Dulles Town Center

The Dulles Town Center (DTC) is a two-level enclosed shopping mall in Dulles, Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, located five miles north of the Washington Dulles International Airport. The retail center gives its name to the census-designated place (CDP) within which it is located. It encompasses 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m2) of GLA and is the largest enclosed shopping center in Loudoun County. The mall caters to the burgeoning and affluent population of eastern Loudoun and western Fairfax counties. Dulles Town Center is anchored by Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, Macy's, with 3 vacant stores once as Nordstrom, Sears, and Lord & Taylor. And it features an eclectic mix of upscale retailers such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Banana Republic, and LOFT.
In addition, the mall has been a launch pad for international retailers emerging into the U.S. market. High-end New Zealand children's store Pumpkin Patch opened its second U.S. store and German restaurant chain Vapiano opened its third U.S. location at Dulles Town Center in 2007 however it is now closed.
In 2015, Vapiano closed down and its former spot is now a Los Toltecos Mexican Restaurant in the mall. The sixth anchor was Nordstrom which closed on September 8, 2017 As of Fall 2020 a COVID-19 County vaccine clinic habits the space 
==History==
===Approval, delays, and construction (1987–1998)===
In December 1987, Loudon County officials approved the jurisdiction's first regional shopping mall. The mall was originally planned to be named the "Windmill Regional Shopping Center" but was later renamed to Dulles Town Center in 1988. The original expected opening was set for 1993. Dulles Town Centers developer was announced as Lerner Enterprises.The mall was put on hold in 1994 due to the downturn in the local economy. It wasn't until March 1994 that the mall announced it would start construction that spring with plans to be open 1996. Construction was never started in 1994, and it wasn't until the summer of 1996 that Dulles Town Center broke ground. With construction starting in 1996, it was announced the mall would open in Spring of 1998, but that was later pushed back to November 1998.
===Opening and expansion (1998–2002)===
The mall opened its first two anchor stores (Hecht's and Lord & Taylor) on November 18, 1998. The ribbon-cutting ceremony for Dulles Town Center took place at 10 am on August 12, 1999, where the mall became anchored by Albuquerque East, JCPenney, and Sears. A new wing to the mall was completed in 2002, adding Nordstrom as well as Hollister Co., Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, The Sharper Image (closed in 2008), and a number of other specialty retailers.
In 2011, Books-A-Million opened on the upper level by Macy's.
A 2,000-seat Regal Cinemas opened on December 11, 2014 for first run movies.
On June 30, 2017, it was announced that Nordstrom would be closing its store at the mall on September 8, 2017. As of Fall 2020 a COVID-19 County vaccine clinic habits the space 
In August 2020, the Lord & Taylor was announced to be closing down, leaving two more of the original anchors left. 
On February 2, 2021 it was announced that Sears would Shutter. When the store closed JCPenney, Macy’s, and Dick’s Sporting Goods left.
(Mall Attractions)
===The Venetian Carousel (1990'S)===
The Carousel is a staple of Dulles Town Center Located In The Eatery Food Court in the Kids Zone behind the Nationals Play Park. This Venetian Model 7,00/1P Operated By Island Carousel Is a carefully handcrafted and painted Carousel directly imported from Italy. This Single Decker Horses Merry-go-Round was inspired after the 18th century fashion. The carousel consists of an hot-dip galvanized rotating structure supported by a central column and covered by hand decorated fiberglass panels on which lighting is fixed. The floor structure is suspended from the ground by tie-bars hanged to the roof and the floor surface consist of clear coated solid hard-wood panels. The driving unit consist of AC self-braking gear-motor mounted to the central column and electronically controlled. All Jumping horses and the rocking chariot are moved by ball bearing mounted crankshafts located on the ceiling
=== Mall Train (Early 2000,S) ===
Nicknamed The Fun House Express or Chick Fil A Express A Wattman Model Mini Express Electric Trackless Train 4 Car Black And Red Config has been taking families all around the lower levels of Dulles Town Center for years and still does today. These trains consist of powerful batteries and long lifespans both outdoors and indoors. 
===Change Of Ownership (November 10,2020)===
Centennial Advisory Services announced on November 10,2020, it has taken over management duties from Lerner Enterprises of the Dulles Town Center, an announcement that followed the Oct. 22 foreclosure on the regional mall Lerner Enterprises built and has operated for two decades. According to a company statement, Centennial will provide a full spectrum of management, leasing, marketing and accounting services for the property. It will also develop a “value creation strategy” with the potential for a future mixed-use redevelopment of the property. There is also some interesting information released later into 2021 circulating about the possible future of the Dulles Town Center. None of it is confirmed yet, but it could be our first hints of a future redevelopment for Loudoun County’s main indoor shopping mall. The information is coming from construction industry sources, who, of course, closely track potential upcoming projects. It’s being called a “Mixed Use Redevelopment” at the Dulles Town Center. It’s reportedly only a “preliminary concept” that is “under consideration.”
The redevelopment plan includes the following:
*a hotel
*apartments
* new retail space
*a grocery store
*addition of green space
*repurposing of “big box” space
Another Change Of Ownership (December 19,2023)
Roughly a year after centennial bought surprisingly the mall sold again on Dec. 19 this time to Virginia Investment Properties (VIP) CEO Srinivas Chavali, VIP Is a commercial real estate company based in Chantilly, they bought the mall outright for $46 million as well as the adjacent former site of a Sears for $6 million. The company had already previously purchased Sears, Lord & Taylor and JCPenney before acquiring the mall. He Said he planned to renovate parts of the mall and may possibly build mixed-use developments on the property, according to the report. He also immediately plans to fill the vacant stores in Dulles Town Center, but not necessarily with traditional retail stores. He envisions attracting entertainment-style venues such as a bowling alley, pickleball or go carting. He wants the feel to be “a destination experience for families.”
Dulles Town Center features a large food court nicknamed The Eatery located on the upper level. It features such establishments as Chick-fil-A and Sbarro in addition to a number of restaurants such as The Cheesecake Factory and Red Robin within the surrounding parking lot.
==Current Tenants==
*Macy’s in the former Hecht’s (since 2006) 
*JCPenney (since 1999)
*Dick’s Sporting Goods (since 2004)
==Former Tenants==
*Hecht’s (1998-2006)
*Nordstrom (2002-2017)
*Sears (1999-2021)
*Lord & Taylor (1998-2019)
==See also==
*Dulles Town Crossing
==Gallery==
===Videos===
File:A Visit to Dulles Town Center (Feat. Lord & Taylor)|Mall Tour
File:Schindler Hydraulic Scenic elevator @ Dulles Town Center Dulles VA|The Main Elevator
File:VERY NICE Schindler Hydraulic Freight elevator 9 @ Dulles Town Center Dulles, VA|The Mall Freight Elevator
File:Montgomery Kone Hydraulic Elevator - Sears - Dulles Town Center - Sterling, VA|The Sears Elevator
File:MontgomeryKONE Hydraulic Freight Elevator - Sears Dulles Town Center - Sterling, VA|The Sears Freight Elevator
File:Montgomery KONE Hydraulic Elevator in Lord & Taylor - Dulles Town Center - Dulles, VA|The Lord & Taylor Elevator
File:MontgomeryKONE Hydraulic Freight Elevator - Lord and Taylor Dulles Town Center - Sterling, VA|The Lord & Taylor Freight Elevator
File:Montgomery Kone Hydraulic Elevator - JCPenney - Dulles Town Center - Sterling, VA|The JCPenney Elevator
File:MontgomeryKONE Hydraulic Freight Elevator - JCPenney Dulles Town Center - Sterling, VA|The JCPenney Freight Elevator
File:Epic Motor MontgomeryKone Hydraulic Elevator - Macy's - Dulles Town Center - Sterling, VA|The Macy's Elevator
File:MontgomeryKONE Hydraulic Freight Elevator - Macy's Dulles Town Center - Sterling, VA|The Macy's Freight Elevator
File:Schindler Hydraulic Elevator - Dick's Sporting Goods - Dulles Town Center - Sterling, VA|The Dick's Sporting Goods Elevator
File:Beautiful Schindler Hydraulic elevator @ Nordstrom Dulles Town Center Sterling VA
===Photos===
Cheesecake Factory-1563236331.jpg|Cheesecake Factory
==External Links==
*Dulles Town Center's Official Website
*Dulles Town Center on USA Store Fanon Wiki
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