Leesburg, Virginia Council Approves Data Center Development

A new data center project has been approved by the members of the Leesburg Town Council, who have given the green light to the city’s rezoning so that it can be carried out. 

This rezoning decision, made by the Leesburg Town Council in Loudoun County, Virginia, will allow the construction of data centers and other industrial uses on two vacant land parcels south of the city.

Springfield East, LC, and the real estate company Kettler Inc., the applicants, asked the city to modify the conceptual plan for these lands known as Village at Leesburg Land Bays D&E, which will allow the data center to be implemented. 

This developer partnership plans to build a data center and a related substation on one of the parcels, located at 42830 Golf Club Road and 1749 Russell Branch Parkway SE, covering 33.77 acres. Council documents indicate that the data center could cover between 200,000 and 250,000 square feet on the two parcels, which are located on the east side of Crosstrail Boulevard and are divided by Russell Branch Parkway.

As for the applicants, the real estate firm Kettler Inc. was established in 1977 and generally focuses on multifamily housing developments; meanwhile, Springfield East, LC has explored numerous development opportunities over the last 20 years. 

With land that has remained unused for many years because the developable portion of the property is too small and irregularly shaped to be feasible for most industrial projects, making the development of this property difficult, the applicants wish to take on the challenge. This comes after the Leesburg council unanimously approved design guidelines for data centers within the city limits.

Unlike the nearby city of Ashburn, Leesburg currently lacks data centers, although this may soon change.

Available Foreclosures: 

Leesburg: 5 homes available. 

Ashburn: 3 homes available.

By Elías DaSilva | 12 de Noviembre de 2024.