Which term is used for a mall building where anchor buildings are not considered part of the mall building?

• A. High-Rise Building
• B. Historic Building
• C. Mall Building
• D. Special Amusement Building

Answer: (C)

In NFPA 101 terminology, a mall complex is described in terms of what parts are considered the main mall building versus separate structures. The mall building refers to the portion that contains the interior concourses and most of the smaller tenant spaces connected together. Anchor buildings—large stores that are physically separate from the main mall—are not counted as part of the mall building. This distinction matters for how life-safety features are designed and evaluated, such as egress routes, fire protection coordination, and occupancy considerations, because the mall portion and the anchor buildings can function as separate safety entities within the same overall project.

So the term used for the mall portion when the large anchor structures are not included as part of it is the mall building. The other options describe different types of buildings (height-related, historic status, or amusement-specific) and don’t capture the specific mall-plus-anchor separation concept.