Saks Global announced the Dallas flagship Neiman Marcus store will close on March 31 claiming the building landlord forced the closure.

Neiman Marcus announced Tuesday it will close its flagship store in downtown Dallas after more than 100 years. The store will close March 31st after parent company Saks Global was ordered to terminate occupancy.

For anyone who believes architecture is nothing more than lifeless brick and stone, glass and steel, the outpouring of sadness over news that Neiman Marcus is shuttering its downtown flagship can stand as a glaring rejoinder.

Back-to-back announcements centered on an iconic Dallas retail brand is sending shockwaves through the region. Neiman Marcus will shutter its flagship downtown Dallas store effective March 31, just months after Saks Global acquired the luxury retailer for $2.65 billion.

The news comes less than a year after Neiman Marcus’ merger with Saks Fifth Avenue and shortly after the announcement of the closing of their CityPlace offices.

Nearly 120 years after its opening, the luxury department store’s historic Dallas headquarters is shuttering, Saks Global, the new owner of Neiman Marcus, revealed in a statement. The headquarters will be closing its doors for good on March 31.