# Hickory Hollow Mall

Nashville, TN · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-0d322f926d` · release 2026-10-22

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/nashville-hickory-hollow-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-0d322f926d.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-0d322f926d.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-0d322f926d

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | reported · authors' map |
| New use | retail, healthcare, education, mixed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | • Reinhabitation, education and civic • Redevelopment, recreation and office | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1978 | reported · Wikidata |
| Closed | 2019 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 27.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 1100000 | reported · web research agent |
| Stores at peak | 249 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Homart Development Company | reported · web research agent |
| Redeveloper | CBL & Associates | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Owner of record | Metro Gov't | reported · authors' map |
| Zoning change | public ownership plus Global Mall Planning Study (zoning not found) | documented · research |
| Public subsidy | Metro bought the mall property for $44M. Separately, $32M to convert the old JCPenney into a library and community center. The planned Vanderbilt lease fell through. | reported · research |
| Entitlement year | 2022 | reported · research |
| Planning notes | Approved by Metro Nashville Council (late April 2022). Global Mall Planning Study https://nashville.gov/departments/planning/long-range-planning/local-planning-studies/global-mall-planning-study | reported · research |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “After 41 years of operation, the mall closed in 2019” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hickory_Hollow_Mall
- **acres**: “opened on September 21, 1978, on 27 acres of land” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hickory_Hollow_Mall
- **status**: “After 41 years of operation, the mall closed in 2019” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hickory_Hollow_Mall
- **zoning_change**: “Metro Council voted in late April 2022 to purchase a significant portion of the Global Mall site and an adjoining office building.” — https://nashville.gov/departments/planning/long-range-planning/local-planning-studies/global-mall-planning-study

## Anchors

JCPenney, Sears, Castner Knott, Cain-Sloan, Cain‑Sloan

## Parties

- CBL & Associates — owner (from text) (1998–)

## Timeline

- 1978: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1978: Mall inaugurated/opened
- 1982: JCPenney added as anchor
- 1991: $25 million expansion converting Dillard's
- 1998: CBL & Associates purchases mall
- 2012: Revitalization plan announced
- 2012: Nashville State Community College purchases former Dillard's space
- 2016: 58 tenants occupy internationally-themed mall
- 2019: Mall closed
- 2026: Scheduled demolition

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

Hickory Hollow Mall, later Global Mall at the Crossings, was a 1,100,000 ft2 (100,000 m2) regional indoor shopping mall in the Nashville neighborhood of Antioch, Tennessee, located just east of I-24 at exit 59 along Bell Road. The shopping center was inaugurated on August 11, 1978, and flourished for three decades, containing 249 stores during its heyday as the largest and highest-grossing mall in Tennessee.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hickory_Hollow_Mall
- Quoted support for zoning_change — https://nashville.gov/departments/planning/long-range-planning/local-planning-studies/global-mall-planning-study
- Planning research source — https://nashvillebanner.com/2024/03/25/nashville-global-mall-antioch-development/
- Planning research source — https://wpln.org/post/hickory-hollow-piecing-together-a-resurrection/
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Hickory Hollow Mall, Nashville, TN." Record m-0d322f926d, release 2026-10-22, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/nashville-hickory-hollow-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-22).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_nashvillehickoryhollowmall,
  title = {Hickory Hollow Mall, Nashville, TN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/nashville-hickory-hollow-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-0d322f926d, release 2026-10-22, tier: curated. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-22}
}
```

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.