The long-silent Fry's Electronics on North MoPac is finally getting a reboot. Micro Center is moving into part of the cavernous building at 12707 N. MoPac Expy, returning a national tech retailer to one of North Austin's most visible retail corners. The Ohio-based chain plans to take a slice of the nearly 100,000-square-foot property, eyeing a mid-to-late 2026 opening and roughly 100 new jobs in the neighborhood.
Renovation plans and timeline
A filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation lists the project under number TABS2025026392 at Parmer Crossing. The document shows interior improvements for a 36,283-square-foot space, an estimated $1.1 million construction cost, and a build-out window starting Oct. 6 with completion targeted for Jan. 9, 2026, according to the TDLR. The record names Abbot Studios as the design firm and lists Micro Center as the tenant.
What Micro Center will bring
Micro Center says its Austin outpost will stock a wide range of computer and electronics parts and will feature in-store services such as a "Knowledge Bar" for repairs and custom PC builds, according to the company's Austin store page. The North MoPac shop will be the retailer's 31st store nationwide, and its third in Texas, and CEO Rick Mershad described Austin's tech scene as "incredibly excited" in the company announcement reported by the San Antonio Express-News. The chain is leaning into its reputation as a go-to spot for hobbyists, gamers, and small businesses that want in-person tech help instead of troubleshooting through a web form.
Gym will take the other half
The rest of the former Fry's building is set to become a 24/7 EōS Fitness. The gym operator's Austin page lists the same 12707 N. MoPac address and shows an expected 2027 opening. EōS advertises memberships starting as low as $9.99 per month, along with amenities such as group classes and recovery spaces, per EōS Fitness. Local commercial real estate coverage reports that EōS signed for roughly 40,000 square feet to anchor its side of the building, a setup that reflects a broader pattern of carving up big-box shells into multiple uses, as reported by ConnectCRE.
Why this matters for North Austin retail
Fry's shut down its stores in 2021, leaving one of North Austin's largest retail anchors dark for years and sparking plenty of speculation about what might move in next. When permits began to surface, Community Impact highlighted the filings and early guesses about a new tenant.
Now the combination of a hands-on electronics retailer and a large fitness operator in the old Fry's checks two boxes at once: it fills a long-vacant site and fits into Austin's ongoing experiment with repurposing big-box space. Micro Center's corporate announcement and local filings show the Austin store is slated for a mid-to-late 2026 debut and that the company expects to hire nearly 100 employees, according to the Express-News. For longtime shoppers who once hunted for cables and components in the maze-like aisles of Fry's, Micro Center's arrival means in-person parts runs and PC repairs are back on the menu along North MoPac.
