Some residents are wary of a $1.4 billion data center campus being built in Cedar Creek.

The details

The project—known as DFW33220N and being developed by Virginia-based data center provider EdgeConneX—will take between five to eight years to complete and span 2.8 million square feet, as previously reported by Community Impact.

However, the first of four buildings on the campus, located at the northeast corner of FM 535 and Wolf Lane in Cedar Creek, is scheduled to be completed in June and will cost $440 million to build out, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

What residents are saying

Eva Bea, an Austin resident who is in the midst of relocating to a property about a mile and a half from the project site, told Community Impact her initial reactions are “not positive.”

“There is a general worry about the interruption of day-to-day life,” she said. “I’m worried about noise, added traffic on an already very busy and dangerous road, and an overall disruption of the little luxuries that come with living out of the city.”

Del Valle resident Justin LeClair currently lives down the street from the project.

Although he does not oppose the project outright, he strongly urges EdgeConneX to thoughtfully consider the needs and well-being of its future neighbors.

“I’d be happy if they brought a water line down Wolf Lane,” LeClair, who currently relies on wells and water collection systems on his property, said.

Some context

Bastrop County Commissioners Court awarded EdgeConneX a 10-year property tax abatement based on project plans during a December 2024 meeting.

“We need more industry here to take the tax burden off our residents,” Precinct 4 Commissioner David Glass said at the time. “This is a project that’s got a B in the word, you know, billions. It’s not a small project.”

Todd Workman, spokesperson for EdgeConneX, told Glass and his peers the project would generate approximately $100 million for Bastrop ISD and $7 million for Bastrop County during the 10-year property tax abatement.

“Right now, the land is generating about $25,000 in annual tax revenue,” said Workman, who did not identify their customer.

What else?

EdgeConneX did not respond to Community Impact’s inquiries for a status update on the project.