Digital Core REIT Secures Major Cloud Tenant for Virginia Data Center in 10-Year Deal

Digital Core REIT Secures Major Cloud Tenant for Virginia Data Center in 10-Year Deal January 5, 2026 Digital Core REIT, a Singapore-listed real estate investment trust sponsored by industry giant Digital Realty, has signed a significant long-term lease agreement for a data center in Northern Virginia, underscoring the sustained high demand from cloud providers for critical infrastructure in core markets. The company announced this week that it has reached a 10-year agreement with an unnamed "investment grade global cloud service provider" to occupy the entirety of its facility located at 8217 Linton Hall Road in Bristow, Virginia. The lease is set to commence on December 1, 2026, and is projected to generate approximately $14.8 million in annualized net property income for the REIT. The single-story data center, built in 2001 and encompassing 207,000 square feet (19,230 square meters) with a capacity of around 9.6MW, had been leased to a Fortune 50 software company since 2005. Digital Core REIT had previously disclosed that the incumbent tenant would not be extending its lease. The facility was originally acquired by Digital Realty in 2017 through its merger with DuPont Fabros Technology. John J. Stewart, CEO of Digital Core REIT Management Pte. Ltd., commented on the transaction, stating, "We are pleased that our Linton Hall facility was well-positioned to meet the needs of this strategically important customer. This seamless execution is a direct reflection of the power and support of Digital Realty’s global platform, the underlying strength of data centre fundamentals in core global markets, and the high quality of Digital Core REIT’s portfolio of mission-critical facilities." This deal highlights the robust fundamentals of the data center real estate sector, particularly in established hubs like Northern Virginia, which continues to attract massive capital investment from hyperscale cloud operators. For Digital Core REIT, which was seeded with a portfolio of 10 stabilized data centers totaling over 1.2 million square feet and 49MW across North America, the lease represents a successful asset repositioning and secures a stable, long-term income stream from a creditworthy tenant. Source: datacenterdynamics