Northwest Mall

Northwest Mall
LocationLazybrook/Timbergrove, Houston, Texas, United States
Coordinates29°47′57″N 95°27′15″W / 29.7992°N 95.4541°W / 29.7992; -95.4541
Address9500 Hempstead Road
Opening dateOctober 24, 1968 (1968-10-24)
Closing dateMarch 31, 2017 (2017-03-31) (mall interior)
December 31, 2021 (December 31, 2021) (final tenant Carolyn Thompson's Antique Center)
DeveloperThe Rouse Company (Northwest Mall, Inc.)
ManagementLevcor, Inc.
OwnerLevcor, Inc.
ArchitectRay Bailey Architects
Anchor tenants2 (both vacant)
Floor area794,092 sq ft (73,773.6 m2)
Floors1 (2 each in former JCPenney's/Carolyn Thompson's Antique Center and Foley's/Macy's)
Parkingasphalt surface lot
Public transitMETRO Routes 26, 58, 66, 71, 85

Northwest Mall was a shopping mall located in the Lazybrook/Timbergrove neighborhood of Houston, Texas near the intersection of U.S. Route 290 and Loop 610. The mall opened in October 1968, two weeks after its sister property, Almeda Mall, opened on the south side of Houston. Both Northwest and Almeda were developed by The Rouse Co., through subsidiaries Northwest Mall, Inc. and Almeda Mall, Inc. respectively. The malls were nearly twins of each another. Northwest Mall was originally anchored by JCPenney and Foley's, with Woolworth's, Palais Royal, and Houston based Battelstein's as its three junior anchors.

The mall has 794,092 square feet (73,773.6 m2) of leasable space.

Due to poor performance, high vacancy rates, and severe disrepair and damage from Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Harvey, Northwest Mall closed permanently on March 31, 2017.

The last remnant of the mall, Carolyn Thompson's Antique Center, which operated on the first floor of the original JCPenney's anchor, closed on December 31, 2021. The mall is now 100% vacated, abandoned, and awaiting demolition and redevelopment of the site. Despite the mall's deteriorating state, demolition has not happened yet as of January 2026.