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Malls · Tennessee

Raleigh Springs Mall

From the authors' mapRedevelopedRegreenedRetrofit builtMemphis, TN

Opened 1971. Closed 2016. Redeveloped · Regreened in 2015.

Status nowRetrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present) reported
What it becamecivic, parkextracted, unreviewed reported
Retrofit year2015authors' map reported
Walkability14.8 of 20 · 15-minute 3 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Raleigh Springs Mall
Exterior view of a shopping center with visible entrance and signage. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile18 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
Dillard'sThis site: Dillard's wikipedia · all sites with this
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/101868533240513 overture · all sites with this
Website dead or redirectingThis site: …http://www.RaleighSpringsMallOnline.com/ overture / http check · all sites with this
Ownership
Public bodyThis site: City of Memphis county-parcels · all sites with this
Place
200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 kmThis site: 226 units in 1 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 37,425 on 14 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 19 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High heat wave riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -1.6% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 14.8 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Redevelopment: civic Regreening: retention lake arcgis-webmap · all sites with this
RegreenedThis site: Redevelopment: civic Regreening: retention lake arcgis-webmap · all sites with this
New use
Civic and governmentThis site: Redevelopment: civic Regreening: retention lake extraction · all sites with this
Park and open spaceThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

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From the authors' map

TN, Memphis: Raleigh Springs Mall/Raleigh Springs Town Center, 2015
• Redevelopment: civic
• Regreening: retention lake

Now

StatusRetrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present) reported
StrategyRedeveloped · Regreenedauthors' map reported
New usescivic, parkextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there nowRedevelopment: civic Regreening: retention lakeauthors' map reported
Retrofit year2015authors' map reported
RedeveloperCity of Memphispublic sources reported

Planning

Public purchase or subsidycapital fundingextracted, unreviewed
documented
The City of Memphis plans to spend approximately $32 million in capital to create a civic plaza consolidating city services that were previously held at various locations.

en.wikipedia.org

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2016Sold—City of Memphis ← Simon Property GroupWikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Raleigh Springs Mall” and “Memphis” (79 hits, first 79 sampled, 3 other filers such as tenants left out). No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
Public owner (strong)SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/ (SPG, SPG-PJ)522002-05-17 to 2010-02-258-K 33, 10-K 16, 10-K/A 2, 8-K/A 1
Public owner (strong)SIMON PROPERTY GROUP L P /DE/242001-03-30 to 2012-03-0210-K 22, 10-K/A 2

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail stationOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 kmjunctionOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m9: ACCELERATE MEMPHIS - RALEIGH TOWN CENTER PROMENADE PLAZA; EXXON CO USA #51879; FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER; MCDONALD'S AUSTIN PEAY HWY; OKLAHOMA INSTALLATION COMPANY (DILLARD'SEPA FRS
Census tract 471570205414,557 people, 2,573 per sq mi; median household income $60,000; median gross rent $1,399; 40% renters; 9.2% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 14.8 of 20; 107 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 597 m; land-use mix 0.66; 85,437 jobs within 45 min by car, 58,019 by transit; 0% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)3 of 6 daily needs: 0 grocers, 0 schools, 11 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 8 civic, 9 food and drink; 19 cycleway segments, 21 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Shelby County (TN), 20241,395 units in 5+ unit buildings, 24 in 2–4, 642 single-family; 2023: 980 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.69; socioeconomic 0.71; housing and transport 0.40; 16% below 150% of poverty; 8% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 5 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Mapsplace Raleigh Springs Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.76, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 11,427 m², 4.59241247177124 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.RaleighSpringsMallOnline.com (down or redirecting, status 0) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views44,542 since 2015; 2,840 in the last 12 months (-25% vs the prior 12); peak 2017-03 with 600Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population -13% (5,229 → 4,557); median income +14% ($52,817 → $60,000); renters 29% → 40%; median home value +49% ($101,400 → $151,500)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 82.3); expected annual loss $2.9M; high: tornado, heat wave, earthquake, cold wave; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km1 LIHTC properties, 226 units: Eastern Creek Apartments (226 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)43,348 jobs in 2,958 establishments; average annual pay $46,087; employment location quotient 0.93; employment -1.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20221,184 jobs; 442 in retail trade, 303 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 47157020541)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 35th income percentile as adults; 4.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (655 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 2% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 23.5%; median family income $58,977; 496 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsShelby County School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Journey Coleman School; Craigmont High; Craigmont MiddleNCES EDGE
Elevation298 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025336 county-logged events: 183 thunderstorm wind, 72 flash flood, 63 hail, 8 lightning; $22,171,000 property damage reported; 4 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 38128, 2026-09median list price $145,000 (-14.1% on the year); 150 active listings; median 68 days on market; 21% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,910 establishments (-5%); 43,694 jobs (-7%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $215,732 (-1% 1 yr, +12% 5 yr); typical rent $1,341/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025230 (2000 = 100); -7.1% 1 yr, +36% 5 yr, +96% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)37,425 vehicles a day on 14 (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 2,319 trucks; 16 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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History and original facts

Now called / also known asRaleigh Springs Town Center, Raleigh Springs Civic Center
Opened1971Wikidata
Closed2016extracted, unreviewed
documented
The mall started closing November 18, 2016.

en.wikipedia.org

Stores at peak70extracted, unreviewed reported
Original developerEdward J. DeBartolo corporationextracted, unreviewed
documented
owned and managed by the Edward J. DeBartolo corporation.

en.wikipedia.org

AnchorsDillard's, JCPenney, Sears, Goldsmith's
CountyShelby County
Census division6 · East South Central

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA. Know it? Tell us.

Background

The Raleigh Springs Mall was an enclosed shopping mall serving the city of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The site is located on the north side of Memphis, on Austin Peay Hwy. just north of Interstate 40. It began construction in 1969 and opened two years later on August 11, 1971 as one of the city's first two shopping malls, owned and managed by the Edward J. DeBartolo corporation. The Raleigh Springs Mall originally featured about seventy stores and later featured a twelve-screen multiplex, with four anchor stores, formerly occupied by Sears, JCPenney, Goldsmith's and Dillard's. The theater closed in December 2011, Sears closed in April 2011, and the other three anchors closed in 2003. The mall property was won by the City of Memphis in multiple court challenges in favor to build a city Civic Center. The mall closed with 3 businesses operating at the time of closure: Citi Trends, World Diamond Center, and a church.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1969 Construction began
  2. 1971 Opened (Wikidata)
  3. 1971 Mall opened
  4. 2003 Anchor stores began closing
  5. 2011 Sears announced closure
  6. 2011 Theater closed
  7. 2015 Retrofit: redevelop, regreen
  8. 2016 City purchased property
  9. 2016 Mall started closing
  10. 2017 Construction started on redevelopment
  11. 2020 Portions of site opened
  12. 2020 Official ribbon cutting

Sources

  • Wikipedia · supports: original developer, public subsidy, year closed
    13 quoted sentences
    The mall started closing November 18, 2016.
    owned and managed by the Edward J. DeBartolo corporation.
    The City of Memphis plans to spend approximately $32 million in capital to create a civic plaza consolidating city services that were previously held at various locations.
    It began construction in 1969 and opened two years later on August 11, 1971.
  • ArcGIS Online · 2020-11
  • Action News 5 · 2020-11
  • Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) · 2021-01-20

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