# Rivergate Mall

Goodlettsville, TN · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-27aadec836` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/goodlettsville-rivergate-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-27aadec836.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-27aadec836.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-27aadec836

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | mixed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | mixed-use real estate project | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1971 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Retrofit year | 2026 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 80 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Retail Planning Corporation | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Merus | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | mixed-use | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2024 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **original_developer**: “built by Retail Planning Corporation...” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivergate_Mall
- **after_notes**: “mixed-use real estate project” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivergate_Mall
- **status**: “demolished” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivergate_Mall
- **strategy**: “demolished and rebuilt as mixed-use” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivergate_Mall
- **zoning_change**: “submitted plans to redevelop...” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivergate_Mall

## Anchors

JCPenney, Castner Knott, Cain-Sloan

## Parties

- Retail Planning Corporation — owner (from text) (1970–1980)
- CBL Associates & Properties — owner (from text) (1998–2013)
- Hendon Properties — owner (from text) (2013–2024)
- Merus — owner (from text) (2024–2026)

## Timeline

- 1971: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1971: opened
- 1995: tornado damage
- 1998: sale to CBL
- 2001: Proffitt's sale
- 2003: Linens 'n Things
- 2006: Macy's takeover
- 2008: Streets of Indian Lake
- 2013: sale to Hendon
- 2019: Sears closure
- 2026: demolition start

## Deals and debt

- 2024 sale: 33000000.0 Merus ← Hendon Properties  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivergate_Mall
- 2024 sale:  Merus ← Hendon Properties  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivergate_Mall
- 2020 sale: 4000000.0 Urban Story Ventures ← Macy's  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivergate_Mall
- 2013 sale: 176000000.0 Hendon Properties ← CBL  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivergate_Mall
- 2001 sale:  Hecht's ← Proffitt's  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivergate_Mall
- 1998 sale: 247000000.0 CBL Associates & Properties ← Retail Planning Corporation  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivergate_Mall

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

Rivergate Mall was a super-regional shopping mall located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, United States, just outside of Nashville, the state capital of Tennessee. Opened in October 1971, the mall featured 1,129,035 square feet (104,890.8 m2) of gross leasable area. It once held up to 80 stores and restaurants. Rivergate Mall opened with three anchor stores—Cain-Sloan, Castner Knott, and JCPenney—and later expansions added a food court and a new anchor space which was occupied by Sears. The mall underwent a decline in tenancy beginning in the 2000s, with several stores relocating to nearby shopping centers such as Opry Mills and the Streets of Indian Lake. The final interior tenants of the mall closed in December 2025, with the mall itself closing in February 2026. The mall was located in the core of a shopping district that is shared by the city of Goodlettsville and the Nashville neighborhood of Madison. This area is colloquially referred to by locals as "Rivergate," after the mall.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for original_developer — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivergate_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Rivergate Mall, Goodlettsville, TN." Record m-27aadec836, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/goodlettsville-rivergate-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_goodlettsvillerivergatemall,
  title = {Rivergate Mall, Goodlettsville, TN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/goodlettsville-rivergate-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-27aadec836, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.