City Place

This mixed use facility designed by Growald Associates, Architects of Fort Worth, featured twin 20 story towers, an indoor shopping mall, and an indoor ice skating rink. The office buildings were constructed as the corporate headquarters of the Radio Shack Corporation, formerly The Tandy Corporation. It was built on the site of the old Leonard's Department Store; however, Leonard's private subway leading from acres of parking on the Trinity River was integrated into the project. Leonard's was bought by Dillard's Department Stores, and they were an anchor tenant in the mall. The mall, however was never a success, and by 1995, Dillard's had moved out and the mall was virtually vacant. The mall was reborn in 1996 catering to a different market, but was still not successful.  The mall has was closed and converted into office space for RadioShack.   With the construction of the new RadioShack Corporate Headquarters across Belknap Street to the north, the company has sold the complex.  Redevelopment of the center will begin in 2006 under the name of City Place.  The announcement of the redevelopment plan was made on February 4, 2003.  The plan is to remove the section of building over Throckmorton Street, reopen 2nd Street, replace the mall with parking and villa residential on top, and convert the south tower into residential use and the north tower into Class A office space. The rendering at left shows the proposed mixed use development.  The development will have 78,000 square feet of retail available for a grocery, drug, or office supply store.  A revised renderings were released in late July 2004.