What’s the Plan?
Tract proposes to develop a master-planned data center campus known as the Chesterfield Technology Park. The proposal requires that the property be rezoned to I-2, consistent with Chesterfield’s Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use designation of Corporate Office/ Research and Development/Light Industrial land uses and compatible with the adjacent Chester Solar Development to the north.
The subject property consists of approximately 739 acres and is located off of Branders Bridge Road in the Bermuda Magisterial District. The Chesterfield Technology Park will be a meticulously planned, high-quality data center campus with supporting facilities, utilities, and accessory uses. The campus will be comprised of multiple data centers with coordinated access and utility plans to ensure efficient development over the life of the project.
SIGNIFICANT NEW TAX REVENUE
The Chesterfield Technology Park will generate significant annual property and sales and use taxes for Chesterfield—that’s money for schools, parks, infrastructure, and public safety!
PROTECTING CHESTERFIELD’S RESOURCES
Tract has conducted studies to identify and mitigate potential impacts to cultural and environmental resources. The project will preserve onsite wetlands and Resource Protection Areas (RPA) to the fullest extent possible while incorporating enhanced erosion and sediment control measures. Onsite gun range operations will cease, and the soil will be remediated.
MINIMAL COMMUNITY IMPACT
The Chesterfield Technology Park Visualization Study confirms that no buildings will be visible from Branders Bridge Road or adjacent properties. This is largely due to buildings being setback a minimum of 725 feet from Branders Bridge Road and a commitment to a minimum 100-foot undisturbed buffer around the entirety of the property. In addition, the project has committed to preserving the 100-year floodplain, resource protection areas, and wetlands, further protecting viewsheds.
The Chesterfield Technology Park only allows for data centers and related land uses. Therefore, traffic volumes will be less than industrial development and significantly less than logistics and distribution centers. Furthermore, Tract has elected not to extend Amonte Parkway through the site connecting to Branders Bridge Road.
429 HIGH-PAYING DATA CENTER JOBS
Employing not just IT engineers but also security guards, electricians, and technicians. Residents of Chesterfield County and the surrounding areas can fill many of these jobs. Data centers also indirectly create many additional jobs by supporting local businesses, including construction jobs.
POWER
Tract will implement electrical energy infrastructure in consultation with Dominion Energy, designed specifically for the Chesterfield Technology Park. This electrical distribution infrastructure will be separate from the substations that serve Chesterfield County’s residents and businesses. The electrical infrastructure will be compliant with all of Dominion Energy’s policies, design, and safety standards and with all applicable National Electrical Codes.
The Tract Team
Tract is the trusted partner for planning responsible technology infrastructure. We create opportunities that bring economic development to communities.
As the world’s technological needs continue to grow, Tract provides proactive planning solutions to meet these essential capacity goals with speed and certainty. We work with data-center operators, local communities, landowners, and energy and technology companies to streamline a horizontal approach that aligns interests and priorities for opportunities that benefit everyone.
We believe that master planned development projects must be strategically coordinated with long-term vision and commitments. Our team brings together curated, operational capabilities and essential expertise in planning, development, energy, digital infrastructure, and real estate to achieve end-to-end coordination with our partners.
The concept and execution of our business is built on the culmination of decades of exposure and experience of every facet of the digital infrastructure economy. We are proud to have more than 200 collective years of multi-faceted experience in engineering, constructing and operating telecommunications, data networking, and data center infrastructure.
We are here to listen: Sam Bishop will be your main point of contact, but any of your dedicated team shown here are available to answer your questions and we look forward to meeting and getting to know you.
Daniel Becht
Director of Development
Sam Bishop
Director of Entitlements
Allison Girvin
Corporate Counsel, Energy
Ashley Peace
Director, Construction
Trey Thomasson
Principal Transmission Electrical Engineer
The Development Process
Tract is committed to working with the County and neighboring properties throughout the development process. The proposal requires that the property be rezoned to General Industrial Zone District (I-2), which is consistent with the County’s Comprehensive Plan designation, Corporate Office/ Research, and Development/Light Industrial land uses.
Tract held a neighborhood meeting in November with local neighbors to share the project and gather invaluable feedback. There will be several opportunities for additional public input, including another community meeting in late January and public hearings with the Planning Commission and City Council. When meeting dates are set, the website will be updated.
Progress
Tract
* Opportunity for Public Comment
Site Context Maps
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a master-planned technology campus?
Tract’s technology campuses will house data centers and are thoughtfully designed and intentionally planned to provide the maximum economic benefit to communities with the least disruption. We work with communities, municipalities, and utility companies to ensure everyone is involved through every step of the process.
So you build data centers?
Tract does not build data centers. Rather, we acquire and prepare the land so that data center operators can easily and quickly build the data centers we need to support our daily lives. Data centers store data and applications so businesses, hospitals, banks, and more can safely store and process their and their users’ data. When you shop or bank online, store photos on the cloud, or run any streaming service, you rely on a data center.
