A major new data center campus on the vacant former Landover Mall site, Prince George’s County’s largest such project to date, could break ground as soon as 2026.
The campus could accommodate up to 820 megawatts of power consumption, Jaclyn Cohen of Lerner Enterprises told me in an email, putting it well within “hyperscale” territory. It is anticipated to represent some $5 billion in capital investment and break ground in 2026 or 2027, Cohen said. A rendering from Lerner shows a cluster of five data center facilities.
Brightseat Associates LLC, an affiliate Lerner Enterprises and The Tower Cos., gained final plat approvals Oct. 16 for 4.1 million square feet of data centers — a project dubbed Brightseat Tech Park — on about 87 acres centered on 2101 Brightseat Road, enshrining a green light from county regulators it won in March.
It is unclear if Lerner and Tower, longtime partners, plan to undertake the project themselves, or sell the site in advance of construction to a data center developer.
