DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks filed a rezoning request Wednesday covering roughly 112 acres at the former Valley View Mall site. Nick Wooten of The Dallas Morning News reported the filing. The team announced it Wednesday morning.
Valley View Mall sat on 110 acres. The rezoning case goes beyond that, including the former mall site and additional parcels on Alpha Road and Montfort Drive. The Mavericks are asking Dallas to amend an existing planned development district and to create a new subdistrict that would allow a sports and entertainment campus on the property.
“We are excited to announce the next step toward a new home in Dallas. Today, we have formally begun the zoning change process to pursue a new Dallas Mavericks arena and entertainment district at the former Valley View Mall site,” the team said in a statement. “We look forward to working closely with the community as the process moves forward.”
On June 1, the Mavericks executed option agreements on 104 acres off the LBJ Expressway. That decision landed on city and business leaders who had spent a year pushing for a downtown project on land that includes the current City Hall. It also set up an end to the Mavericks’ 46-year run in the urban core.
Dallas Mavericks Seek A New Subdistrict on the Valley View Property
Twice, the Mavericks moved their site selection deadline, first from the end of 2025 to the first quarter of 2026, then to an absolute July 1 cutoff. The team executed the purchase agreements 29 days before that final date. Mavericks CEO Rick Welts informed City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert personally that Monday.
In January, Welts said the team had narrowed its Dallas options to two sites, Valley View and an unspecified downtown location.
An arena is one piece of what the Mavericks have described for the footprint. Plans call for the team’s corporate headquarters and training facility, at least one luxury hotel, a separate 5,000-seat concert venue, and retail and dining.
Welts set the minimum at 50 acres during the search. Valley View runs more than double that.
“What we’re envisioning is one of the biggest sports developments that’s ever taken place,” Welts told Mavericks reporters in late March. “Wherever this is built, it spurs additional development in that area. And that’s a real benefit.”
Beck Ventures, Seritage Growth Properties and Life Time Inc. Own the Site
Beck Ventures purchased a majority of the Valley View property in 2012. The Dallas-based firm shares it with Seritage Growth Properties and health club operator Life Time Inc. Valley View Mall ceased operations at the end of 2021. The last of the structure came down in 2023 after a run of fires.
The Mavericks have not fully committed to the site. Zoning, entitlements, and financing still lie ahead, and the option-to-purchase agreement serves as a safeguard while that work continues. Last month, the Mavericks reemphasized their intention to build at Valley View.
It is unclear when the zoning request will reach the Dallas City Planning Commission or the City Council.
In July, the Mavericks hired Legends Global to serve as project manager on the arena development. Construction is expected to take about 30 months, with the team targeting an opening by the end of 2031. Dallas has played at American Airlines Center since the building opened in 2001, roughly 13 miles south of Valley View. The lease there runs through the 2030-31 season. The Mavericks open the regular season Oct. 21 at Houston at 7:30 p.m. CT.
