Project · Old and Historic District
The old piano store site at 206 East Market Street has come before the Board of Architectural Review several times since 2025: a renovation approved in April 2025, demolition, a concept review in March 2026, and a new inn, restaurant and homes plan that the BAR deferred twice and then approved with conditions on August 3, 2026.
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Vote count from a news report; official minutes not yet posted.
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BAR approved the certificate of appropriateness with conditions on August 3, 2026. Vote count from a news report; official minutes not yet posted.
What’s next: Next steps named by staff: waterline conflict and a minor special exception. The August 3 staff report says a minor special exception will be required for the updated number of dwelling units (p. 2), and that a Town waterline conflicts with the building footprint (pp. 3-4). No filing for either was found in the records reviewed.
Source: BAR staff report, TLHPBR2026-0014, 206 East Market Street (August 3, 2026 work session) (opens in new tab), pp. 2–4
Known gaps: Official BAR minutes for July 15 and August 3, 2026 aren't posted yet; outcomes for the 1996, 2019 and 2024 items aren't stated in the records.
Recorded
BAR case BAR 96-15: porch alterations and addition
Listed in the History of Cases in the 2025 staff report. The outcome is not stated in the record reviewed.
Source: BAR staff report, TLHPBR2025-0012, 206 East Market Street (April 23, 2025) (opens in new tab), p. 2
No Council action recorded in the packets reviewed.
Recorded
Case TLHP-2019-0074: paint color change
Listed in the History of Cases in the 2025 staff report. The outcome is not stated in the record reviewed.
Source: BAR staff report, TLHPBR2025-0012, 206 East Market Street (April 23, 2025) (opens in new tab), p. 2
No Council action recorded in the packets reviewed.
Recorded
Site plan waiver TLSPWV2024-0012
The 2025 staff report says this waiver addresses both Zoning and Engineering comments. The outcome is not stated in the record reviewed.
Source: BAR staff report, TLHPBR2025-0012, 206 East Market Street (April 23, 2025) (opens in new tab), p. 2
Recorded
Administrative certificate for added work on the block walls
The May 2026 staff report says an administrative Certificate of Appropriateness was later approved for additional work on the concrete block walls, followed by partial demolition. The exact date is not stated.
Source: BAR staff report, TLHPBR2026-0014, 206 East Market Street (May 20, 2026) (opens in new tab), p. 2
Recorded
BAR approves renovation and minor addition (TLHPBR2025-0012)
Renovation, a minor addition, and exterior changes to the circa-1961 non-contributing building. Staff recommended approval. The BAR approved it 6-0-1, with one member absent, with conditions (minutes pp. 2-3; staff report pp. 1-6).
Source: BAR business meeting minutes, April 23, 2025 (opens in new tab), pp. 2–3 · BAR staff report, TLHPBR2025-0012, 206 East Market Street (April 23, 2025) (opens in new tab)
Recorded
BAR members recall approving the storefront work
Discussion only, no vote.
Source: BAR meeting minutes (transcript), September 17, 2025 (opens in new tab), p. 69
Recorded
Staff confirm demolition to the ground was approved
Discussion at a BAR work session, no vote.
Source: BAR work session minutes (transcript), November 3, 2025 (opens in new tab), p. 41
Recorded
Staff update to the BAR on the piano store site
Under New Business, Town staff told the Board that approvals were properly updated by the architect and site contractor. No vote.
Source: BAR business meeting minutes, November 19, 2025 (opens in new tab), p. 6
Recorded
Planning Commission: staff name the site as ripe for redevelopment
During the Zoning Ordinance rewrite, Town staff mentioned the old piano store site as one of a handful of downtown sites for new construction. Mention only, no action on the site.
Source: Planning Commission approved minutes, February 19, 2026 (opens in new tab), p. 20
Recorded
BAR pre-application look at a 4-story mixed-use concept
A non-binding pre-application discussion with a prospective owner and developer. Board members gave comments; no vote (memo p. 1; minutes pp. 3-4).
Source: BAR staff memo, pre-application discussion on 206 E. Market Street (March 18, 2026 meeting) (opens in new tab), pp. 3–4 · BAR business meeting minutes, March 18, 2026 (opens in new tab)
Recorded
BAR hearing on new construction; deferred to July 15
TLHPBR2026-0014: new construction with an inn, a restaurant, five homes, and first-floor parking. Staff recommended discussion and deferral. The public hearing was held and left open, and the BAR deferred the case to July 15, 6-0-1, with one member recused (minutes p. 3; staff report pp. 1-2).
Source: BAR business meeting minutes, May 20, 2026 (opens in new tab), p. 3 · BAR staff report, TLHPBR2026-0014, 206 East Market Street (May 20, 2026) (opens in new tab)
Recorded
BAR second review; deferred to August 3 work session
Second submission. The August 3 staff report (p. 2) records that the Board deferred the case to the August 3 work session. Official July 15 minutes are not yet posted.
Source: BAR staff report 2, TLHPBR2026-0014, 206 East Market Street (July 15, 2026) (opens in new tab), p. 2 · BAR staff report, TLHPBR2026-0014, 206 East Market Street (August 3, 2026 work session) (opens in new tab)
Recorded
The BAR approved the certificate of appropriateness for the new mixed-use building, with conditions
The BAR approved the certificate of appropriateness for the new mixed-use building, with conditions. Staff had recommended discussion and deferral and also offered an approval motion.
Source: BAR staff report, TLHPBR2026-0014, 206 East Market Street (August 3, 2026 work session) (opens in new tab), pp. 44–45 · Loudoun Now, Leesburg BAR approves designs for mixed-use Market Street center, August 4, 2026 (opens in new tab) (news report)
206 East Market Street (PIN 231393935000) is a non-contributing site in the H-1 Overlay District, the Old and Historic District. Case TLHPBR2026-0014 is a certificate of appropriateness for new mixed-use construction: an inn, a restaurant, five homes, and parking on the first floor. The owner is Madison Dale, LLC; the 2025 owner was JARS Market Street LLC.
Sources: BAR staff report, TLHPBR2026-0014, 206 East Market Street (May 20, 2026) (opens in new tab) · BAR staff report, TLHPBR2025-0012, 206 East Market Street (April 23, 2025) (opens in new tab)
Announced tally: 4-0, with one recused and two absent.
No official BAR roll-call is on the record. The 4-0 tally, with one recused and two absent, is a news tally from Loudoun Now, not an official roll call. Member-by-member marks are not stored, because the news report as used on the page does not name which members voted, recused, or were absent.
Last updated Saturday, November 14, 2026, afternoon, America/New_York.