Tract Proposes 900MW Data Center Campus in Goochland County, Virginia

Data center park developer Tract is moving forward with plans for a massive technology campus in Goochland County, Virginia, west of Richmond. The company has filed a pre-application for a conditional use permit (CUP) via its entity VALCO Goochland, LLC to develop the Tuckahoe Technology Park, an 872-acre master-planned site designed to host data centers built by other developers. The project underscores the ongoing demand for large-scale, pre-zoned data center capacity in Northern Virginia’s broader energy and real estate market.

The proposed campus is located at 44 Cobblestone Circle and 70 Fleetwood Lane, bounded by Hockett Road to the west, Route 288 to the east, and Patterson Avenue to the south. Site plans indicate the multi-phase campus could support up to 12 buildings, totaling 900MW of capacity at full build-out, with an estimated investment exceeding $3 billion. The land is currently zoned for agricultural and residential use, but the CUP process—which typically takes 90 to 120 days—would allow development under specific conditions. A community meeting regarding the application is scheduled for July 23.

“Tuckahoe Technology Park represents a strategically located, thoughtfully planned data center campus that aligns with Goochland County’s objectives to grow its commercial tax base while protecting community character and environmental resources,” Tract stated in its application documents. County officials confirmed that negotiations with Tract have been ongoing since late 2023, and the county adopted a data center overlay district in late 2025 to facilitate such projects.

Founded by former Cologix CEO Grant van Rooyen, Colorado-based Tract specializes in acquiring and developing master-planned data center parks, aiming to get sites zoned, powered, and shovel-ready for other companies. The company has launched large-scale campuses across multiple states including Texas, Arizona, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, North Carolina, and Utah since its 2023 debut in Nevada. In Virginia alone, Tract is also developing the Hanover Technology Park, a 1,200-acre site outside Richmond that could reach 2.4GW. However, the company faced setbacks earlier this year when local officials rejected its 430-acre, 900MW Mountain Road Technology Park in Hanover, and it withdrew another 740-acre application in Chesterfield County after planning staff recommended denial.

The Tuckahoe project reflects a broader trend of data center developers securing large tracts of land with access to power in regions like Virginia, which remains a global hub for internet infrastructure. If approved, the campus would add significant capacity to the region’s pipeline, though it will also face scrutiny from local communities and regulatory bodies. Meanwhile, Tract’s parent company, Tract Capital, has launched a dedicated data center developer, Fleet DC, to build on Tract-owned land and other sites, signaling continued expansion in the sector.