# Oak Court Mall

Memphis, TN · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-a5c3bf3e8c` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/memphis-oak-court-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-a5c3bf3e8c.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-a5c3bf3e8c.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-a5c3bf3e8c

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Dillard's, the office building, and the bank remained open for business. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1988 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2026 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Belz Enterprises | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall closed on April 20, 2026” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Court_Mall
- **original_developer**: “In 1986, Belz Enterprises began construction on the mall immediately to the west of Goldsmith's.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Court_Mall
- **after_notes**: “Dillard's, the office building, and the bank remained open for business.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Court_Mall
- **status**: “The mall closed on April 20, 2026 to continue redevelopment of the site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Court_Mall
- **strategy**: “It was announced on April 28, 2025 that Oak Court Mall would be closed and demolished.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Court_Mall

## Anchors

Macy's, Dillard's, Lord & Taylor, Goldsmith's

## Parties

- The Woodmont Company — owner (from text) (2021–2024)
- Poag Development Group — owner (from text) (2024–)

## 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

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

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.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Oak Court Mall, Memphis, TN." Record m-a5c3bf3e8c, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/memphis-oak-court-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```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 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

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.