# Bristol Mall

Bristol, VA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-4d2e32ac93` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/bristol-bristol-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-4d2e32ac93.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-4d2e32ac93.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-4d2e32ac93

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | proposed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | hotel, entertainment | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Bristol Industrial Mall | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1976 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2017 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2018 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Par Ventures | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall closed again on August 31, 2017, after the last remaining store closed.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The property name changed to 'Bristol Industrial Mall.'” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Mall
- **status**: “In December 2021, Hard Rock International announced plans to reuse the existing mall facility for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol, opening in 2024.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Mall
- **strategy**: “In December 2021, Hard Rock International announced plans to reuse the existing mall facility for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol, opening in 2024.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Mall

## Anchors

JCPenney, Sears, Belk, movie theater, Parks-Belk, Miller's

## Parties

- Urban Retail Properties — owner (from text) (–1999)
- Aronov Realty Management — owner (from text) (1999–2006)
- Bristol Mall Acquisitions LLC — owner (from text) (2006–2015)
- Sunstar Keshav LLC — owner (from text) (2015–2018)
- Par Ventures — owner (from text) (2018–)

## Timeline

- 1975: opened
- 1976: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1999: sold to Aronov Realty Management for $25 million
- 2006: sold to Bristol Mall Acquisitions LLC for $18.3 million
- 2015: went into foreclosure
- 2017: mall closed after last store closed
- 2018: listed for $2.9 million
- 2018: Par Ventures finalized purchase, property renamed Bristol Industrial Mall
- 2021: Hard Rock announced plans for hotel/casino

## Deals and debt

- 2018 listing: 2900000.0  ← Sunstar Keshav LLC  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Mall
- 2018 sale:  Par Ventures ← Sunstar Keshav LLC  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Mall
- 2015 foreclosure:  Sunstar Keshav LLC   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Mall
- 2006 sale: 18300000.0 Bristol Mall Acquisitions LLC ← Aronov Realty Management  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Mall
- 1999 sale: 25000000.0 Aronov Realty Management ← Urban Retail Properties  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Mall

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

Bristol Mall was the only regional shopping mall serving Bristol, Virginia. It opened in 1975. Former anchors included Sears, Belk, JCPenney, and a movie theater. With Bristol being the home of country music, long before Knoxville or Nashville, for many years there had been a museum at the mall, showcasing the legacy this left to the area.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Bristol Mall, Bristol, VA." Record m-4d2e32ac93, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/bristol-bristol-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_bristolbristolmall,
  title = {Bristol Mall, Bristol, VA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/bristol-bristol-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-4d2e32ac93, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.