# Macroplaza Mall

Pasadena, TX · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-dddde4307b` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/pasadena-macroplaza-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-dddde4307b.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-dddde4307b.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-dddde4307b

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit, regreen | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | mixed, civic, civic | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1982 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Original developer | Federated Stores Realty | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **original_developer**: “Developed by Federated Stores Realty... opened in March 1982.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroplaza_Mall
- **after_notes**: “On November 9, 2020, it was announced that Sears would close on January 24, 2021...” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroplaza_Mall
- **status**: “On November 9, 2020, it was announced that Sears would close on January 24, 2021...” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroplaza_Mall
- **strategy**: “In 2018, its name was again changed to Macroplaza Mall... to emphasize a new focus on the area's Mexican American community.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroplaza_Mall

## Anchors

Sears, Palais Royal, Foley's, Joske's

## Parties

- Federated Stores Realty — owner (from text) (1982–1983)
- JMB Realty Corporation — owner (from text) (1983–2002)
- American General — owner (from text) (2002–2015)
- Local Developer — owner (from text) (2002–2015)
- Guardian Equity — owner (from text) (2015–2022)

## Timeline

- 1982: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1982: opened
- 1987: Joske's rebranded as Dillard's
- 1997: Sears added as anchor
- 2006: Foley's converted to Macy's
- 2015: purchased by Guardian Equity
- 2016: renamed Plaza Paseo Mall
- 2018: renamed Macroplaza Mall
- 2020: Palais Royal closed
- 2021: Sears closed
- 2022: Sears closed again

## Deals and debt

- 2002 sale:  Local Developer ← American General  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroplaza_Mall
- 1983 sale: 112000000.0 JMB Realty Corporation ← Federated Stores Realty  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroplaza_Mall

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

Macroplaza Mall, formerly Pasadena Town Square Mall and Plaza Paseo Mall, is a regional shopping mall in Pasadena, Texas, southeast of Houston. Developed by Federated Stores Realty, the real-estate arm of Federated Department Stores and attached to an existing Foley's Department store, it opened in March 1982.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for original_developer — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroplaza_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Macroplaza Mall, Pasadena, TX." Record m-dddde4307b, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/pasadena-macroplaza-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_pasadenamacroplazamall,
  title = {Macroplaza Mall, Pasadena, TX},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/pasadena-macroplaza-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-dddde4307b, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.