North Dallas: Galleria

[Addison]

Great find. So almost 20k of space? That’s a large store. Does
Anyone know if the location is fully on one level?

See the other replies about this upthread from several weeks ago.

It's 2 levels.

[acclar11]

Great find. So almost 20k of space? That’s a large store. Does
Anyone know if the location is fully on one level?

See the other replies about this upthread from several weeks ago.

It's 2 levels.

If it's starting construction in May, I wonder when we'll get the announcement of the store's opening.

[Addison]

Great find. So almost 20k of space? That’s a large store. Does
Anyone know if the location is fully on one level?

See the other replies about this upthread from several weeks ago.

It's 2 levels.

If it's starting construction in May, I wonder when we'll get the announcement of the store's opening.

If the TDLR is any indication (completion date in October), they're targeting a opening in time for the Christmas holiday shopping season.

[R1070]

That's a quick turnaround. Same project would take years at NorthPark. lol

[Addison]

That's a quick turnaround. Same project would take years at NorthPark. lol

Well, I mean, this specific space has been vacant for several years...

[Matt777]

Hopefully they can open sooner than that with it being vacant space. Houston media was gloating about them getting the first Uniqlo in TX, opening in September or October. So let's see who gets to the finish line first.

[Proquest20]

North Italia opens on Wednesday. About time the Galleria gets a legitimate Italian place.

[Proquest20]

When did The Blue Fish close at the Galleria? Now apparently Watters Creek is their only Texas location. They really have had bad luck with the Alley, hopefully some other sushi restaurant will replace it.

[Matt777]

When did The Blue Fish close at the Galleria? Now apparently Watters Creek is their only Texas location. They really have had bad luck with the Alley, hopefully some other sushi restaurant will replace it.

Google shows the Dallas Greenville Ave location as open. Did that close? Was that the original location?

[Proquest20]

When did The Blue Fish close at the Galleria? Now apparently Watters Creek is their only Texas location. They really have had bad luck with the Alley, hopefully some other sushi restaurant will replace it.

Google shows the Dallas Greenville Ave location as open. Did that close? Was that the original location?

I didn’t see it on their website, but that’s so unfortunate that they closed at the Galleria. The Alley has had some pretty bad luck - the same happened to Kabuki and the Grill.

[mhainli]

When did The Blue Fish close at the Galleria? Now apparently Watters Creek is their only Texas location. They really have had bad luck with the Alley, hopefully some other sushi restaurant will replace it.

Google shows the Dallas Greenville Ave location as open. Did that close? Was that the original location?

I didn’t see it on their website, but that’s so unfortunate that they closed at the Galleria. The Alley has had some pretty bad luck - the same happened to Kabuki and the Grill.

I’m surprised any restaurant would open in the Alley. There is virtually no surface parking in front of the restaurants and they aren’t directly connected to the mall (like the Grand Luxe). You have to specifically be wanting to go to a restaurant there. Until the Galleria addresses both these things then doubtful that these restaurants will make it long term.

[Proquest20]

They're building green space in front of it, but if I'm being honest the way that the Galleria is built with garages that directly connect to the buildings, this probably won't be used that much. I've been to the Galleria many times and I've never been on the Alley. You can easily miss it from the inside of the mall considering only the signage indicates there's anything out there.


Only time the Alley is used is when the Galleria hosts small business markets.

[mhainli]

They're building green space in front of it, but if I'm being honest the way that the Galleria is built with garages that directly connect to the buildings, this probably won't be used that much. I've been to the Galleria many times and I've never been on the Alley. You can easily miss it from the inside of the mall considering only the signage indicates there's anything out there.


Only time the Alley is used is when the Galleria hosts small business markets.

Exactly why the restaurants need to have direct connections to the mall with menus to draw people in, etc Would provide synergy to the mall too. Not sure why this hasn’t been thought of in the 20 years that the Alley has been there. Do they really expect shoppers to walk outside to the front door of a restaurant?

[Proquest20]

They're building green space in front of it, but if I'm being honest the way that the Galleria is built with garages that directly connect to the buildings, this probably won't be used that much. I've been to the Galleria many times and I've never been on the Alley. You can easily miss it from the inside of the mall considering only the signage indicates there's anything out there.


Only time the Alley is used is when the Galleria hosts small business markets.

Exactly why the restaurants need to have direct connections to the mall with menus to draw people in, etc Would provide synergy to the mall too. Not sure why this hasn’t been thought of in the 20 years that the Alley has been there. Do they really expect shoppers to walk outside to the front door?

Dallas, and cities in general, are too nice to justify coming to a mall specifically to eat at a restaurant.

[acclar11]

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/ ... 2024012882
Sephora is remodeling

[Proquest20]

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2024012882
Sephora is remodeling

Happy to see it. The Sephora has had the old look for so long.

[mhainli]

They're building green space in front of it, but if I'm being honest the way that the Galleria is built with garages that directly connect to the buildings, this probably won't be used that much. I've been to the Galleria many times and I've never been on the Alley. You can easily miss it from the inside of the mall considering only the signage indicates there's anything out there.


Only time the Alley is used is when the Galleria hosts small business markets.

Exactly why the restaurants need to have direct connections to the mall with menus to draw people in, etc Would provide synergy to the mall too. Not sure why this hasn’t been thought of in the 20 years that the Alley has been there. Do they really expect shoppers to walk outside to the front door of the restaurant ?

Dallas, and cities in general, are too nice to justify coming to a mall specifically to eat at a restaurant.

Well we occasionally go to the Grand Luxe and do take the opportunity to do some shopping. They make it easy with restrooms near the mall entrance. It works.. Not too many parking spots out front but more often than not there’s one available.

[Proquest20]

Exactly why the restaurants need to have direct connections to the mall with menus to draw people in, etc Would provide synergy to the mall too. Not sure why this hasn’t been thought of in the 20 years that the Alley has been there. Do they really expect shoppers to walk outside to the front door of the restaurant ?

Dallas, and cities in general, are too nice to justify coming to a mall specifically to eat at a restaurant.

Well we occasionally go to the Grand Luxe and do take the opportunity to do some shopping. They make it easy with restrooms near the mall entrance. It works.. Not too many parking spots out front but more often than not there’s one available.

Yeah I mean, we’ve eaten at Grand Lux before and did park out front. I don’t think that’s where most of the traffic comes from, but it’s not as bad as people make it out to be.

[luxeshop97]

American Girl is officially open at Park Lane. I hope they start redevelopment soon especially on the belk/saks wing.

[acclar11]

Looks like Bearfruit is gone.

[Proquest20]

I guess the Alley is now called the “newly designed outdoor plaza” according to Instagram updates. The Alley probably came from the restaurant that was once there.

[acclar11]

I guess the Alley is now called the “newly designed outdoor plaza” according to Instagram updates. The Alley probably came from the restaurant that was once there.

Yeah, the Galleria only called that area "The Alley" because it's where the Grill On The Alley was.

[The_Overdog]

This was new to me, even though I've lived in DFW for 20 years. Per reddit, the Galleria used to have a walking track on the roof of the mall, surrounding the glass roof. You can still see remnants of it in Google maps.

There is also an indoor basketball half court up there on the roof, both of which used to belong to a health club located in the mall, long since closed.

I had no idea.

[Proquest20]

This was new to me, even though I've lived in DFW for 20 years. Per reddit, the Galleria used to have a walking track on the roof of the mall, surrounding the glass roof. You can still see remnants of it in Google maps.

There is also an indoor basketball half court up there on the roof, both of which used to belong to a health club located in the mall, long since closed.

I had no idea.

Not surprising, the Houston Galleria still has their health club.

[itsjrd1964]

Once in a while, I'd see some guy up there running/jogging.

[R1070]

Express at the Galleria is one of the 95 locations listed to close with the company's recent bankruptcy filing. The Cedar Hill store appears to be the only other DFW location closing.

[acclar11]

Express at the Galleria is one of the 95 locations listed to close with the company's recent bankruptcy filing. The Cedar Hill store appears to be the only other DFW location closing.

Either the Galleria is charging crazy rent or something else is going on. There's no way Express isn't able to make it here, it's typically packed when I stop by.

[R1070]

Express is closing close to 100 stores and all of their UpWest locations due to bankruptcy. This location, while being profitable (I assume), is located between the newer NorthPark store and the new location being built at Stonebriar probably seems duplicative.

[Tnexster]

I don't know if Express can be saved.

[Proquest20]

Express is closing close to 100 stores and all of their UpWest locations due to bankruptcy. This location, while being profitable (I assume), is located between the newer NorthPark store and the new location being built at Stonebriar probably seems duplicative.

Stonebriar isn’t particularly close, and NorthPark has a slightly different clientele and actually downsized. As a mid range store I have no doubt the Galleria is a profitable location, the mall’s not dying it’s just mid range now

[Tucy I]

Express is closing close to 100 stores and all of their UpWest locations due to bankruptcy. This location, while being profitable (I assume), is located between the newer NorthPark store and the new location being built at Stonebriar probably seems duplicative.

Stonebriar isn’t particularly close, and NorthPark has a slightly different clientele and actually downsized. As a mid range store I have no doubt the Galleria is a profitable location, the mall’s not dying it’s just mid range now

Why would they close a profitable store?

[Tucy I]

Express is closing close to 100 stores and all of their UpWest locations due to bankruptcy. This location, while being profitable (I assume), is located between the newer NorthPark store and the new location being built at Stonebriar probably seems duplicative.

Stonebriar isn’t particularly close, and NorthPark has a slightly different clientele and actually downsized. As a mid range store I have no doubt the Galleria is a profitable location, the mall’s not dying it’s just mid range now

Why would they close a profitable store?