Almeda Mall

Macy’s and Burlington anchoring Almeda Mall in Houston, Texas, at the Interstate 45 South and Almeda-Genoa commercial corridor, give the one million square foot regional mall a department store and off-price anchor combination for the south Houston, Pasadena, and Pearland household whose employment base in the Texas Medical Center, the Pasadena and Deer Park petrochemical corridor, and the south Houston service economy the property serves with the practical accessible fashion and comparison-shopping occasion. dd’s DISCOUNTS, the Ross Stores-owned value fashion and home goods banner whose price point targets the cost-conscious working-class consumer below the standard Ross Dress for Less format, serves as a junior anchor and gives the mall a value retail identity that reinforces the south Houston household’s preference for off-price commercial formats. Champs Sports, Foot Locker, Finish Line, and Hibbett Sports give the property a comprehensive urban athletic footwear and licensed sports merchandise floor.

MAC Cosmetics and Bath and Body Works serve the prestige and accessible beauty categories. Journeys, Journeys Kidz, and Underground by Journeys give the property a full-format footwear identity serving the youth and family footwear occasion. Firestone Complete Auto Care serves the automotive services category for the south Houston working-class household’s vehicle maintenance needs. Game Guys Entertainment, Game Guys TCG, and Game Posh give the property a gaming and trading card community identity the south Houston youth household sustains as a local commercial entertainment institution.

The property’s extensive independent operator floor, including international fragrance boutiques, jewelry and watch repair shops, custom apparel operators, and specialty food vendors, gives Almeda Mall a market-style commercial culture specific to the south Houston Hispanic and African-American consumer community. Visionworks serves the optical retail category. Cricket Wireless and Total Wireless serve the value telecom categories. The property’s commercial role is the south Houston I-45 regional mall: a Macy’s-Burlington primary anchor platform whose dd’s DISCOUNTS junior off-price identity, Foot Locker-Champs urban athletic floor, and community independent operator density serve the Almeda corridor working-class and immigrant household as the primary comparison-shopping destination on Houston’s southern commercial ring.