# The Mall at Turtle Creek

Jonesboro, AR · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-1b830d92fa` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ar/jonesboro-the-mall-at-turtle-creek/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-1b830d92fa.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-1b830d92fa.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-1b830d92fa

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | As of September 2020, the only stores in operation at the property are JCPenney, Dillard's and Target. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 2006 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2020 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2025 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 73.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Turtle Creek Partners, LLC | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Haag Brown Commercial Development & Real Estate | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The Mall at Turtle Creek was an enclosed shopping mall in Jonesboro, Arkansas, that closed in 2020 due to the 2020 Jonesboro tornado.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mall_at_Turtle_Creek
- **acres**: “The mall was rectangular and stretched over a 73-acre (300,000 m2) plot.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mall_at_Turtle_Creek
- **original_developer**: “Rouse Properties purchased the mall from its original owners, Turtle Creek Partners, LLC, which was composed of Owensboro, Kentucky-based developer David E. Hocker, Memphis-based developer Martin Belz, and Jonesboro, Arkansas-based developer Bruce Burrow, in February 2013.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mall_at_Turtle_Creek
- **after_notes**: “As of September 2020, the only stores in operation at the property are JCPenney, Dillard's and Target.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mall_at_Turtle_Creek
- **status**: “As of 2022, two years after the tornado, the mall has yet to be rebuilt and resembles a construction site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mall_at_Turtle_Creek
- **strategy**: “Haag Brown announced that a 96,000-square-foot open-air power center would be constructed on the former mall site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mall_at_Turtle_Creek

## Anchors

Dillard's, JCPenney, Target

## Parties

- Rouse Properties — owner (from text) (2013–2016)
- Turtle Creek Partners, LLC — owner (from text) (2006–2013)
- Brookfield Properties — owner (from text) (2018–)

## Timeline

- 2004: Construction began
- 2005: Target and JCPenney opened
- 2006: Opened (Wikidata)
- 2006: Dillard's opened
- 2006: Grand opening
- 2013: Rouse Properties purchased mall
- 2016: Brookfield Asset Management acquired Rouse Properties
- 2018: Rouse Properties absorbed into Brookfield Properties
- 2020: Mall closed due to tornado
- 2020: Only anchors remained open
- 2025: Haag Brown acquired site

## Deals and debt

- 2025 sale: 4850000.0 Haag Brown Commercial Development & Real Estate ← Brookfield Properties  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mall_at_Turtle_Creek

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Mall at Turtle Creek was an enclosed shopping mall in Jonesboro, Arkansas, that closed in 2020 due to the 2020 Jonesboro tornado. As of September 2020, the only stores in operation at the property are JCPenney, Dillard's and Target. All four bus routes of the Jonesboro Economical Transit system served the location.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mall_at_Turtle_Creek

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mall_at_Turtle_Creek

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "The Mall at Turtle Creek, Jonesboro, AR." Record m-1b830d92fa, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ar/jonesboro-the-mall-at-turtle-creek/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_jonesborothemallatturtlecreek,
  title = {The Mall at Turtle Creek, Jonesboro, AR},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ar/jonesboro-the-mall-at-turtle-creek/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-1b830d92fa, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.