Former Hickory Hollow Mall/Global Mall at the Crossings set for demolition

Brittney Baird
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ANTIOCH, Tenn. (WRKN) — The center of Antioch shopping and anchor of commerce for Southeast Nashville since the 1970s, the former Hickory Hollow Mall/Global Mall at the Crossings, is set to be demolished.

A spokesperson for Mayor Freddie O’Connell told News 2 the mall’s connecting hallways and storefronts are to be demolished while the four anchor buildings will remain. The anchors were the former sites of Sears, Dillard’s, JCPenny and Castner Knott department stores.

Master plan for former Hickory Hollow Mall site unveiled

The decision to tear down the mall on Hickory Hollow Parkway off Interstate 24 is due to water damage at the property, according to spokesperson Alex Apple.

The inside of Global Mall needs to be torn down, as every version of a master plan for the mall involves the interior being gone. It has also sustained water damage, but the four anchor buildings are in good condition and will remain. We expect that a master plan will be presented to the Planning Commission by the end of the summer.

Alex Apple
Spokesperson for Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell

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In March 2022, Mayor John Cooper announced the city was partnering with Vanderbilt University Medical Center to turn the empty space in Antioch into a development similar to One Hundred Oaks.

The Metro Council voted to buy the mall for $44 million after Cooper said the city signed a “Letter of intent” for Vanderbilt to move in.

The space sat empty for years and the Metro Council announced plans in 2023 to make the space the new community hub for southeast Nashville and a place to create new opportunities for residents.

Master plan for former Hickory Hollow Mall site unveiled

First, Metro plans to build a transit center since the mall sits along one of the busiest WeGo bus routes in the city. Nashville will receive $5 million from the state to help build the new transit hub.

There are also plans for a performing arts center, a hotel, senior center, daycare center, city offices and housing for artists.

Plans for Vanderbilt to build a satellite hospital aren’t off the table.

“There is a need for them there,” said Councilmember Joy Styles for District 32. ”They have employees that live in the Southeast, so having a footprint matters.”

The project is expected to to be completed in phases within seven to 10 years.

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