One Loudoun, Future Home Of World Trade Center Dulles Airport, Breaks Ground

Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and other government and business leaders broke ground this week on the "One Loudoun" project, which is the future home of the World Trade Center Dulles Airport. One Loudoun, a joint venture between Miller and Smith and Meridian Group, will be a mixed-use project similar in "feel" to Reston Town Center with commercial, retail and residential space. According to One Loudoun, first deliveries of commercial buildings will be 2009 with residential units delivering 2009/2010.

The developer has been working on the ground-breaking for 3 years now and has had to make changes to the original plans in order to get it done. Some of the changes include agreeing to upgrade the intersection of Ashburn Village Boulevard and Route 7, donating a 20-acre tract for an elementary school and reducing the number of residential units. But with 3 million square feet of office space, up to 700,000 square feet of upscale retail space and over 900 homes on 358 acres, the developer has a lot (of money) at stake and obviously thought the "sacrifice" was worth it.

Related Articles: Leaders Break Ground On One Loudoun Project – LoudounExtra.com/The Washington Post, One Loudoun Press Release – Miller and Smith

(photo courtesy of One Loudoun)