Stonebriar Centre
Stonebriar Centre, commonly referred to as Stonebriar Mall, is a super-regional mall located at the intersection of Preston Road (SH 289) and the Sam Rayburn Tollway (SH 121) in Frisco, Texas, U.S. The mall features Macy's, Nordstrom, Dillard's, JCPenney, and Dick's Sporting Goods, as well as a 24-screen AMC movie theater and a food court with a carousel.
Facade of Stonebriar Centre, 2009 | |
| Location | Frisco, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 33°05′57″N 96°48′41″W / 33.099257°N 96.811476°W |
| Address | 2601 Preston Rd Frisco, TX 75034 |
| Opening date | August 4, 2000 |
| Developer | General Growth Properties |
| Management | Brookfield Properties |
| Owner | Brookfield Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 218 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 11 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,727,698 sq ft (160,508 m2) |
| No. of floors | 5 (AMC theater on 3rd, 4th, and 5th levels) |
| Website | www |
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History Edit
In 1988, Homart, then a subsidiary of Sears, planned on putting a million square foot mall in Frisco, which was a town of about 6,000 people at the time.[2]
When Plano city officials learned of Homart's plan, they offered $10 million if the company would move its planned mall across the road into their city limits. Frisco lobbied to keep the planned mall and was able to work out tax incentives to close the deal. Plano then convinced another company, General Growth Properties, to place a mall within their city limits. In 1995, General Growth acquired Homart, who had already signed an agreement with Frisco.[3] The City of Frisco made a final offer to General Growth of a half-cent sales tax rebate, property tax abatement for ten years, and infrastructure improvements in and around the mall. Plano continued to lobby hard for the new mall and Frisco eventually upped its sales-tax grant. Frisco finally opened the mall on August 4, 2000.[4]
In 2016, the mall's AMC theatre located on the upper levels was shuttered for three months for updating and remodeling.[5]
In May 2018, construction began on the 18-story Stonebriar Hyatt Hotel which would be attached to the mall.[6] It opened to the public in June 2020.[7]
In 2019, Sears announced it would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to phase out of their traditional brick-and-mortar format. Several additional replacement tenants are reportedly in the midst of early on discussions.[8]
In the fall of 2019, KidZania opened which is their first location to be opened in Texas.[9]
Foiled terrorist plot Edit
In May 2018, 17-year old Matin Azizi-Yarand was arrested at Plano West Senior High School for planning a terrorist attack on the mall. Starting from December 2017, he spoke to an undercover FBI agent posing as an ISIS member. He was held on $3 million bond. In May 2019, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.[10] Azizi-Yarand is currently incarcerated at Gib Lewis Unit with a scheduled release date of April 30, 2038.[11]
Anchor tenants Edit
The following are the anchor stores of the mall:[1]
- AMC Theatres — 103,450 sq ft (9,610 m2)
- Dick's Sporting Goods — 77,411 sq ft (7,190 m2), former Galyan's store until 2004
- Dillard's — 206,133 sq ft (19,150 m2), former Macy's store until 2006
- Forever 21 — 27,222 sq ft (2,530 m2)
- JCPenney — 162,347 sq ft (15,080 m2)
- KidZania — 85,000 sq ft (7,900 m2)
- Macy's — 200,544 sq ft (18,630 m2), formerly Foley's until 2006
- Nordstrom — 134,150 sq ft (12,460 m2)
- Barnes & Noble Booksellers — 34,272 sq ft (3,180 m2)
- Dave & Buster's — 49,784 sq ft (4,630 m2)
- H&M — 26,576 sq ft (2,470 m2)
Former tenants Edit
- Galyan's (converted to Dick's Sporting Goods in 2004)
- Foley's (May Department Stores bought out by Federated; all Foley's stores rebranded as Macy's)
- Macy's (Moved into former Foley's space) (converted to Dillard's in 2006)
- Sears — 162,018 sq ft (15,050 m2) (store closed in 2019 as part of Sears Holdings' bankruptcy)
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ a b "Stonebriar Centre". Brookfield Properties.
- ^ "Welcome to Boomtown". D Magazine. March 2003.
- ^ "Sears Completes Sale of Its Homart Unit". The New York Times. Reuters. December 27, 1995.
- ^ Wigglesworth, Valerie (August 1, 2010). "Stonebriar Centre has transformed Frisco's look". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "AMC Dine-In Stonebriar 24 in Frisco". cinematreasures.org.
- ^ Luna, Nicole (May 9, 2018). "Hyatt Regency Stonebriar breaks ground on 18-story hotel in Frisco". Community Impact.
- ^ Lacey, Hunter (May 27, 2020). "Hyatt Regency Frisco-Dallas Opens June 1". Plano Magazine.
- ^ Bomey, Nathan; Tyko, Kelly. "Sears store closing list: 142 more Sears, Kmart locations closing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy". USA TODAY.
- ^ Wigglesworth, Valerie (March 17, 2017). "Indoor theme park KidZania expected to be 'a big hit here' when it opens". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Arrested Plano Student Was Inspired by Islamic State to Carry Out Attack at Stonebriar Mall: Police". 2 May 2018.
- ^ https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/search.action
External links Edit
- Stonebriar Centre