project · VA · last checked 19 September 2026

Google Watkins Centre Data Center Project

Lifecycle label: approved; effective date not established Status evidence: Chesterfield County data-center project status table as of July 2026, Watkins Centre row Evidence: Independently source-linked Reuse: Reference only

Facts at a glance

Record ID
google-watkins-centre-south-site-va
Record type
project
Developer
Not named in the cited records
Operator
Not named in the cited records
Owner
Owner of record not established
Tenant
Not named in the cited records
Capacity
Unknown No independently supported figure
No selected county record states critical-IT or other MW. The 349.97-acre figure is rezoning site area, not capacity. The county's 0.850 MGD maximum public water use is water, not IT load.
Location
750 Watkins Centre Parkway, VA
County: Chesterfield County
approximate — July 2026 county status-table locator. Case 25SN1040 lists multiple parcels under that parkway address.
Physical scale
Physical scale: Case 25SN1040 states a site size of 349.97 acres with uses limited to data centers. That is rezoning site area, not developed campus acreage, building count, floor area or IT load. The county status table does not specify a building count.

What the sources support

Chesterfield County's Data Center Project Status table as of July 2026 lists Watkins Centre at 750 Watkins Centre Parkway as zoning approved, with the number of buildings not specified. The county page states Upper Magnolia Green and Watkins Centre were rezoned for data-center use in May 2025. Opened Case 25SN1040 is a multi-parcel rezoning limited to data-center uses on about 349.97 acres. These records support an approved project. They do not establish a campus building count, construction, operation, current land title, an operator legal role, or any IT-load figure.

Definitions: record units · roles · capacity boundaries · lifecycle stages.

What remains unknown

Sources

Record history

Record history · 28 May 2025 · DataCenterData review

google-watkins-centre-south-site-va → Record

Why Chesterfield Board of Supervisors public hearing date on Case 25SN1040; the county later describes Watkins Centre as rezoned for data-center use in May 2025.

Evidence No additional evidence link; see the linked record or claim.

Record history · 2026-07 · DataCenterData review

google-watkins-centre-south-site-va → Record

Why County status table listed Watkins Centre as zoning approved with the number of buildings not specified.

Evidence No additional evidence link; see the linked record or claim.

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