Malls · Tennessee

Global Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedNashville, TN

Proposed Nashville mall redevelopment with housing focus; active housing market, nearby built/demolished malls, and retail growth noted. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …proposed record · all sites with this

Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 4,138 units, Davidson County census-bps · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

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New use

Civic and government

This site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

Housing

This site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

Office

This site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

Park and open space

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Retail (continued)

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Now

Status	Retrofit proposedWikipedia no source
Strategy	Redevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source
New uses	civic, housing, office, park, retailWikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Davidson County (TN), 2024	4,138 units in 5+ unit buildings, 20 in 2–4, 2,722 single-family; 2023: 8,041 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	3 within 10 km, 7 within 25 km: 100 Oaks Mall (3.3 km); VUMC One Hundred Oaks (5.6 km); Harding Mall (10.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	41,436 jobs in 2,944 establishments; average annual pay $49,720; employment location quotient 0.76; employment -2.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	58,594 jobs; 1,054 in retail trade, 9,751 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 47037019503)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 40th income percentile as adults; 4.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (18 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; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 19.5%; median family income $152,703; 60 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Metropolitan Nashville Public School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Hume - Fogg High; Wayne Reed Child Care CenterNCES EDGE
Elevation	419 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	621 county-logged events: 419 thunderstorm wind, 69 hail, 57 flash flood, 23 lightning; $1,140,368,000 property damage reported; 10 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 37201, 2026-09	median list price $599,175 (-2.3% on the year); 40 active listings; median 92 days on market; 14% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	2,716 establishments (+5%); 41,024 jobs (+10%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $424,273 (-3% 1 yr, +16% 5 yr); typical rent $1,820/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	26,038 vehicles a day on 5333 (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 1,691 trucks; 39 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Global Mall in Nashville (proposed redevelopment) has new uses planned: civic, housing, office, park, retail. Status is 'proposed' with no construction underway. Nearby, 100 Oaks Mall (built, 3.3km) and VUMC One Hundred Oaks (built, 5.6km) exist; Harding Mall (demolished, 10km) is nearby. Housing market shows median rent $1,485, ZHVI $424k (down 2.6% YoY), ZORI $1,820 (up 0.9% YoY). Davidson County grew 3.8% 2018–23. Recent permits show $1.3B in housing value (2024), mostly 5+ units. Retail businesses grew 5.3% 2012–23. Peer malls (e.g., Hickory Hollow, 16km) share 'redevelop' strategy. Traffic: 26k ADT on 6-lane arterial (2024). Unknown: exact parcel details, timeline, developer, or site-specific challenges.

Why. Assessment uses only provided data. No external knowledge added. Status, context, and metrics cited directly from record.

Where it stands. Proposed redevelopment with housing focus; no construction confirmed. Context shows active housing market and nearby mall cluster.

For a planner

Status: Proposed (not built/sold)
Housing market active (rents, ZHVI, permits)
Nearby malls: 2 built, 1 demolished within 10km
Retail growth trend (5.3% business growth)

For a developer

New uses include housing (major focus per permits)
County growth rate (3.8%) and housing permits ($1.3B 2024) indicate market activity
Peer comparisons show similar redevelop strategies in TN

What we do not know yet

No site address or parcel data
No timeline for redevelopment
No developer name or financing details
No mention of community feedback or environmental constraints

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Similar sites

Hickory Hollow Mall, Nashville, TN · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in TN; 16 km away
Bellevue Mall, Nashville, TN · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in TN; 18 km away
Harding Mall, Nashville, TN · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in TN; 10 km away
Rivergate Mall, Goodlettsville, TN · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in TN; 17 km away

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Multifamily screen

already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
county grew 3.8% 2018–23
median rent $1,485
housing in the record

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History and original facts

County	Davidson County
Census division	6 · East South Central
Notes	Draft from govmarketnews.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Global Mall in Nashville, Tennessee is proposed to be redeveloped into a mixed-use district with housing, retail, office, civic uses, and parks.

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Sources

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Global Mall

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Global Mall, Nashville, TN." Record n-270bde039c, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/nashville-global-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_nashvilleglobalmall,
  title = {Global Mall, Nashville, TN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/nashville-global-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-270bde039c, 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}
}

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