be redeveloped into an industrial park, set to open in 2028.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenspoint_Mall

## Anchors

Macy's, Dillard's, Vacant, Sears, Lord & Taylor, Palais Royal, Montgomery Ward, Premiere Cinemas, Lord & Taylor/Mervyn's

## Timeline

- 1974: Plans for mall announced under name 'Greensgate Mall'
- 1976: Opened
- 1976: Grand opening
- 1988: Planned $7 million renovation
- 1989: Lord & Taylor sold anchors to Mervyn's
- 1994: Opening of competing Woodlands Mall
- 1998: Mervyn's departs
- 1999: JCPenney closes
- 2000: Montgomery Ward closes; owners buy closed anchor spaces
- 2006: 30th anniversary and renovation announced
- 2010: Sears announces closure; movie theater built on former JCPenney pad

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Greenspoint Mall was a shopping mall located in the Greenspoint neighborhood of Houston, Texas, at the northeast corner of Interstate 45 and Beltway 8. The mall was historically anchored by Macy's, Palais Royal, Dillard's, Sears, Premiere Cinemas, Lord & Taylor/Mervyn's, and Montgomery Ward.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenspoint_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenspoint_Mall
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Greenspoint Mall, Houston, TX." Record m-6ec63abf8d, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/houston-greenspoint-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_houstongreenspointmall,
  title = {Greenspoint Mall, Houston, TX},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/houston-greenspoint-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-6ec63abf8d, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.