Knoxville Center, originally known as East Towne Mall, was a shopping mall located in NorthKnoxville, Tennessee. It was in operation from 1984 to January 2020,[1] and was demolished in 2021.
The mall opened in 1984,[2][3] The mall was located along Interstate 640, which was a fast growing area during the mall's heydey.[4] In 1998, Sam’s Club opened its doors for the first time on the southeast corner in the mall’s outlot area. The mall was sold to Simon Property Group spin off Washington Prime Group (now under the name WP Glimcher) On May 29, 2008, Dillard's announced their plans to close due to declining sales. The store closed in September 2008.[5] On February 18, 2016 it was announced that the mall had been placed up for sale once again.[6] The mall was sold in August 2016 to Knoxville Partners LLC.[7] By August 2017, Knoxville Partners LLC had changed the name of the mall back to East Towne Mall.[citation needed] Signage at the mall remained unchanged, and the mall was still marketed as Knoxville Center. JCPenney announced on March 17, 2017 that they would be closing as a plan to close 138 stores nationwide. The store closed on September 17, 2017.[8] Sears announced on May 31, 2018 they would also be closing as part of a plan to close 72 stores nationwide. The store closed September 2, 2018.[9] As of October 2019, the mall had only 12 stores, a dentist's office, an event center and 2 restaurants. The largest of those stores, Belk, announced that they would be closing in mid-November, leaving the mall with no remaining anchor department stores. The store closed on November 16, 2019.[10] On October 31, 2019, Knoxville Center Mall's owners announced that the entire mall would close and all tenants' leases would end on January 31, 2020. The Regal Cinema theatre location closed without any prior warning the same day as the mall's planned closure was announced.[1]
Anchors
Vacant Anchor Space; September 2008 – January 31, 2020 (former Dillard's (Opened as Miller's, later Hess's, 123,601 sq ft.)
Vacant Anchor Space; September 17, 2017 – January 31, 2020 (former JCPenney, 133,431 sq ft.)
Vacant Anchor Space; September 2, 2018 – January 31, 2020 (former Sears, 179,628 sq ft.)
Vacant Anchor Space; November 16, 2019 – January 31, 2020 (former Belk; (Opened as Proffitt's, became Belk, 108,048 sq ft.)
East Towne Mall opened with a food court in the center of the mall located on the upper level of the Center Court. By October 2019, the food court only had one restaurant, which was a Chinese takeout. There was also a Chinese buffet on the lower level. The food court was located directly next to the 10-screen Regal Stadium Cinema location.[11]
Renovation and name change
East Towne Mall received a major renovation by its owner Simon Property Group in 1997. The outside was left unchanged aside from a new entrance. The inside was renovated with new tile, paint, trim, and other features. The mall adopted a Tennessee mountain theme. Once the renovation was completed, the name Knoxville Center was adopted.
Closing
With the mall in decline, its owner had hopes of turning the mall into a mixed-use facility with added office space, retail, dining, and entertainment.[3] By late 2019 this plan had failed and the mall closed completely on 31 January 2020.[12][13] As of September 2020, the property ownership was reported to be divided between the corporate parents of the Dillard's and Belk stores and a pair of companies named TF Knoxville TN LLC and Millertown Pavillion LLC.[14]
Redevelopment plans
In September 2020, real estate development company Hillwood Enterprises filed a rezoning request for the 78-acre (32 ha) mall site with the intention of demolishing the mall and replacing it with an e-commercefulfillment center for Amazon.[15] The total cost of the redevelopment project was estimated as $70 million.[16] The demolition of the mall began in April 2021.[17]
References
^ ab"East Towne Mall's End: Knoxville Center closing at the end of January". wbir.com. 31 October 2019.
^Staff (March 14, 2013). "Dumplin Creek development sold; project may move forward". WBIR-TV. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Knoxville Center originally known as East Towne Mall was a shopping mall located in North Knoxville Tennessee It was in operation from 1984 to January 2020 1 and was demolished in 2021 Knoxville CenterExterior view of Knoxville Center March 2018Location3001 Knoxville Center Drive near Exit 8 on Interstate 640 Knoxville United StatesOpening dateJuly 1984Closing dateJanuary 31 2020ManagementKnoxville Partners LLCOwnerKnoxville Partners LLCNo of stores and services0No of anchor tenants5 all vacant Total retail floor area964 000 square feet 89 600 m2 GLA No of floors2Websiteeasttowneknoxville wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Anchors 3 Former anchors 4 Services 5 Renovation and name change 6 Closing 7 Redevelopment plans 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditThe mall opened in 1984 2 3 The mall was located along Interstate 640 which was a fast growing area during the mall s heydey 4 In 1998 Sam s Club opened its doors for the first time on the southeast corner in the mall s outlot area The mall was sold to Simon Property Group spin off Washington Prime Group now under the name WP Glimcher On May 29 2008 Dillard s announced their plans to close due to declining sales The store closed in September 2008 5 On February 18 2016 it was announced that the mall had been placed up for sale once again 6 The mall was sold in August 2016 to Knoxville Partners LLC 7 By August 2017 Knoxville Partners LLC had changed the name of the mall back to East Towne Mall citation needed Signage at the mall remained unchanged and the mall was still marketed as Knoxville Center JCPenney announced on March 17 2017 that they would be closing as a plan to close 138 stores nationwide The store closed on September 17 2017 8 Sears announced on May 31 2018 they would also be closing as part of a plan to close 72 stores nationwide The store closed September 2 2018 9 As of October 2019 the mall had only 12 stores a dentist s office an event center and 2 restaurants The largest of those stores Belk announced that they would be closing in mid November leaving the mall with no remaining anchor department stores The store closed on November 16 2019 10 On October 31 2019 Knoxville Center Mall s owners announced that the entire mall would close and all tenants leases would end on January 31 2020 The Regal Cinema theatre location closed without any prior warning the same day as the mall s planned closure was announced 1 Anchors EditVacant Anchor Space September 2008 January 31 2020 former Dillard s Opened as Miller s later Hess s 123 601 sq ft Vacant Anchor Space September 17 2017 January 31 2020 former JCPenney 133 431 sq ft Vacant Anchor Space September 2 2018 January 31 2020 former Sears 179 628 sq ft Vacant Anchor Space November 16 2019 January 31 2020 former Belk Opened as Proffitt s became Belk 108 048 sq ft Former anchors EditDillard s closed in September 2008 JCPenney closed on September 17 2017 Proffitt s Closed due to corporate realignment reopened as Belk Service Merchandise two story store near Sears which closed to become The Rush Fitness Complex 54 000 sq ft The Rush Fitness Complex Re branded as Gold s Gym Gold s Gym former The Rush Fitness Complex two level store 54 000 sq ft closed on May 16 2018 Sears closed on September 2 2018 Regal Cinemas closed on October 31 2019 Original anchor Belk closed on November 16 2019 Services EditEast Towne Mall opened with a food court in the center of the mall located on the upper level of the Center Court By October 2019 the food court only had one restaurant which was a Chinese takeout There was also a Chinese buffet on the lower level The food court was located directly next to the 10 screen Regal Stadium Cinema location 11 Renovation and name change EditEast Towne Mall received a major renovation by its owner Simon Property Group in 1997 The outside was left unchanged aside from a new entrance The inside was renovated with new tile paint trim and other features The mall adopted a Tennessee mountain theme Once the renovation was completed the name Knoxville Center was adopted Closing EditWith the mall in decline its owner had hopes of turning the mall into a mixed use facility with added office space retail dining and entertainment 3 By late 2019 this plan had failed and the mall closed completely on 31 January 2020 12 13 As of September 2020 the property ownership was reported to be divided between the corporate parents of the Dillard s and Belk stores and a pair of companies named TF Knoxville TN LLC and Millertown Pavillion LLC 14 Redevelopment plans EditIn September 2020 real estate development company Hillwood Enterprises filed a rezoning request for the 78 acre 32 ha mall site with the intention of demolishing the mall and replacing it with an e commerce fulfillment center for Amazon 15 The total cost of the redevelopment project was estimated as 70 million 16 The demolition of the mall began in April 2021 17 References Edit a b East Towne Mall s End Knoxville Center closing at the end of January wbir com 31 October 2019 http www simon com Mall LeasingSheet 0906 KnoxvilleCenter SCO2033MasterOverview pdf permanent dead link a b Our History East Towne Mall Archived from the original on September 15 2019 Retrieved July 21 2020 http www simon com mall LeasingSheet Knoxville pdf Archived 2012 02 08 at the Wayback Machine Market Target http archive knoxnews com business dillards to close knoxville center store ep 411582636 359883131 bare URL Knoxville Center Mall up for sale again www knoxnews com Staff News Sentinel Knoxville Center Mall sold Knoxville News Sentinel Tennessee USA TODAY Network J C Penney at Knoxville Center mall to close Knoxville News Sentinel Roark Cortney Sears at Knoxville Center Mall to close along with 71 other stores Knoxville News Sentinel https www wvlt tv content news Belk closing at Knoxville Center Mall in November 549596781 dead link Movie Showtimes amp Movie Tickets Regal Theatres www regmovies com Krebs Kelli McDermott Brenna 31 October 2019 Knoxville Center Mall will close in 2020 to make way for a redevelopment KnoxNews com McDermott Brenna 29 January 2020 As Knoxville Center Mall closes a new chapter opens for its 35 year tenant KnoxNews com McDermott Brenna 23 September 2020 Knoxville Center Mall is up for rezoning Do signs point to an Amazon fulfillment center KnoxNews com It s official Amazon opening delivery station at Knoxville Center Mall property McDermott Brenna 24 September 2020 Developer unveils plans for proposed 70M e commerce warehouse at Knoxville Center Mall KnoxNews com McDermott Brenna Goodbye Knoxville Center Mall Crews begin demolition for Amazon Knoxville News Sentinel External links EditOfficial website archived Coordinates 36 01 58 N 83 52 36 W 36 03284 N 83 87662 W 36 03284 83 87662 Staff March 14 2013 Dumplin Creek development sold project may move forward WBIR TV Retrieved December 22 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title East Towne Mall Tennessee amp oldid 1151914004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
