Rivergate Mall

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Rivergate Mall
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Rivergate Mall
LocationGoodlettsville, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates36°18′11″N 86°41′52″W / 36.302918°N 86.697901°W / 36.302918; -86.697901Coordinates: 36°18′11″N 86°41′52″W / 36.302918°N 86.697901°W / 36.302918; -86.697901
AddressI-65 at Rivergate Pkwy, 1000 Rivergate Parkway
Opening dateOctober 6, 1971; 50 years ago (1971-10-06)
ManagementHendon Properties
No. of stores and services80 stores
No. of anchor tenants4 (2 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area1,129,035 square feet (104,890.8 m2)
(GLA)
No. of floors1 (3 in Dillard's, 2 in JCPenney)
Websiterivergate-mall.com

Rivergate Mall is a super-regional shopping mall located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, United States, just outside of Nashville, the state capital of Tennessee. Opened in October 1971, the mall features 1,129,035 square feet (104,890.8 m2) of gross leasable area, with approximately 80 stores and restaurants, as well as a food court. Its original anchor stores were JCPenney, Cain-Sloan, and Castner Knott.

Rivergate Mall has two anchor stores: Dillard's and JCPenney. There are two vacant anchor stores that were formerly Macy's and Sears.

The mall sits in the core of a shopping district that is shared by the city of Goodlettsville and the Nashville neighborhood of Madison. This area is frequently and unofficially referred to by locals as "Rivergate," after the mall.

Rivergate Mall is managed by Hendon Properties. The mall is also home to the first Journeys store.

Cain-Sloan at the mall's opening, 1971

History[]

1970s to 1980s[]

Rivergate Mall was built by Retail Planning Corporation, an Atlanta-based mall developer, just outside the state capital of Nashville, Tennessee within Goodletsville along Two Mile Pike.[1][2] The mall officially opened on October 6, 1971.[3] Upon its opening, Rivergate Mall became the largest mall in Tennessee, a title it would hold until the opening of Hickory Hollow Mall in 1978. The mall originally included three anchor stores: JCPenney, Cain-Sloan, and Castner Knott.[4] Other major tenants at opening included Jo-Ann Fabrics, McCrory, and Walgreens.[5] Journeys opened their first location in the mall in December 1986.[6] Cain-Sloan sold its store to Dillard's in 1987, as a part of deal which included the sale of three Nashville-area locations.[7] A wing featuring Sears, dozens of new parcels, and a food court was added in 1989.

1990s to 2000s[]

Rivergate Mall was sold to CBL Associates & Properties for $247 million in June 1998.[8] In August of that year, Proffitt's purchased five Nashville-area locations from Castner Knott, including their Rivergate Mall store.[9] With the threat of competition from nearby Opry Mills, CBL renovated the mall in 1999, adding new carpeting and a new entranceway.[10] Proffitt's sold its store to Hecht's in March 2001 as part of a deal to sell off nine locations.[11] Linens 'n Things opened a store at the mall in 2003.[12] Macy's moved into the mall in 2006, replacing Hecht's after it sold its five Nashville-area locations to the company.[13] Linen 'n Things closed their store in 2008 and became the former location became SmartBuys in 2009. Incredible Dave's, a restaurant and entertainment center, replaced a mall wing in 2012 but closed in 2014.[14]

2010s to present[]

In 2013, CBL sold three of their malls, including the Rivergate Mall, to an offshore investor for $176 million.[15] The new owner leased the malls to Atlanta-based Hendon Properties.[16] An 11,695-square-foot Guitar Center opened in the mall in the spring of 2017, while existing tenant, teen apparel retailer rue21, opened a larger store with an additional 2,600 sq ft (240 m2) in the summer of 2017. Another existing tenant, shoe retailer Foot Locker, added a new store with an additional 1,000 sq ft (93 m2) in the fall of 2017.[17] Sears closed its store at the mall in 2019 as part of a plan to close 80 locations nationwide.[18] Following the closure of Macy's in 2020,[19] the anchor store's space was sold to Urban Story Ventures for $4 million, however the group did not announce any redevelopment plans for the space.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ Cason, Albert (May 2, 1971). "Rivergate Reports Leases for 60% of Space". The Tennessean. Gannett. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "RiverGate Mall". The Tennessean. Gannett. October 6, 1971. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Nashville, Tennessee and Middle TN in October 1971: 50 years ago". The Tennessean. Gannett. October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Castner's Seventh And Largest Store". Tennessean. October 6, 1971. p. 49.
  5. ^ "40 Stores Set Opening At Rivergate". The Tennessean. Gannett. October 6, 1971. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Williams, William (April 11, 2016). "Journeys' Jim Estepa wears the latest fashion". NashvillePost.com. F.W. Publishing. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "A century of downtown retail". The Tennessean. Gannett. January 12, 1996. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Rivergate, Hickory Hollow malls sold to CBL". American City Business Journals. Advance Publications. June 24, 1998. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "Proffitt's buys Nashville Castner Knott stores". American City Business Journals. Advance Publications. August 3, 1998. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  10. ^ Johnson, Denise (September 19, 1999). "What, me worry?". American City Business Journals. Advance Publications. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "Proffitt's stores closed last night". The Tennessean. Gannett. March 16, 2001. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  12. ^ "Linens N' Things to open in Rivergate next week". American City Business Journals. Advance Publications. May 20, 2003. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  13. ^ Sluzewski, Jim (January 11, 2006). "Area Hecht's to become Macy's". American City Business Journals. Advance Publications. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  14. ^ Snyder, Eric (September 29, 2009). "Incredible Dave's headed to Nashville's Rivergate Mall". American City Business Journals. Advance Publications. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  15. ^ Snyder, Eric (September 3, 2013). "RiverGate Mall Sold". American City Business Journals. Advance Publications. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  16. ^ "Chattanooga-based CBL sells three malls". WRCB. September 3, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  17. ^ "Guitar Center to open in RiverGate Mall". The Tennessean. June 2, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  18. ^ Thomas, Lauren (2018-12-28). "Sears is closing 80 more stores in March, faces possible liquidation". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  19. ^ Mojica, Adrian (January 6, 2020). "Macy's Rivergate Mall location to close, clearance sale begins this month". WZTV. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  20. ^ Williams, William (August 11, 2020). "Ex-Macy's property sells for $4M". NashvillePost.com. F.W. Publishing. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

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