 The mall's surrounding area has also evolved with the addition of Sugar Land Town Square, numerous "big box" retail centers, a Sugar Land campus of Houston Methodist Hospital, and a 24-screen AMC Theatres cinema that is also one of the few multiplex cinemas in Greater Houston to feature a constant mix of first-run blockbusters, independent films, documentaries and foreign films which reflect the diversity and economic strength of the Sugar Land area.On November 30, 2015, it was reported that Dick's Sporting Goods will construct a new store at First Colony Mall, which opened in October 2016.The store, one of six added across the Greater Houston region (all but one at malls owned by Brookfield Properties Retail Group, is located adjacent to the former exterior food court entrance.