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Another day, another data center.
This one is being planned for a site at 3801 Britton Road in Mansfield.
Aligned Data Centers is planning a two-story building of 429,603 square feet at an estimated cost of $120 million, according to documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Aligned Data Centers’ corporate base is in Plano, but the company has locations throughout North and South America.
M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates Inc. of Dallas is the architect of record. Construction is slated to begin toward the end of June and be complete by the end of January 2026.
The U.S. data center construction market is witnessing robust growth, fueled by surging demand for data storage and processing capabilities. Major players across tech, real estate, and infrastructure sectors are investing significantly in building and upgrading data centers.
The demand surge is propelled by ongoing digital transformation and expanding adoption of cloud and edge computing. With businesses increasingly relying on data centers to power technologies like 5G, IoT, and AI, investment in this sector is poised to escalate even more.
A study released on Thursday morning by Arizton estimated that data center construction market investment in the U.S. would reach close to $48 billion by 2029.
Key hubs have emerged for data center development, with Northern Virginia leading the pack as the renowned "Data Center Alley," thanks to its proximity to Washington D.C. Silicon Valley retains its prominence because of its tech-focused ecosystem.
However, Dallas-Fort Worth has emerged as a significant hub in the Southwest, offering cost-effective solutions and strategic geographic positioning. According to a report published by JLL, North Texas has 5.6 million square feet of data center inventory, with 2.6 square feet planned.
Fort Worth is already home to Meta’s $1.5 billion data center in the Alliance corridor. Meta is the parent company of social media giant Facebook.
These locations, along with Chicagoland, are expected to remain pivotal in driving the growth and expansion of the U.S. data center construction market, according to the analysis.
San Francisco-based Prime Data Centers disclosed last week its plans to build a multi-building data campus in southwest Fort Worth totaling about $1.6 billion, according to documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
The campus site is along Aledo Road and Chapin School Road.
Three two-story buildings of 267,000 square feet each are planned.
The first two combined are estimated to cost $545 million. The third will run in the neighborhood of $495 million, according to documents.