Deerbrook Mall is a mall located in the northern Houston suburb of Humble. It is at the major intersection of I-69/US 59 and FM 1960, near

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. Deerbrook Mall is classified as a super-regional mall and is the only mall (for now) in suburban Northeast Houston. The mall is in the middle of Humble's entertainment complex which includes restaurants, other shopping outlets, movie theaters, as well as communities, which creates heavy traffic and congestion during traffic rush hour and weekend rushes. Deerbrook is owned by

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of Chicago, Illinois. The anchor stores are

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, Round1, and

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. There is 1 vacant anchor store that was once

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that is planned to be converted into a Score Entertainment facility.

History

Deerbrook Mall opened in 1984 with and over 120 stores, anchored by

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and the first

store in Greater Houston. The mall quickly became successful, attracting affluent shoppers from areas situated on

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including Kingwood and Atascocita, along with shoppers from the Spring, Sheldon, Crosby and Porter areas, and its trade area even extended to the Aldine, Greenspoint and North Forest areas of Houston. During the 1990s, the mall underwent a number of changes, including Macy's sale of all but one Houston store to

, the addition of

to one of its empty anchor pads, and a 24-screen

complex connected to the mall's "Silver Screen" food court in the central portion of the mall. In 2006, the mall underwent another anchor charge as

converted to

and

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relocated into the space previously occupied by Mervyn's which exited the Houston market. After Circuit City went bankrupt in 2009, the space was occupied by Total Home Furniture and Decor for a brief period before being filled by a large-format

. Compared to other Houston malls, Deerbrook appears to attract fewer upscale retailers, many of which are located in the Kingwood Commons shopping center in the nearby master planned community of Kingwood, and could be vulnerable to competition from developments in Kingwood and eastern Montgomery County. In Fall 2016,

joined the mall's lineup, constructing a new two-story, 80,000 sq. ft. store across from Forever 21 on the mall's last remaining anchor pad. On February 8, 2020, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 39 stores nationwide. The store closed in April 2020. As of 2025, Round1 Entertainment began constructing an arcade in the former Palais Royal anchor store. Their expected opening date was early 2025 and on February 15, 2025, Round1 Entertainment opened. Another entertainment company known as Score Entertainment announced in 2025 that they plan to open an entertainment facility within the former Sears.

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