Dulles Town Center
Dulles Town Center is a two-level enclosed shopping mall in Sterling in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, located north of the Washington Dulles International Airport. As of 2022, Dulles Town Center currently features traditional tenants Macy's, JCPenney, and Dick's Sporting Goods. It currently features retailers Banana Republic, American Eagle, Hollister, H&M, and Ann Taylor. It encompasses 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. 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. 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, 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. Another wing was added in 2002, anchored by Nordstrom 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. Hecht's became Macy's with their buyout of May Department Stores in 2006. The late 2010s saw multiple classic chain anchors retreat from brick and mortar after being disrupted by digital retailers in recent years. On June 30, 2017, Nordstrom, who maintains several additional outposts, announced it would shutter. On August 27, 2020 it was announced high end regional division Lord & Taylor would shutter. 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.