# Knoxville Center Mall

Knoxville, TN · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-c8351aaab4` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/knoxville-knoxville-center-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-c8351aaab4.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-c8351aaab4.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-c8351aaab4

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | logistics | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Amazon Fulfillment Center, DNA6 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1984 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2020 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2024 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 78.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 964000 | reported · web research agent |
| Original developer | Simon Property Group | reported · web research agent |
| Redeveloper | Hillwood Enterprises | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | sought rezoning for the 78-acre mall site to construct an e-commerce fulfillment center for Amazon | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall ceased operations on January 31, 2020.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville_Center_Mall
- **acres**: “In September 2020, Hillwood Enterprises sought rezoning for the 78-acre mall site to construct an e-commerce fulfillment center for Amazon, with an estimated redevelopment cost of $70 million.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville_Center_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The Amazon Fulfillment Center, DNA6, opened for service on the former mall site in August 2024.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville_Center_Mall
- **status**: “The demolition of the mall began in April 2021 and was completed later that year.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville_Center_Mall
- **strategy**: “Despite plans to transform the mall into a mixed-use facility, including office space, retail, dining, and entertainment, the decline persisted.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville_Center_Mall
- **zoning_change**: “In September 2020, Hillwood Enterprises sought rezoning for the 78-acre mall site to construct an e-commerce fulfillment center for Amazon, with an estimated redevelopment cost of $70 million.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville_Center_Mall
- **site_acres**: “In September 2020, Hillwood Enterprises sought rezoning for the 78-acre mall site to construct an e-commerce fulfillment center for Amazon, with an estimated redevelopment cost of $70 million.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **demolition_year**: “The demolition of the mall began in April 2021 and was completed later that year.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **renovation_years**: “In 1997, the mall underwent a significant renovation led by Simon Property Group.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Service Merchandise, JCPenney, Sears, Regal Cinemas, Sam's Club, Miller's, Profitts

## Parties

- Amazon — developer (2024–)
- Knoxville Partners LLC — owner (from text) (2016–2020)
- Dillard's corporate parent — owner (from text) (2020–)
- Belk corporate parent — owner (from text) (2020–)
- TF Knoxville TN LLC — owner (from text) (2020–)
- Millertown Pavilion LLC — owner (from text) (2020–)

## Timeline

- 1984: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1984: East Towne Mall opened
- 1997: Mall renovated and rebranded as Knoxville Center Mall
- 1998: Sam's Club opened in outlot
- 2005: Belk acquired Proffitts, store became Belk
- 2008: Dillard's announced closure effective September 2008
- 2016: Ownership changed to Knoxville Partners LLC
- 2017: Name changed back to East Towne Mall by Knoxville Partners LLC
- 2018: Sears closed
- 2019: Owners declared mall's complete closure, leases terminating Jan 31 2020
- 2020: Mall ceased operations

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

Knoxville Center Mall, originally known as East Towne Mall, was a shopping mall located in the eastern part of Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee. It was in operation from 1984 to January 2020 and was demolished in 2021.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville_Center_Mall
- found by hermes-web — https://bestattractions.org/usa/tennessee/east-towne-mall-in-knoxville-tn/

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Knoxville Center Mall, Knoxville, TN." Record m-c8351aaab4, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/knoxville-knoxville-center-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_knoxvilleknoxvillecentermall,
  title = {Knoxville Center Mall, Knoxville, TN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/knoxville-knoxville-center-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-c8351aaab4, 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.