CoolSprings Galleria

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|name = CoolSprings Galleria

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|location = Franklin, Tennessee, United States

|address = 1800 Galleria Boulevard

|coordinates = {{coord|35|57|26|N|86|48|50|W|display=inline,title|type:landmark}}

|opening_date = {{start date and age|1991|8|7}}

|developer = CBL & Associates Properties and Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation

|manager = CBL Properties

|owner = CBL Properties and TIAA-CREF

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|number_of_stores = 150{{Cite web |title=CoolSprings Galleria |url=https://www.cblproperties.com/portfolio/coolsprings-galleria |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=CBL Properties |language=en-US}}

|number_of_anchors = 9

|floor_area = {{convert|1166284|sqft|m2|0}}

|floors = 2 (3 in Macy's)

|parking = 6,500 spaces

|website = {{URL|https://www.coolspringsgalleria.com/}}

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CoolSprings Galleria is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall in the Cool Springs commercial and residential corridor between Franklin and Brentwood, Tennessee, {{convert|15|mi}} south of Nashville. Opened in 1991, it features 150 stores. The mall is anchored by JCPenney, Belk, Macy’s, and Dillard’s, with junior anchors H&M, American Girl, Ulta Beauty, and Forever 21. It also features The Cheesecake Factory as a major restaurant tenant. CBL Properties developed the mall in a joint venture with the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, and has owned it since its opening; CBL also owns an adjacent power center called CoolSprings Crossing which was developed simultaneously.

History

CBL & Associates Properties (now CBL Properties), a shopping mall developer based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, first announced plans to build a shopping mall in Franklin, Tennessee in 1989. It would be situated at the interchange of Interstate 65 and Moores Lane (Tennessee State Route 441). CBL developed the mall through a joint venture with the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation. The original plans for the mall included three anchor stores: Castner Knott (later became Proffitt's/Hecht's/Macy's), Dillard's (which also opened at The Avenues), and Sears, with additional space for up to two more. Overall it would feature nearly 200 stores in over {{convert|1000000|sqft|m2}} of retail space. Coinciding with development of the mall, three other stores were confirmed for the surrounding area: Target and Service Merchandise at an adjacent power center called CoolSprings Crossing, and The Home Depot across Interstate 65.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/112484731/ | title=CoolSprings on track for summer opening | work=The Tennessean | date=November 25, 1990 | accessdate=September 19, 2019 | author=Linda A. Moore | pages=3G}}

CoolSprings Galleria opened on August 7, 1991, with Castner Knott, Dillard’s, and Sears as anchors. The mall was over 1.3 million square feet in size and an estimated 70,000 to 80,000 people visited the mall on opening day.{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Ricky |title=Nashville Then: Shopping malls over the years |url=https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2024/03/14/nashville-then-shopping-malls-over-the-years/72956060007/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}} JCPenney would open in the following years and on October 24, 1994, Parisian opened a location at the mall, becoming the fifth anchor store.{{Cite web |title=Oct 23, 1994, page 59 - The Tennessean at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/112650919 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}

In May 2011, it was announced that TIAA-CREF would receive 50% ownership of the mall and several other CBL malls in an attempt to reduce CBL's debt.{{cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/article_cc96c09c-c646-59b6-bebc-c174c6635e21.html|title=West County Center is part of big mall deal|last=Bryant|first=Tim|date=May 11, 2011|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|publisher=STLtoday.com|accessdate=May 14, 2011}} Sears closed its store there in 2013 and sold it to CBL, who plans to redevelop the space.{{cite web |url=http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130702/BUSINESS/307020061/Sears-store-CoolSprings-Galleria-close-undergo-redevelopment |title=Sears store in CoolSprings Galleria to close, undergo redevelopment | the Tennessean | tennessean.com |website=www.tennessean.com |access-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130703190030/http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130702/BUSINESS/307020061/Sears-store-CoolSprings-Galleria-close-undergo-redevelopment |archive-date=3 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}

References

External links

[https://www.coolspringsgalleria.com/ CoolSprings Galleria official website]

Category:1991 establishments in Tennessee

Category:Buildings and structures in Williamson County, Tennessee

Category:CBL Properties

Category:Shopping malls established in 1991

Category:Shopping malls in Tennessee

Category:Tourist attractions in Williamson County, Tennessee