Dulles Town Center

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For the census-designated place, see Dulles Town Center, Virginia.
Dulles Town Center
2015-09-24 12 09 40 Interior of the Dulles Town Center Mall in Dulles Town Center, Loudoun County, Virginia.jpg
LocationSterling, Virginia, United States
Coordinates39°1′55.7″N 77°25′25.8″W / 39.032139°N 77.423833°W / 39.032139; -77.423833Coordinates: 39°1′55.7″N 77°25′25.8″W / 39.032139°N 77.423833°W / 39.032139; -77.423833
Opening dateAugust 12, 1999; 22 years ago (August 12, 1999)
DeveloperLerner Enterprises
ManagementCentennial Real Estate
OwnerCentennial Real Estate
No. of stores and services150
No. of anchor tenants6 (3 open, 3 vacant)
Total retail floor area1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m2)
No. of floors2
Websiteshopdullestowncenter.com

Dulles Town Center is a two-level enclosed shopping mall in Sterling in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, located five miles (8.0 km) north of the Washington Dulles International Airport. It is part of the Dulles Town Center census-designated place for population statistical purposes.

It encompasses 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m2) of GLA and is the sole enclosed shopping center in Loudoun County. The mall serves a wide geographic area, drawing customers from Loudoun, Fairfax, Clarke, and Frederick counties in Virginia, as well as Jefferson County, West Virginia.

Dulles Town Center is anchored by Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, and Macy's, with three vacant anchors last occupied by Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom, and Sears. It features typical mall retailers such as Banana Republic and Ann Taylor.

History[]

In December 1987, Loudoun County officials approved the jurisdiction's first regional shopping mall, to be developed in a joint venture between Lerner Enterprises and Cigna. The mall was originally planned to be named the "Windmill Regional Shopping Center" but took its present name a year later.[1]

Construction didn't commence until years later, due to the nationwide recession. It was eventually scheduled to begin construction in Spring 1994, with a planned opening date of 1996,[2] But this timeline never came to fruition.

Construction did ultimately begin in 1996, with a target completion date of Spring 1998.

Delays further pushed the opening back to November 1998, with its first two anchor stores (Hecht's and Lord & Taylor) opening November 18, 1998. JCPenney and Sears opened in late Spring 1999, with the official grand-opening commencing August 12, 1999.[citation needed]

Another wing was added in 2002, anchored by Nordstrom as well as a two-level access corridor of various stores.

Around the same time opened (Now Sheffield Interiors) and an Edwards Cinema was proposed for the adjoining area. This failed to materialize as Edwards was acquired by Regal Cinemas. An LA Fitness and a relocated Dick's Sporting Goods later filled this space.

An office building was attached to the Sears wing during this period, but was later razed for a Regal Cinemas Multiplex.

Hecht's became Macy's with their buyout of May Department Stores in 2006.

On June 30, 2017, it was announced that Nordstrom would be closing its store at the mall on September 8, 2017.[3] At this time it is unknown what company will take over Nordstrom's place.

On September 25, 2019, Lord & Taylor announced that this location would also be closing. This store closed in January 2020, leaving no more of the original anchors left.[4]

In November 2020, Lerner Enterprises sold the mall and surrounding properties to Centennial Real Estate of Dallas, TX after being foreclosed upon.[5]

On February 2, 2021, it was announced that Sears would close as well on April 18, 2021, as part of a plan to close 23 stores nationwide which left Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, and Macy's as the only anchors. This was the last Sears location in Virginia.[6][7]

Anchors[]

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Dining[]

The mall features a large food court in the center court upper level featuring numerous fast food restaurants. The backside of the mall property also has several pad sites featuring many National chain restaurants. The front center entrance to the mall features a Cheesecake Factory and now-closed P.F. Chang's.

References[]

  1. ^ Cornelius, Foote (5 December 1987). "Loudoun County Approves its First Regional Mall". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ Peter, Pae (10 March 1994). "Work Set to Start On Loudoun Mall". The Washington Post. pp. VA3.
  3. ^ "Nordstrom closing at Dulles Town Center - Washington Business Journal".
  4. ^ "Lord & Taylor closing at Dulles Town Center shopping mall". Sep 25, 2019. Retrieved Dec 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "Following Foreclosure, Centennial Eyes Redevelopment of Dulles Town Center Mall - Loudoun Now".
  6. ^ "Dulles Town Center Sears store announces closure | News | loudountimes.com".
  7. ^ "Kmart, Sears stores closing list 2021: These locations are liquidating". USA Today.

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