Big tech is doubling down in the Trexas, as QTS Realty Trust announces a major expansion to its Fort Worth data center. A two-story addition sprawling nearly 472,000 square feet is on the horizon for the company’s campus on Park Vista Boulevard, with construction costs ringing in at a cool $220 million. Slated for completion on April 1, 2026, the QTS project is set to bolster the local tech infrastructure significantly, The Dallas Express reported.
Meanwhile, an Irving data center owned by QTS is getting a facelift, with the retrofitting expected to wrap up come spring. The company's arm in Irving opened a third data center last March, part of an ongoing build-out on Longhorn Drive. Details filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation reveal that QTS is pouring an estimated $32 million into demolition and renovations covering more than 136,000 square feet of a massive 700,000-square-foot property.
The Dallas-Fort Worth area is becoming a veritable hotspot for data center giants like Google, which reportedly plans to build a $600 million center in Red Oak. On the heels of expansion, QTS further cements its presence across 13 states, with significant footprints in Fort Worth and San Antonio. Dallas-based Corgan Associates, with over 30 data centers in their portfolio, is taking the design reins of the Fort Worth expansion effort.
It's not just QTS that's growing roots in the area's tech-rich soil. DataBank plans to enlarge its Plano data center campus next year. In a similar vein, Stream Data Centers kicked off a $20 million addition to their South Dallas County campus earlier this month, a strategy shared by companies aiming to support their significant Fortune 100 clientele in this thriving region.
According to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the grand project, known as QTS FTW1 DC2, is privately funded and erected on private land for private use, marking a substantial investment in the region's future as a tech cornerstone. The projected 42 Megawatt Data Center will add to the already dynamic skyline of Fort Worth's data centers, further establishing the area as a nexus for tech infrastructure and development.
