Town East Mall

Town East Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite, Texas, United States. The mall features Macy's, Dillard's, JCPenney, and Dick's Sporting Goods.

Town East Mall

Location	Mesquite, Texas
Opening date	1971; 54 years ago (1971)
Developer	Homart Development Company
Management	Brookfield Properties
Owner	Brookfield Properties
Architect	Harrel & Hamilton
No. of stores and services	164
No. of anchor tenants	5 (1 vacant)
Total retail floor area	1,223,724 square feet (113,687.7 m2)
No. of floors	2 plus 3rd floor food court
Website	www.towneastmall.com
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History

Town East Mall was developed by the Homart Development Company a subsidiary of Sears. Harrel & Hamilton of Dallas were architects and the construction contract was held by the Avery Mayes Construction Company also of Dallas. the Y shaped mall features a 168 foot steel pylon at its center.^[2] The mall opened on October 6, 1971.^[3][4]

In 1978, the mall was used by director Ron Howard to film portions of the movie Cotton Candy.^[5]

In late 2004, the property underwent a $20 million renovation.^[3]

Dick's Sporting Goods opened as the 5th anchor store in the mall in March 2018.^[6]

On January 29, 2021, it was announced that Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its brick-and-mortar format.^[7][8]

See also

• List of shopping malls in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex