A massive Loudoun County development hoping to attract an international clientele officially breaks ground today in a ceremony attended by Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and other state and local leaders.
One Loudoun, a 360-acre project located at the southwest corner of Route 7 and Loudoun County Parkway, will feature 3 million square feet of office space, a luxury hotel, a movie theater, a residential neighborhood and up to700,000 square feet of upscale retail.
The development will also include the World Trade Center Dulles Airport, an office building housing service organizations whose collective goal is to help foreign companies establish operations in the region.
Providing everything from relocation and legal services to help with investments and mergers, the center hopes to boost the regional economy by attracting international trade and investment from abroad.
The trade center is projected to create as many as 14,000 new jobs, officials have said. Commercial and residential units are scheduled to be available in 2009.
One Loudon is a joint venture of McLean-based developer Miller and Smith and Bethesda-based Meridian Group.
