# Cary Towne Center

Cary, NC · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-d2dc88c2e4` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nc/cary-cary-towne-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d2dc88c2e4.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d2dc88c2e4.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-d2dc88c2e4

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, housing, office, hotel, civic, entertainment | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | As of April 2026, the site still stands vacant with only the former Belk building still intact | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1979 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2021 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2022 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | local developers Seby Jones (who built Crabtree Mall and J.W. York (who built Cameron Village) | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Epic Games | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | zoning request for mixed-use redevelopment | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | The submitted mixed use proposal included retail (352,000 SF), residential (800 dwelling units), office (600,000 SF), hotel (600 rooms) and community spaces. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall, after years of struggle, closed in January 2021” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Towne_Center
- **original_developer**: “local developers Seby Jones (who built Crabtree Mall and J.W. York (who built Cameron Village)” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Towne_Center
- **after_notes**: “As of April 2026, the site still stands vacant with only the former Belk building still intact” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Towne_Center
- **status**: “As of April 2026, the site still stands vacant with only the former Belk building still intact” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Towne_Center
- **strategy**: “Turnbridge and Denali announced plans in October 2020 to close and demolish Cary Towne Mall to transform it into a mixed-use project called Carolina Yards” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Towne_Center
- **zoning_change**: “In January 2025, Epic Games announced that the town of Cary has withdrawn their zoning request after more than three years of inactivity.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Towne_Center

## Anchors

Macy's, Dillard's, JCPenney, Sears, Belk

## Parties

- Richard E. Jacobs Group — owner (from text) (1991–2001)
- CBL & Associates Properties — owner (from text) (2001–2019)
- Turnbridge Equities and Denali Properties — owner (from text) (2019–2021)
- Epic Games — owner (from text) (2021–)

## Timeline

- 1979: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1979: Opened as Cary Village Mall
- 1991: Expanded to 1.1 million sq ft and renamed Cary Towne Center
- 2001: Sold to CBL & Associates Properties
- 2019: Purchased by Turnbridge Equities and Denali Properties
- 2020: Announced plans to close and demolish for Carolina Yards mixed-use project
- 2021: Acquired by Epic Games for $95 million
- 2021: Mall closed permanently
- 2022: Demolition began
- 2025: Town of Cary withdrew zoning request
- 2026: Site vacant with former Belk building intact

## Deals and debt

- 2021 sale: 95000000.0 Epic Games ← Turnbridge Equities and Denali Properties  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Towne_Center

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

Cary Towne Center was an indoor shopping mall in Cary, North Carolina. It was anchored by Belk, Dillard's, Macy's, JCPenney, and Sears. It opened as Cary Village Mall in 1979, and was expanded and renamed in 1991. The mall, after years of struggle, closed in January 2021, eventually being demolished in Spring 2022.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Towne_Center

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Cary Towne Center, Cary, NC." Record m-d2dc88c2e4, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nc/cary-cary-towne-center/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_carycarytownecenter,
  title = {Cary Towne Center, Cary, NC},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nc/cary-cary-towne-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-d2dc88c2e4, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.