Wrecking crews could start taking down The Shops at Willow Bend as soon as January or February, a real estate executive said Thursday, as the mall winds down ahead of a planned redevelopment built around a new home for the Dallas Stars.
Bill Cawley of Cawley Partners gave that timeline while speaking at Bisnow's 2026 Collin County State of the Market event, The Dallas Morning News reported. The mall is expected to close early next year, according to a mall statement released earlier this month.
A mall already half shut
The center has been closing in stages. Centennial, one of the mall's owners, had said parts of the property would transition on Sept. 1 as it entered what the company called its "next phase."
The Morning News reported that the mall recently closed off the large central section near Neiman Marcus, though some stores inside the main building are still open and can be reached through entrances near the ends of the building.
Neiman Marcus said last year that it would remain open until January 2027. Other anchors, including Macy's and Dillard's, closed earlier. Centennial CEO Steven Levin said in March that demolition would likely happen within 12 months.
