RiverGate Mall quietly posted its final goodbye on social media Friday, closing the book on a 54-year run at the heart of the Rivergate corridor near Madison and Goodlettsville. The farewell comes after years of thinning crowds and shuttered storefronts and arrives just as plans to rebuild the site into a dense mixed-use neighborhood start to move from the drawing board to reality. Longtime shoppers and mall walkers have been sharing photos, stories, and one-last-lap videos as the property shifts from indoor retail landmark to future construction zone.
According to WKRN, mall management used the farewell post to thank customers for more than five decades of loyalty. That message trails a multiyear effort by Metro and a private development partner to rework the roughly 57-acre campus into a mix of housing and commercial uses. Inside, the decline has been hard to miss, with once-busy corridors now dotted with vacant gates and only a few anchor stores still drawing regular traffic.
Redevelopment Plans For The 57-Acre Site
Metro reached an agreement last year with developer Merus to transform RiverGate into a new district that blends multifamily housing, townhomes, senior housing, retail, restaurants, sports and entertainment venues, medical offices, general office space, and hotels, according to Nashville.gov. The deal includes public infrastructure commitments along with a capped tax-incentive package meant to help cover early construction costs. City leaders and the development team frame the project as a way to turn an underused site into a walkable neighborhood that can generate new tax revenue for Metro.
Timeline And Which Stores Will Remain…