Demolition of former Valley View Mall in Dallas begins after latest fire

DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — After two firefighters have been injured responding to every other fire on the former Valley View Mall in Dallas, what is left of the website is now being demolished. 

Crews began tearing down the remainder construction on Friday. 

The Valley View Mall closed in 2015 and maximum of it had already been demolished. 

“There were great hopes for what would be developed there, and frankly nothing has emerged,” stated Dallas City Council Member Jaynie Schultz. “It’s essential that the remaining mall come down, for the safety of the public, for the safety of the people.” 

The remaining tenant at the assets, the AMC Theater, close down in early 2021. Since then, Dallas Fire-Rescue has replied to a couple of fires at what is left of the deserted development. 

“This demolition is long overdue for our community,” stated Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, in a commentary. “As we have seen, the former mall structure was a blight and a hazard for our public safety personnel.” 

The undertaking has confronted prolong after prolong in a protracted combat between town and assets house owners. 

The developer, Beck Ventures, contends issues can have took place faster if town had carried out its phase to position in an up to date sewer line very important to redevelopment. 

“We want there to be a world class project there,” stated Scott Beck, CEO of Beck Ventures. “We want there to be something we’re proud of there, and that’s why we’ve been holding onto the property for the past 10 years, even though it’s been as difficult as it is.” 

Beck stated the paintings that started on Friday was once proper on time table. 

“From a process perspective, this project started 10 months ago, so nothing was sped up in terms of anything that’s happened,” he stated. 

It will take crews a number of months to rip down the 300,000 sq. foot development and haul the fabric off website. 

“The vision that Beck Ventures has for the Dallas Midtown project has not changed,” Beck stated. 

Beck’s proposed Dallas Midtown on the Valley View website is set a 3rd of the world of North Dallas town needs to redevelop into the brand new Dallas International District. 

The $4 billion undertaking is predicted to be house to twenty-five,000 folks with properties, places of work, inns, parks and a brand new DISD STEAM academy. 

“So we are moving forward with all of this, and we’re excited this will then be cleared so it won’t be the distraction that it’s been for so many potentially interested developers,” Schultz stated. 

There’s no set timeline on when new development may start. 

Dallas Fire-Rescue informed CBS News Texas the dept is “thankful to see that the process is moving forward so we don’t have to respond to fires in the vacant structure that unnecessarily places the lives of our men and women at risk.” 

Both of the firefighters who have been injured had been launched from the health facility.