Data Center Campus
QTS: Wilmer Lavender Road Campus
QTS's planned Lavender Road campus covers about 307 acres along Lavender Road and South Millers Ferry Road in Wilmer, Texas, south of its South Dallas DFW2 campus. QTS bought the land in 2024, with buildings planned from about 2029.
Campus at a Glance
QTS's Lavender Road campus sits in Wilmer, in southern Dallas County, along Lavender Road and South Millers Ferry Road, about 1.5 km south of its South Dallas DFW2 campus.
Land. QTS bought about 307 acres in 2024 through three single-purpose LLCs:
- QTS Dallas IV LLC: 131 acres at 501 Lavender Road (Mason West Addition), bought in March 2024.
- QTS Dallas VI LLC: about 75 acres at 401 Lavender Road and nearby Mason Road lots, bought in April 2024.
- QTS Dallas V LLC: about 101 acres at 420 Lavender Road and 2700 South Millers Ferry Road, bought in March 2024.
Plan. Planned buildings range from about 285,000 to 378,100 sq ft. QTS had filed none of them with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation by October 2026.
Power. Oncor serves the area. Oncor's 62-acre switch parcel beside its Wilmer substation lies between this land and the DFW2 campus.
Buildings
Sites on this Campus
| Site | Operator | Status | Operational | Building Size | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QTS: Dallas IV | QTS Data Centers |
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— | — | 2029 |
| QTS: Dallas VI | QTS Data Centers |
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— | — | 2030 |
| QTS: Dallas V | QTS Data Centers |
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Map and Nearby Locations
QTS: Wilmer Lavender Road 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