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Opened in 1980, the mall features JCPenney, Belk, Dick's Sporting Goods, TJ Maxx, and Regal Cinemas as its primary anchors, with HomeGoods, and Planet Fitness serving as secondary anchors. Three restaurant outparcels include Red Lobster, Taco Bell, and a local restaurant named Shakers, with a fourth outparcel being developed as a 7 Brew that will open in 2025.   A Residence Inn by Marriott is the mall's first on-site hotel.\nThe mall is owned by Liberty University and is managed by the Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) group.\n\n\n== History ==\nRiver Ridge Mall opened in 1980 with Miller & Rhoads and Thalhimers.", "narrative_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "narrative_source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Ridge_Mall", "zoning_change": null, "public_subsidy": null, "entitlement_year": null, "planning_notes": null, "wikidata_qid": "Q15272714", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Ridge_Mall", "osm_id": null, "verified": "draft", "verified_by": null, "last_verified": null, "last_updated": "2026-10-18", "created": "2026-10-18", "contributor_name": null, "contributor_org": null, "contributor_link": null, "international": 0, "county_fips": "51680", "opp_score": 0.0, "opp_reasons": ["retrofit already built"], "for_sale": 0, "distressed": 0, "url": "https://retrofitatlas.org/other/va/lynchburg-former-montgomery-ward-tire-auto-building-at-river-ridge-mal/", "events": [{"year": 2016, "date": null, "kind": "retrofit", "detail": "Retrofit: redevelop", "source_id": null}], "sources": [{"id": 7122, "site_id": "n-453b4b3c1b", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Ridge_Mall", "title": "River Ridge Mall", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null, "quote": "former Montgomery Ward Tire & Auto building", "kind": "wikipedia", "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}], "deals": [], "parties": [{"name": "Marriott", "kind": "developer", "role": "developer", "year_from": 2016, "year_to": null}], "parcels": [], "context": {"assessment": {"what_happened": "Retrofit completed in 2016: Montgomery Ward Tire & Auto building redeveloped as Residence Inn by Marriott hotel.", "why": "Confirmed as first on-site hotel at River Ridge Mall (per narrative). Retrofit status is 'built' with no further opportunity score (opp_score: 0.0, reason: 'retrofit already built').", "where_it_stands": "Located within River Ridge Mall (opened 1980), owned by Liberty University. Mall anchors include JCPenney, Belk, Dick's Sporting Goods. 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