Data center park developer Tract has submitted a pre-application to develop a large-scale master-planned campus outside Richmond, Virginia, targeting up to 900 megawatts of capacity across 872 acres in Goochland County.

Campus Details and Location

The proposed development, named Tuckahoe Technology Park, would be situated on land at 44 Cobblestone Circle and 70 Fleetwood Lane, bounded to the west by Hockett Road, to the east by Route 288, and to the south by Patterson Avenue.

Goochland County lies to the west of Richmond, with Goochland City serving as the county seat. Tract filed the pre-application for a conditional use permit through its entity, VALCO Goochland, LLC, last month, targeting a technology overlay district area in the county known as TOD West.

Site plans indicate the campus could accommodate 12 buildings across multiple phases, with total investment potentially exceeding three billion dollars at full build-out. The land is currently zoned Agricultural, Limited, and Residential, General.

A conditional use permit allows property owners to request land uses not automatically permitted under existing zoning classifications, provided specific conditions are satisfied.

The permit process generally takes between 90 and 120 days to complete.

A community meeting regarding Tract's application is scheduled for July 23.

County Context and Regulatory Background

According to county officials, Tract has been in negotiations with Goochland County about the campus since late 2023.

The county formally adopted a data center overlay district in late 2025, establishing the regulatory framework that underpins the current application.

In its application documents, Tract described the proposed development as a strategically located and 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.

How Tract's Business Model Works

Colorado-based Tract was founded by Grant van Rooyen, the former chief executive of Cologix, and operates as a developer of master-planned data center parks.

Rather than building and operating data centers itself, the company acquires land, secures zoning approvals, arranges power access, and prepares sites to a shovel-ready state for other companies to develop data centers on.

Tract Capital, the company's parent organization, has also launched a dedicated data center development subsidiary called Fleet DC, which will develop on land owned by Tract as well as on other sites.

Tract's Virginia Portfolio and Recent Setbacks

The Tuckahoe Technology Park filing represents Tract's second active development effort in the Richmond area.

The company has another Virginia technology park in development in Hanover County, also outside Richmond.

That site, the Hanover Technology Park, could total 2.4 gigawatts of capacity across 1,200 acres. Tract's Virginia ambitions have not been without obstacles.

The company was aiming to expand further in Hanover County with a separate 430-acre, 900-megawatt project called Mountain Road Technology Park, but local officials rejected that application earlier this year.

Additionally, Tract was previously pursuing a development on 740 acres in nearby Chesterfield County, but withdrew that application last year after local planning officials recommended denial.

Broader National Footprint

After launching its first development in Nevada in 2023, Tract has been pursuing large-scale campuses across multiple states.

The company currently has plans in Texas, Virginia, Arizona, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, North Carolina, and Utah, positioning itself as a national platform for data center land development at scale.