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Greenspoint Mall is a shopping mall located in Greenspoint and in Houston, Texas, at the northeast corner of Interstate 45 and Beltway 8. It is anchored by retailers Dillard's and Macy's. In 2000, the mall was among the largest five Houston-area retail developments based on net rentable area.〔(Largest Area Shopping Centers And Malls ) ''Houston Business Journal''. Friday November 24, 2000. Retrieved on August 3, 2009.〕 ==History== Greenspoint Mall opened in July 1976, anchored by Sears and Houston-based Foley's, the latter of which was owned at the time by Federated Department Stores who developed the mall. The mall eventually expanded by the late 1970s to include Joske's, JCPenney, Montgomery Ward and Lord & Taylor. Revolving around a "Central Park" theme, complete with a sculpture court, Greenspoint was at one point the largest mall in Greater Houston before the Galleria's later expansions in the 1980s and 2000s. Prudential Property Co. planned a $7 million renovation in 1988.〔($7 million renovation planned ), ''Houston Chronicle'', May 13, 1988.〕 In February 1989 Greenspoint Mall was 94% occupied, making it the mall with the fourth highest percentage of occupied space in the Houston area.〔Bivins, Ralph. "(Sales at Houston malls rise/Local retailers cite improving economy, shuttle flights )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Friday February 17, 1989. Business 1. Retrieved on August 3, 1989.〕 Greenspoint Mall's fortunes began to wane at the end of the 1980s, when the Houston economy took a hit from the collapse of the energy industry and a subsequent bottoming out of the area real estate market. Also, the openings of Willowbrook Mall to the northwest and Deerbrook Mall to the northeast ate into Greenspoint's customer base. Making matters worse, after the kidnap and murder of a sheriff's deputy in the area that culminated from an uptick in criminal activity, the Greenspoint area became notorious for its high crime rate. Houstonians began to derisively refer to the once-booming area as "Gunspoint." In 1994, the mall lost even more business after the opening of The Woodlands Mall in the burgeoning suburb of The Woodlands. Dallas-based Archon was near a deal to purchase the mall in 1998,〔Elder, Laura. "(Dallas firm buying Greenspoint Mall )." ''Houston Business Journal''. Friday February 6, 1998. Retrieved on August 3, 2009.〕 though a Los Angeles developer would unravel the deal when it entered negotiations to purchase the mall instead.〔Elder, Laura. "(Buyers compete for Greenspoint Mall )." ''Houston Business Journal''. Friday April 10, 1998. Retrieved on August 3, 2009.〕 Los Angeles developer Bob Yari of Day Properties would eventually purchase the mall from Prudential Real Estate Investments Separate Account, a pension fund investment group organized by Prudential Insurance Company of America. Yari sought to attract a mutliscreen movie theater.〔Bivins, Ralph. "(Greenspoint Mall sold to developer / Owner seeks theater, other changes )." ''Houston Chronicle''. August 15, 1998. Business 1. Retrieved on August 3, 2009.〕 The mall became a part of a redevelopment project in 1998.〔Cook, Lynn. "(Greenspoint gets green light from city to create new TIF )." ''Houston Business Journal''. Friday September 11, 1998. Retrieved on August 3, 2009.〕〔Bivins, Ralph. "(New hope resides in Greenspoint / an ambitious project attempts to rebuild blocks of apartments as well as a reputation )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday November 1, 1998. Business 1. Retrieved on August 3, 2009.〕 Office and convention center space, as well as a flea market were all being considered.〔Cook, Lynn J. "(Greenspoint Mall eyes revival with office, convention space )." ''Houston Business Journal''. Friday April 23, 1999. Retrieved on August 3, 2009.〕 As part of the redevelopment, the owners bought the closed Mervyn's and JCPenney locations in 2000.〔Sarnoff, Nancy. "(Greenspoint buyer adds two stores )." ''Houston Business Journal''. Friday June 2, 2000. Retrieved on August 3, 2009.〕 In 2006, the management of Greenspoint Mall announced a $32 million project to refurbish the 30-year-old mall into an hybridized open-air/enclosed shopping center, entailing the demolition of the vacant anchor stores for new outdoor amenities.〔(Greenspoint is dressing up / Mall will spend $32 million on new look, new features ), ''Houston Chronicle'', April 21, 2006.〕〔Brown, Anitra D. "(Greenspoint Mall to get facelift / $32 million project made possible by partnership )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Thursday May 18, 2006. ThisWeek 11. Retrieved on August 3, 2009.〕 In November 2006, six months after the renovation was announced, Triyar Cos. LLC, owned by the Yari family, put the mall and several other Greater Houston malls for sale; the company allowed a buyer to either buy an individual property, or buy all of them at once.〔Dawson, Jennifer. "(Celebrity owner puts group of local malls on the selling block )." ''Houston Business Journal''. Friday November 24, 2006. Retrieved on January 23, 2010.〕 After several years of not anything happening, GlennLock Sports Bar & Grill announced it would sign a lease for the first phase of the Renaissance at Greenspoint.〔http://texas.realestaterama.com/2009/07/15/frenchys-creates-new-concept-at-the-renaissance-at-greenspoint-ID0256.html〕 After the destruction of the abandoned JCPenney in May 2010, a movie theater was planned to be built on the spot, most likely as a part of the mall.〔http://swamplot.com/before-the-movies-start-whats-eating-jcpenney-at-the-greenspoint-mall/2010-05-10/〕 In May 2010 Sears announced that its store at Greenspoint Mall would close.〔Sarnoff, Nancy. "(Greenspoint Sears going dark )." ''Houston Chronicle''. February 22, 2010. Retrieved on May 30, 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greenspoint Mall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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