The Arcola Center is a 34 acre flex and R&D business park located at Loudoun County Parkway and Dulles West Boulevard in Dulles, Virginia, where St. John Properties has completed its first four buildings, about 130,000 square feet, and now lists four more as designed and coming soon. Celebree School opened there in March 2026.

Arcola Center Prepares Four More Buildings Amid Workforce Training Demand

The first phase has drawn tenants from training, education and recreation, including Enginuity Power Systems, which chose Arcola for its national training center. Workforce training is also the focus of the $5 billion Eli Lilly plant in Goochland, Virginia, where Lilly has committed $40 million to a training network whose center is targeted to open in 2028.

Project Overview

  • Project Name: Arcola Center
  • Location: Loudoun County Parkway and Dulles West Boulevard, Dulles, Loudoun County, Virginia, about 15 minutes from Dulles International Airport per the developer
  • Developer: St. John Properties
  • Site Size: 34 acres
  • Planned Buildout: Up to 10 flex, R&D and office buildings totaling up to 450,000 square feet
  • Phase One: Four single story flex buildings of about 130,000 square feet, each between 29,404 and 37,080 square feet
  • Phase Two: Buildings E, F, G and H, listed as designed and coming soon, at 36,120 to 45,120 square feet each and about 159,480 square feet in total
  • Building Specifications: Brick on block, 16 to 18 foot clear flex ceilings, and four to five parking spaces per 1,000 square feet
  • Zoning and Approvals: PDIP zoning, with final rezoning approval from the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in January 2022
  • Tenants: Dulles Gymnastics Academy, Enginuity Power Systems, Dream On Dance, Morsink Soccer Academy and Celebree School

Project Team

  • Developer: St. John Properties
  • Local Government: Loudoun County
  • Tenant: Enginuity Power Systems
  • Tenant: Dulles Gymnastics Academy
  • Tenant: Morsink Soccer Academy
  • Tenant: Dream On Dance
  • Tenant: Celebree School
  • General Contractor: Not publicly disclosed
Arcola Center Completes Its First Four Flex Buildings and Signs Mixed Tenants
Arcola Center Completes Its First Four Flex Buildings and Signs Mixed Tenants

Reported 21st May 2023: A 34-acre business park development dubbed Arcola Center has commenced construction in Dulles, Virginia. Recently, the developer, St. John Properties hosted an official groundbreaking ceremony to mark the project’s milestone. This initial phase of the development plan will include about 100,000 square feet of flex/R&D space.

Prior to the construction phase, the Loudoun County Planning Commission approved the Arcola Center development in a unanimous vote. Afterwards, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors granted the developers the final approval last January.

According to St. John Properties’ regional partner, Matt Holbrook, Loudoun County doesn’t have enough of the flex/R&D product. Therefore, he said his company is currently developing the product to support the local companies that need it for their operations. Holbrook said the project would provide jobs for the long term including with a home for both small and large businesses

Development plans for the Arcola Center development

St. John Properties has broken ground on four buildings for the first phase of the Arcola Center development. However, the developer expects to develop a total of 10 flex/R&D/office buildings for the entire project. These 10 buildings will feature 340,000 to 450,000 square feet of R&D/office/flex space.

The first four buildings for the Arcola Center development will each range from 22,240 to 45,120 square feet of space.  Free parking will be available on the property along with flexible suite sizes to support a variety of end-users. All four single-story buildings will feature 16 to 18-foot clear minimum ceiling heights. Additionally, the buildings will be designed to meet the LEED certification standards of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

The location of the Arcola Center development will be at the intersection of Loudoun County Parkway and Dulles West Boulevard. Therefore, it offers easy commutes to the Dulles Toll Road and Dulles International Airport which are approximately 5 miles away. Additionally, the property is also adjacent to the Dulles Landing retail development and the future Shops at Arcola Center.