How does a dead mall transform into a new kind of neighborhood center? Plus the local news for September 13, 2024.
Nashville purchases Global Mall site for over $43 million, on a pinky promise with Vanderbilt University Medical Center
The former Hickory Hollow mall hasn’t brought significant money in for at least a decade. This week, the Metro Council decided to purchase portions of the Global Mall site for $44 million.
Hickory Hollow joins mall-to-medicine transitions, which accelerated through the pandemic
Hickory Hollow Mall — 1.1 million square feet of retail space in southeast Nashville — was once Tennessee’s largest shopping center. Now, the mammoth complex is joining the ranks of malls making a transition into medicine.
Metro leaders seek to renovate Antioch’s neglected mall into a health care facility and hub for residents
The development would come with an upfront price tag of $44 million.
Hickory Hollow Piecing Together A Resurrection
Owners of the former Hickory Hollow Mall in Antioch are trying to pull off a miraculous resurrection. And even with an additional shot in the arm from new city-funded projects, full-scale revival remains years off.
Hickory Hollow Mall Sold: $1 Million
The struggling Hickory Hollow Mall has been sold at the fire-sale price of $1 million. The buyer was interested in a small space for a medical clinic. The property’s owner threw in the rest of the mall for the same price.
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