Dulles Town Center

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.

For the census-designated place, see Dulles Town Center, Virginia.
Dulles Town Center
LocationSterling, Virginia, United States
Coordinates39°1′55.7″N 77°25′25.8″W
Opening dateAugust 12, 1999 (August 12, 1999)
DeveloperLerner Enterprises CIGNA Insurance
ManagementCentennial Real Estate
OwnerCentennial Real Estate
No. of stores and services150
No. of anchor tenants6 (4 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m2)
No. of floors2
Websiteshopdullestowncenter.com

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 not only [Loudoun County], but also neighboring 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, Macy's, and Sears with two vacant anchors last occupied by Lord & Taylor and Nordstrom. It features typical mall retailers such as Abercrombie & Fitch, 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 Insurance. The mall was originally planned to be named the "Windmill Regional Shopping Center" but was renamed to Dulles Town Center 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 well as a two-level access corridor of various stores.

Around the same time Danker Furniture 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 that is currently temporarily closed due to COVID-19 (citation needed)

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 be closing as well on April 18, 2021 as part of a plan to close 23 stores nationwide which will leave Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, and Macy's as the only anchors left. This is the last Sears location in Virginia.[6][7]

Anchors

Current

Former

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: VA3.
  3. https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2017/06/30/nordstrom-to-close-dc-area-department-store.html
  4. "Lord & Taylor closing at Dulles Town Center shopping mall". Sep 25, 2019. Retrieved Dec 31, 2020.
  5. https://loudounnow.com/2020/11/10/following-foreclosure-centennial-eyes-redevelopment-of-dulles-town-center-mall/
  6. https://www.loudountimes.com/news/dulles-town-center-sears-store-announces-closure/article_e4541d50-6624-11eb-bfb0-bb3329f409c0.html
  7. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2021/02/03/sears-kmart-closing-stores-list-2021/4371235001/
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