Data Center Campus
QTS: Lancaster DFW3 Campus
QTS's planned DFW3 data center campus on 98.6 acres between East Belt Line Road and Greene Road in Lancaster, Texas, south of Dallas, zoned for two data centers and an on-site substation. First building planned for 2028, with the second planned for 2029.
Campus at a Glance
QTS's DFW3 campus sits on the north side of East Belt Line Road in Lancaster, Texas, about 13 miles south of downtown Dallas, in the LanPort logistics district. The tract runs north to Greene Road.
Neighbors. Yondr's Redwood Dallas campus adjoins the west line. STACK's DFW02 campus sits across Belt Line Road to the south, and Lancaster Regional Airport lies about 1 km south-east. QTS's Greene Road tract lies about half a kilometre north-east, and its South Dallas DFW2 campus near Wilmer about 4 km east.
Land. QTS Dallas VII LLC bought the 98.6 acres in April 2024, assembled from tracts held by Base21 LLC, DC1776 LLC and TXWL LLC. In February 2024 Lancaster City Council rezoned the land as the QTS Belt Line Planned Development (Ordinance 2024-02-08). The district adds data centers as a permitted use and raises the height limit to 110 feet. Council approved a development agreement the same night.
Plan. The zoning concept plan shows two data center buildings, each with a long electrical yard, plus a detention pond and an on-site substation near Belt Line Road. A creek floodplain crosses the northern part of the tract. In July 2026 QTS filed a preliminary plat, "QTS DFW3 Addition", for one 98.609-acre lot for data center use and a substation. QTS withdrew it in September 2026 after city staff flagged a missing Greene Road right-of-way dedication.
Power. Oncor serves the site. Former Dallas Power & Light (now Oncor) transmission tracts border the north-east section of the tract.
Buildings
Sites on this Campus
| Site | Operator | Status | Operational | Building Size | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QTS: DFW3-DC1 | QTS Data Centers |
Planned
|
— | — | 2028 |
| QTS: DFW3-DC2 | QTS Data Centers |
Planned
|
— | — | 2029 |
Map and Nearby Locations
QTS: Lancaster DFW3 Campus Power Growth Over Time
Developer
QTS Data Centers is a privately held data center company owned by funds managed by Blackstone, with corporate headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas. It provides colocation, custom data center and managed services, along with carrier-neutral connectivity across its platform.
QTS operates sites in the United States and in the Netherlands. The company expanded its footprint with acquisitions in Chicago and Princeton in 2014, added government and managed hosting capabilities with the Carpathia acquisition in 2015, and entered the Netherlands market in 2019. QTS became a public company in 2013 and was taken private in 2021.
History:
- On August 31, 2021 funds managed by Blackstone completed the acquisition of QTS Realty Trust.
- April 30, 2019: Acquired two operating data centers in Groningen and Eemshaven, Netherlands, for approximately $44 million.
- June 2015: QTS acquires Carpathis Hosting for $326 million. The transaction increases QTS's ability to serve IaaS and Government clients. Additionally the transaction provides a number of deployments within Equinix facilities.
- July 8, 2014: Acquired the former Chicago Sun-Times printing plant for conversion to a data center.
- June 30, 2014: Acquired the Princeton, New Jersey data center from McGraw Hill Financial.
- 2013: Went public (IPO) and started trading under the symbol QTS on the NYSE.
- 2010 Acquired their Richmond facility
- 2005 QTS acquired Atlanta Suwanee data center
- 2003: Company acquired its first data center in Overland Park, KS
- 2003: QTS was founded by Chad Williams with its first data center in Overland Park in Kansas