Retrofit Atlas

Malls · Tennessee

Harding Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedDemolishedNashville, TN

Opened 1967. Closed 2005. Redeveloped in 2007.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
documented
Demolition began on July 5, 2005, and the new Walmart Supercenter opened on January 19, 2007.

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What it becameretailextracted, unreviewed reported
Site size264,000 sq ft GLAextracted, unreviewed reported
Last sale$9.8M · 1988public reporting
Retrofit year2007extracted, unreviewed reported
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 4 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 40,294 on 11 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 15 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 4,138 units, Davidson County census-bps · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 16 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.86 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 50% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +174% fhfa · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Walmart Supercenter extraction · all sites with this
New use
GroceryThis site: Walmart Supercenter extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
documented
Demolition began on July 5, 2005, and the new Walmart Supercenter opened on January 19, 2007.

en.wikipedia.org

StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
documented
Demolition began on July 5, 2005, and the new Walmart Supercenter opened on January 19, 2007.

en.wikipedia.org

New usesretailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there nowWalmart Supercenterextracted, unreviewed
documented
the new Walmart Supercenter opened on January 19, 2007.

en.wikipedia.org

Retrofit year2007extracted, unreviewed reported
RedeveloperWalmartextracted, unreviewed reported

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
1988Sold$9.8M closedDavid E Miller and Robert R Brown ← Harding Mall AssociatesWikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Harding Mall” and “Nashville” (12 hits, first 12 sampled, 2 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 (weak)REGENCY CENTERS CORP (REG, REGCO, REGCP)72005-02-08 to 2006-03-108-K 5, 10-K 2
Public owner (weak)REGENCY CENTERS LP22005-03-16 to 2006-03-1010-K 2

Site context

FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m17: ADVANCED TURF SOLUTIONS; BESTONE TIRE & SERVICE; BRIDGESTONE RETAIL OPERATIONS, LLC DBA FIRESTONE COMPLETE AU; ENVIRONMENTAL & TOXIC'L CONSULT; GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTER #2953EPA FRS
Census tract 470370190072,638 people, 4,251 per sq mi; median household income $65,204; median gross rent $1,486; 50% renters; 10.9% vacant units; 5.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 16 grocers, 1 schools, 10 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 3 civic, 20 food and drink; 15 cycleway segments, 123 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Davidson County (TN), 20244,138 units in 5+ unit buildings, 20 in 2–4, 2,722 single-family; 2023: 8,041 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.86; socioeconomic 0.78; housing and transport 0.62; 22% below 150% of poverty; 20% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby4 within 10 km, 7 within 25 km: VUMC One Hundred Oaks (4.9 km); Hickory Hollow Mall (7.1 km); 100 Oaks Mall (9.6 km); Global Mall (10.0 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 18,055 m², 10.7 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views21,616 since 2015; 1,677 in the last 12 months (-17% vs the prior 12); peak 2020-01 with 286Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively low overall (score 50.2); expected annual loss $1.1M; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
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, 20221,695 jobs; 841 in retail trade, 161 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 47037019007)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; 4.3% incarcerated at the 2010 count (722 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; poverty rate 16.7%; median family income $52,188; 315 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsMetropolitan Nashville Public School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Croft Middle; Valor Flagship Academy; Valor Voyager AcademyNCES EDGE
Elevation499 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025621 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 37211, 2026-09median list price $474,350 (+3.6% on the year); 340 active listings; median 61 days on market; 22% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,716 establishments (+5%); 41,024 jobs (+10%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $424,273 (-3% 1 yr, +16% 5 yr); typical rent $1,820/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025372 (2000 = 100), +63% 5 yr, +174% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)40,294 vehicles a day on 11 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 2,619 trucks; 38 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Harding Mall opened in 1966 as an enclosed shopping mall in Nashville. After ownership changes in 1988 and anchor shifts (Castner Knott to Dillard's, Carmike Cinemas closure 2000), the mall closed in March 2005 and demolition began that year. The site was redeveloped in 2007 by Walmart into a Supercenter, which remains the current use.

Why. The record does not specify the reasons for the mall's closure or demolition; it notes only the timeline of ownership changes, anchor tenant shifts, and the eventual retrofit.

Where it stands. The site is demolished and replaced by a Walmart Supercenter, controlled by Walmart as the developer of the 2007 retrofit.

For a planner

  • Redevelopment strategy classified as "retail" reuse, completed in 2007.
  • No further policy tools or entitlements are indicated in the record.
  • Open question: long-term market performance of the Walmart site and any needed infrastructure updates.

For a developer

  • Site size: 264,000 sq ft GLA.
  • Control: Walmart owns/operates the post‑retrofit Supercenter.
  • Entitlement stage: retrofit completed 2007; no pending approvals noted.
  • Market signals: opp_score 5.0, county grew 3.8% 2018‑23, median rent $1,485; retrofit already built.

What we do not know yet

  • Cause of closure and demolition not stated in record.
  • Details on anchor tenant losses, competition, or debt are missing.
  • Environmental constraints (flood, transit, hazards) are not described.
  • Verification status is draft; some fields are model‑extracted and unreviewed.
  • No information on current lease terms or tenant mix for the Walmart Supercenter.

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Similar sites

  • Lockport Mall, South Lockport, NY · Malls · similar GLA (340,000 sq ft); opened 1971; closed 2006
  • Salem Mall, Trotwood, OH · Malls · similar GLA (274,652 sq ft); opened 1966; closed 2005
  • Rivergate Mall, Goodlettsville, TN · Malls · opened 1971; same strategy: redevelop; also in TN
  • Capital Hill Mall, Helena, MT · Malls · similar GLA (213,000 sq ft); opened 1965; same strategy: redevelop

Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Harding Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

Pages with photos

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • closed or demolished site (sourced)
  • county grew 3.8% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,485

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Opened1967Wikidata
Closed2005extracted, unreviewed
documented
The mall closed at the end of March 2005, with plans for a Walmart Supercenter on the site announced by June.

en.wikipedia.org

Gross leasable area264,000 sq ftextracted, unreviewed
documented
Plans called to renovate the existing 264,000 sq ft and adding an additional 90,000 sq ft.

en.wikipedia.org

Original developerHarding Mall Associatesextracted, unreviewed
documented
Raymond C Sanders, president of Harding Mall Associates and Harding Mall Corp.

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AnchorsG. C. Murphy, A&P, Castner Knott, Walgreens, F. W. Woolworth
CountyDavidson County
Census division6 · East South Central
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Harding Mall was a shopping mall located in suburban Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was southeast of downtown at the corner of Nolensville Pike US 31A/US 41A and Harding Place in the Paragon Mills neighborhood. Built in 1966, it was demolished in 2005 for a Walmart. Harding Mall is notable for being the first enclosed shopping mall in the state of Tennessee.

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

Timeline

  1. 1962 Mall announced as 200,000 sq ft, $2.5 million venture.
  2. 1963 Ground broken for the mall.
  3. 1966 Mall opened (built).
  4. 1967 Opened (Wikidata)
  5. 1969 Capri Theatre opened.
  6. 1988 New owners purchased mall for $9.85 million; renovation announced.
  7. 1990 New 6-screen Carmike Cinemas opened.
  8. 1998 Castner Knott converted to Dillard's.
  9. 2000 Carmike Cinemas closed.
  10. 2005 Mall closed at end of March.
  11. 2005 Demolition began.

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Harding Mall · supports: after notes, gla sqft, original developer, status, strategy, year closed
    16 quoted sentences
    The mall closed at the end of March 2005, with plans for a Walmart Supercenter on the site announced by June.
    Plans called to renovate the existing 264,000 sq ft and adding an additional 90,000 sq ft.
    Raymond C Sanders, president of Harding Mall Associates and Harding Mall Corp.
    the new Walmart Supercenter opened on January 19, 2007.

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