Malls · Tennessee

Oak Court Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedClosedMemphis, TN

Oak Court Mall opened 1988 with Dillard's Macy's, lost anchors, announced closure 2025, closed 2026 for redevelopment under Poag Group · summary, model-written

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Oak Court Mall. Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile16 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors

Dillard's

This site: Dillard's wikipedia · all sites with this

Lord & Taylor

This site: Lord & Taylor wikipedia · all sites with this

Macy's

This site: Macy's wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

Website alive

This site: …https://oakcourtmall.com/ overture / http check · all sites with this

Place

15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)

This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High earthquake risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

High heat wave risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)

This site: Relatively High; tornado, heat wave, earthquake, cold wave fema-nri · all sites with this

High tornado risk

This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this

High-income tract ($100k+)

This site: $162,955 census-acs · all sites with this

Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)

This site: 0.18 cdc-svi · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -1.6% census-acs · all sites with this

Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)

This site: …index 16.3 epa-walkability · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: Dillard's, the office building, and the bank remained open for business. extraction · all sites with this

New use

Office

This site: Dillard's, the office building, and the bank remained open for business. extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	Closedextracted, unreviewed documented The mall closed on April 20, 2026 to continue redevelopment of the site. en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documented It was announced on April 28, 2025 that Oak Court Mall would be closed and demolished. en.wikipedia.org
What is there now	Dillard's, the office building, and the bank remained open for business.extracted, unreviewed documented Dillard's, the office building, and the bank remained open for business. en.wikipedia.org

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Oak Court Mall” and “Memphis” (188 hits, first 100 sampled). Only weak matches to commercial-mortgage trusts: the mall may have backed a securitised loan, or may just be mentioned in the filing; several trusts usually means one loan split into pari-passu notes. Earliest trust filing in the sample 2014-06-11 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2014 from the trust name (weak match). Whether the loan is still in the pool, in special servicing or repaid is in the trust's monthly distribution reports, which are not searchable here. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

Kind	Filer	Filings	Dates	Forms
CMBS trust (weak)	Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC16	11	2014-06-11 to 2021-08-30	10-D 9, 8-K 1, 8-K/A 1
CMBS trust (weak)	Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-LC24	2	2026-07-29 to 2026-08-27	10-D 2
CMBS trust (weak)	WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C21	1	2014-08-12 to 2014-08-12	8-K 1
Public owner (strong)	SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/ (SPG, SPG-PJ)	56	2002-05-17 to 2013-02-04	8-K 45, 10-K 10, 8-K/A 1
Public owner (strong)	WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC.	29	2014-11-04 to 2021-08-09	8-K 28, 8-K/A 1
Public owner (weak)	GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST	1	2014-11-04 to 2014-11-04	8-K 1

As reported by the owner

Property tables from the owner's annual report (Form 10-K, Item 2) on EDGAR, one row per filing year. GLA, occupancy and anchors are the filer's own figures at that year end; “leased” counts signed leases, “occupied” counts open stores; ownership is the filer's share. Matched by name and place, unreviewed; the verbatim table row is in sec_facts.csv.

Year end	Filer	Name in filing	GLA sq ft	Occupancy	Years	Share	Anchors listed
2020	Washington Prime Group 10-K, 2021-03-16	Oak Court Mall Memphis, TN match: exact	845,051	92.6% occupied	acquired 1997	100.0% Fee	Dillard's, Macy's
2016	Washington Prime Group 10-K, 2017-02-24	Oak Court Mall Memphis, TN match: exact	846,570	97.1% occupied	acquired 1997	100.0% Fee	Dillard's, Macy's
2014	Washington Prime Group 10-K, 2015-02-26	Oak Court Mall Memphis, TN match: exact	849,265	90.9% occupied		100.0% Fee	Dillard's, Macy's
2009	Simon Property Group 10-K, 2010-02-25	Oak Court Mall Memphis, TN match: exact	848,974	94.5% occupied	acquired 1997	100.0% Fee	Dillard's, Dillard's Mens, Macy's

Site context

FEMA flood zone	no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	8: EXXON USA 50798; HAYS LOWELL S & SONS INC; MACY'S OAK COURT; OKLAHOMA INSTALLATION COMPANY (DILLARD'S; PANKEY WILLIAM L & COEPA FRS
Census tract 47157008500	4,173 people, 1,658 per sq mi; median household income $162,955; median gross rent $1,216; 18% renters; 6.2% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 16.3 of 20; 108 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 381 m; land-use mix 0.85; 120,339 jobs within 45 min by car, 60,767 by transit; 3% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	6 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 1 schools, 11 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 5 civic, 16 food and drink; 7 cycleway segments, 2 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Shelby County (TN), 2024	1,395 units in 5+ unit buildings, 24 in 2–4, 642 single-family; 2023: 980 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.18; socioeconomic 0.13; housing and transport 0.36; 8% below 150% of poverty; 8% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	2 within 10 km, 5 within 25 km: Mall of Memphis (4.7 km); Hickory Ridge Mall (9.1 km)computed
Overture Maps	place Oak Court Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.94, from Microsoft, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 44,103 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	oakcourtmall.com (alive)Overture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views	51,089 since 2015; 9,922 in the last 12 months (+40% vs the prior 12); peak 2026-02 with 1,893Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +4% (4,033 → 4,173); median income +51% ($108,056 → $162,955); renters 14% → 18%; median home value +62% ($376,800 → $611,200)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively high overall (score 92.3); expected annual loss $4.4M; high: tornado, heat wave, earthquake, cold wave; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	43,348 jobs in 2,958 establishments; average annual pay $46,087; employment location quotient 0.93; employment -1.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	4,457 jobs; 1,430 in retail trade, 925 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 47157008500)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 51th income percentile as adults; -1.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (72 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 9% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 3.7%; median family income $221,417; 0 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Shelby County School District (PK-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: White Station HighNCES EDGE
Elevation	317 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	336 county-logged events: 183 thunderstorm wind, 72 flash flood, 63 hail, 8 lightning; $22,171,000 property damage reported; 4 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 38117, 2026-09	median list price $281,025 (-16.0% on the year); 202 active listings; median 64 days on market; 29% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	2,910 establishments (-5%); 43,694 jobs (-7%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $215,732 (-1% 1 yr, +12% 5 yr); typical rent $1,341/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	400 (2000 = 100); -5.1% 1 yr, +15% 5 yr, +40% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	25,909 vehicles a day on 57 (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 1,607 trucks; 16 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Oak Court Mall opened in 1988 with Dillard's and Macy's as anchor stores. Over time it lost anchors such as Lord & Taylor in 1992, and after a redevelopment strategy was set, the mall was announced for closure and demolition in 2025, closing in 2026 to allow redevelopment while Dillard's, the office building, and the bank remained open.

Why. The record shows anchor store losses and an explicit redevelopment strategy as the reasons for closure; no debt or broader competition is cited.

Where it stands. The mall is currently closed and controlled by Poag Development Group, which has been the owner since 2024.

For a planner

Precedent of anchor loss leading to redevelopment, as seen with Lord & Taylor closure and subsequent strategy.
Policy tools not detailed in the record; the strategy field indicates a redevelopment intent.
Open questions include the timeline for demolition, future land use, and any public incentives or infrastructure upgrades.

For a developer

Site size and exact boundaries are not provided in the record.
Control lies with Poag Development Group (owner since 2024); prior manager was The Woodmont Company (2021‑2024).
Entitlement stage is indicated by a redevelopment strategy and the 2025 closure announcement, but specific zoning or approvals are not listed.
Context‑layer constraints (flood, transit, environment) and market signals from tract data are absent from the record.

What we do not know yet

Exact site dimensions, acreage, and parcel breakdown are missing.
Demolition timeline and detailed redevelopment plan beyond the 2025 announcement are not specified.
Environmental, flood‑plain, and transit‑access constraints are not described in the context layers.
Financial details such as debt, ownership structure beyond 2024, and any public subsidies are unknown.
The record is marked as ‘draft’ verified status, indicating some facts may be model‑extracted and unreviewed.

Generated by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b on NVIDIA API via Hermes CT from the fields, parcels, deals and context layers on this page, with no outside knowledge. It is regenerated when the record changes and has not been checked by a person. How it is made.

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Elsewhere on the web

Pages with photos

Oak Court Mall - Memphis, TN | ak Court Mall began life in 1… | Flickr flickr.com
Dillards - Oak Court Mall - 23489842823 commons.wikimedia.org
Oak Court Mall will be demolished for new development wreg.com
Oak Court Mall memphisbestguide.com
Oak Court Mall in Memphis to welcome new retail, dining options commercialappeal.com
Poag Acquires 400,000 SF Macy’s Department Store a… rebusinessonline.com
Oak Court Mall, Memphis — Stores, Map & Hours | Occ… getoccupi.com

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History and original facts

Opened	1988Wikidata
Closed	2026extracted, unreviewed documented The mall closed on April 20, 2026 en.wikipedia.org
Original developer	Belz Enterprisesextracted, unreviewed documented In 1986, Belz Enterprises began construction on the mall immediately to the west of Goldsmith's. en.wikipedia.org
Anchors	Macy's, Dillard's, Lord & Taylor, Goldsmith's
County	Shelby County
Census division	6 · East South Central
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Oak Court Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Opened in 1988, the mall featured Dillard's and Macy's as its anchor stores.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

1961 Mall began as a freestanding 3-story Goldsmith's department store
1986 Construction of Oak Court Mall began by Belz Enterprises
1988 Opened (Wikidata)
1988 Mall opened with Dillard's and Macy's as anchor stores
1992 Lord & Taylor closed its store
1995 Dillard's expanded in center court; west store became women's
2005 Goldsmith's rebranded as Macy's
2021 The Woodmont Company hired to manage property
2024 Poag Development Group took over management
2025 Announced Oak Court Mall would be closed and demolished
2026 Mall closed to continue redevelopment

Sources

Wikipedia: Oak Court Mall · supports: after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year closed
15 quoted sentences
The mall closed on April 20, 2026
In 1986, Belz Enterprises began construction on the mall immediately to the west of Goldsmith's.
Dillard's, the office building, and the bank remained open for business.
The mall closed on April 20, 2026 to continue redevelopment of the site.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Oak Court Mall, Memphis, TN." Record m-a5c3bf3e8c, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/memphis-oak-court-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_memphisoakcourtmall,
  title = {Oak Court Mall, Memphis, TN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/memphis-oak-court-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-a5c3bf3e8c, 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}
}

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