[2] On January 31, 1997, a 20-foot wall on the south end of Northline Mall, where the former Joske's building was being demolished to make way for the incoming Magic Johnson Theatres cinema, collapsed, killing three people.

Eastbourne Investments, a New York City real estate fund, bought a 50 percent equity stake in Northline on December 31, 2004.

Berenson hired Fidelis Realty Partners, a firm in Houston, to redevelop the mall and repopulate it with tenants.

[1] Walmart purchased 19 acres (77,000 m2) from the owners for a Supercenter, located at Crosstimbers and Fulton, adjacent to new multi-tenant retail buildings.

Houston Community College also acquired land for a new campus on about 14 acres (57,000 m2) along the Fulton side of the property.