# Castle

Windcrest, TX · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-df3211da4b` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/windcrest-castle/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-df3211da4b.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-df3211da4b.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-df3211da4b

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | none |
| New use | office | none |
| What is there now | corporate headquarters of Rackspace | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1976 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2005 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 221.0 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 1200000 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Melvin Simon and Associates | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Rackspace | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | grant | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

Dillard's, JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, Mervyn's, Joske's

## Parties

- Rackspace — developer

## Timeline

- 1976: Windsor Park Mall and Dillard's and Joske's opened to the public
- 1976: Opened
- 2005: mall itself closing along with Mervyn's
- 2005: Closed
- 2007: building became the new corporate headquarters of Rackspace

## Deals and debt

- 2007 sale: 27000000.0 Rackspace ← Whichard Real Estate  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Park_Mall

## Sources

- Windsor Park Mall — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Park_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Castle, Windcrest, TX." Record n-df3211da4b, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/windcrest-castle/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_windcrestcastle,
  title = {Castle, Windcrest, TX},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/windcrest-castle/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-df3211da4b, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.