Between early April and late September 2026, five businesses opened on the new block of Exchange Street at One Loudoun. Between May and early October, two longtime restaurants near the Russell Branch Parkway entrance closed for good, and Loudoun's only Container Store closed too. Taken one at a time, each of these is a routine tenant change. Taken together, they show the center adding stores much faster than it adds sit-down restaurants. Only one of the new Exchange Street tenants is a full-service restaurant.
Six months on the new block
The expansion opened one storefront at a time. In order:
- Arhaus was the first business in the expanded block to open. It was open by April 4, 2026, according to The Burn.
- Alo, the yogawear brand, was open by The Burn's May 1 report.
- Van Leeuwen Ice Cream opened on Tuesday, June 2.
- Tatte Bakery & Cafe opened eight days later, on Wednesday, June 10.
- Bartaco, the first one in Loudoun County, began a soft opening the week of September 24. At first it served dinner only, and staff told The Burn they expected to add lunch soon.
Bartaco took the longest. The Burn first reported the restaurant's plans in September 2024. In the two years since, a freestanding building went up, fixtures went in and staff were hired and trained.
Of these five openings, Bartaco is the only one where you sit down for a full meal with table service. Tatte and Van Leeuwen sell food, but as a bakery café and an ice cream shop. Arhaus sells furniture and Alo sells activewear.
What closed was built for long dinners
The two restaurants that closed at the other end of the center worked differently.
City Tap House closed suddenly in May 2026. The Burn reported that the doors were locked, the windows were covered and the Google listing read "Permanently closed." The restaurant opened in November 2019 in the space that was once Hail & Hog Kitchen & Tap, a Washington Commanders-themed restaurant. No replacement tenant had been named. Lost Fox Hideaway, on the floor above, stayed open and was not affected by the closure.
Hot Pot Legend followed in early October. A Burn reporter found it locked and dark on Saturday, October 10. Its website had been taken down, and the Google listing showed it as permanently closed. The restaurant opened in January 2021 in a prominent corner unit at the entrance off Russell Branch Parkway. Diners cooked meats and vegetables in broth on burners set into each table, a format that encourages long meals. The Burn called it the second prominent restaurant to close at the center in recent months.
Between those two closures, The Container Store announced it would leave. Its last day was scheduled for Saturday, August 22, and it was Loudoun's only location.
So three large spaces opened up in four months. Two were restaurants that drew people for an evening, and both sit near the side of the center closest to Russell Branch Parkway. The newest storefronts are clustered on Exchange Street.
Square footage hints at what's coming
Space sizes help here, because the spaces on the market are not shaped like the tenants being reported.
Hot Pot Legend's space is about 5,300 square feet. Landlord Kite Realty's leasing page shows a matching 5,348-square-foot retail unit, N101, as available. That's more than three times the size of Monkee's of Loudoun, the women's boutique opening October 15 in a space of about 1,600 square feet.
The brands rumored for One Loudoun come in very different sizes. The Burn reported on September 25 that, according to a source, the landlord would prepare a space of roughly 16,000 square feet for L.L. Bean. The paper guessed, based on size, that it could be the former Container Store space. Free People Movement would take about 3,700 square feet. Neither brand nor center management has confirmed either store. A week earlier, the paper reported that Vuori was considering a store, also without confirmation.
If all three come, the center gets one big store and two midsize ones, and all three sell apparel. None of the reports names a restaurant for either of the closed restaurant spaces.
Here is where every name stands as of October 12, 2026:
| Business | What it is | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arhaus | Furniture | Open since spring 2026 |
| Alo | Activewear | Open since spring 2026 |
| Van Leeuwen Ice Cream | Ice cream | Opened June 2 |
| Tatte Bakery & Cafe | Bakery café | Opened June 10 |
| Bartaco | Full-service restaurant | Soft-opened week of September 24 |
| Monkee's of Loudoun | Women's boutique | Opens October 15 |
| Williams-Sonoma | Home goods | Coming soon, no date |
| Madewell | Apparel | Coming soon, no date |
| Pottery Barn | Home furnishings | Coming soon, no date |
| Anthropologie | Apparel and home | Coming soon, no date |
| L.L. Bean | Outdoor apparel and gear | Rumored, unconfirmed |
| Free People Movement | Activewear | Rumored, unconfirmed |
| Vuori | Activewear | Rumored, unconfirmed |
| City Tap House | Restaurant | Closed May 2026 |
| The Container Store | Storage retail | Last day scheduled August 22 |
| Hot Pot Legend | Restaurant | Closed, reported October 10 |
The "coming soon" labels come from One Loudoun's own directory, which gives no dates for any of the four. When The Burn covered Anthropologie's arrival in March, it said there was "no word on when" the store would open. In September, Williams-Sonoma, Madewell and Pottery Barn were still listed as future tenants in a phase under construction, with Anthropologie being built nearby.
Count the open, coming-soon and rumored names together and you get thirteen. Bartaco is the only full-service restaurant among them.
The plan was always mostly retail
When the new phase broke ground in October 2024, the Loudoun Times-Mirror reported plans for 86,000 square feet of retail, a full-service business hotel, 23,000 to 34,000 square feet of premium office space and 400 luxury multifamily units. Northern Virginia Magazine listed the first tenants announced as Arhaus, Van Leeuwen, Bartaco and Tatte. It quoted Greg Goldberg describing the goal as adding retailers, restaurants and residences "designed to foster inspiration, relaxation, and community." Kite Realty Group, which lists One Loudoun in its portfolio, names Goldberg as vice president and senior leasing director.
By June 2025, according to The Burn, roughly a dozen more store and restaurant spaces in the new buildings were still open for leasing. Most of those have since gone to apparel and home-goods brands. The three food tenants announced first are still the only places in the new block to eat, and two of the three are counter or dessert service.
The older rows are still filling with small shops. Monkee's sits in the row with Maisons, Scout & Mollys and Southern Tide. It's being opened by Ashburn resident Tonya Klause and is one of more than 70 Monkee's locations nationwide, with another one in the city of Fairfax. Klause told The Burn that the plum-and-green interior is "inspired by Loudoun's rich wine country," and that the store will include a living room area where guests can relax.
This month's calendar runs through Exchange Street
The center's October events are planned around the new block.
- Monkee's of Loudoun grand opening, October 15 to 18. The first 100 customers who make a purchase get a free gift. The weekend also includes bubbly, snacks, giveaways and a trunk show. The center's event listing gives the address as 20366 Exchange Street.
- Halloween Bark Bash, Saturday, October 24, noon to 3 p.m.
- Moonlight Market, listed through October 30 at 20387 Exchange Street.
- Asia in a Bite, a free outdoor food festival with 40 food vendors, more than 10 merchandise vendors and a DJ. The center's event listing currently shows October 31 to November 1, but the page's web address points to an earlier weekend, so check the date with One Loudoun before you go.
Asia in a Bite brings 40 food vendors for a weekend. On a typical evening, the new block's sit-down dinner option is Bartaco, while the older side of the center has two closed restaurant spaces waiting for tenants.
When a large corner space near the entrance sits empty and the center's newest tenants lean toward shopping, sellers in nearby Ashburn communities often ask how changes like these show up in buyer interest. The Legacy Team tracks what's opening and closing around One Loudoun alongside local sales activity. If you want to see how that fits with your own home's value, start with a Free Home Valuation.
