October 30, 2025
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. – Colorado-based data center developer Tract has filed a rezoning application to establish a massive, master-planned technology park on approximately 430 acres along Mountain Road in western Hanover County.
The proposed "Mountain Road Technology Park" would be a 900-megawatt data center campus, according to a traffic study filed with the application. The site is strategically located on Hanover's boundary with Henrico County, comprising seven parcels, including a 256-acre tract at 13074 Mountain Road.
In a letter to adjacent property owners, Tract stated that the project aligns with the county's newly adopted Route 33 Gateway Small Area Plan. This plan, approved by the Hanover Board of Supervisors in late September, guides economic development for 900 acres along the Hanover-Henrico corridor and envisions data center and light industrial uses for the area.
According to proffered conditions, development would be restricted to data centers, light industrial, and "clean manufacturing" uses, along with supporting infrastructure such as electrical substations. The proposal also includes plans for walking trails along the Chickahominy River on the southern end of the property and Grassy Swamp Creek on its eastern edge.
Vehicle access would be primarily from Mountain Road (Route 33), with a secondary entrance also on that road. No general vehicle access is planned from Winns Church Road, except for a gated emergency entrance.
The majority of the land is currently owned by Henrico-based Marchetti Properties. Other owners of parcels within the proposed assemblage include Tyson Foods and G.M. and Brenda Tribble. While Tract typically purchases the land it develops, it was not confirmed if a sale is finalized. A Thalhimer marketing flyer shows an online listing for a 316-acre assemblage, largely overlapping with Tract's site, with an asking price of $30 million.
Tract is seeking to rezone the land from Agricultural (A) to Limited Industrial (M-1). The company is also requesting a conditional-use permit for substations and exceptions for building and fence heights.
The Hanover Planning Commission is expected to review the request at a future meeting, with the final decision resting with the Hanover Board of Supervisors. Attorney Jeff Geiger of the law firm Hirschler is representing Tract in the application.
Tract declined to comment on the project, and further details on its scope were unavailable.
This marks Tract's second major venture in Hanover County. The developer is also working on an even larger, 1,200-acre data center site near Ashland, for which it received zoning approval last year. Infrastructure work on that project is slated for completion in 2026 or 2027.
The proposal comes amid a surge of data center development in the region. Separately, HHHunt has proposed a data center park just across the county line from the Wyndham development, and the Powhatan Board of Supervisors recently approved an expansion of a proposed data center development.
Source: richmondbizsense
