Power
Power and the grid
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- Sept. 26, 2024Interconnection statusDominion Energy service (PJM); power secured per the sponsor's statement, 300 MW from the adjacent Meadowville substation, under construction in partnership. Company · Sept. 2024
- Sept. 26, 2024Utility MW on record300 MW. Company · Sept. 2024
- Oct. 2026UtilityDominion Energy Virginia. Company · Oct. 2026
Grid upgrades
What the grid is building for this load: the asset, its cost, who pays and when it is due to be energized. An upgrade may serve a later phase, not the first building.
- Meadowville 230 kV substation, Chesterfield County VA - this campus's point of interconnection (the sponsor… RTEP supplemental project S3671.1 · status: Approved$13.7M; network upgrade, shared by ratepayers; due to be energized by Jan. 2028. Dataset · Dec. 2025
Related grid records in the area
- The Meadowville pocket build-out around this campus's substation (Dominion supplemental Map IDs 3, 4 and 6, TEAC 12/3/2024) also includes S3671.2 ($23.20M, projected ISD 1/1/2028), which connects the separate White… Dataset · Dec. 2025
On-site generation on file
- Minor NSR administrative amendment Virginia DEQ, Piedmont Regional Office · 52432 · approved (superseded by April 9, 2026… · July 7, 2025Prior version of the Reg. 52432 permitState agency · July 2025
- Minor NSR permit (combined source) Virginia DEQ, Piedmont Regional Office · 52432 · approved · April 9, 2026Application complete Feb 19, 2026. Combines buildings CTP-01/02/03 and DDC-01/DDC-02 into one stationary source under Chirisa Richmond LLC. Source history on the permit's face: original Oct 11, 2012; NSR Nov 8, 2023… State agency · April 2026
- On-site generation: 257 MW State agency · April 2026
What is next door
Distances from mapped lines and plants. OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
Permits
Permits checklist
1 pending · 5 granted · 1 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup or on-site generators), and what we found.
- ◷Site plan PendingChesterfield County Planning Department · Dec. 5, 2025: Site plan application filed with Chesterfield County Planning Department. News report · Jan. 2026
- ✓Zoning approval GrantedChesterfield County Board of Supervisors · Sept. 17, 2025: Zoning ordinance approved by Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors. Local government · Sept. 2025
- ✓Building permit GrantedChester building department · Sept. 2026: Building permit issued by Chester building department. Local building-permit records · Sept. 2026
- ✓Air permit GrantedVirginia DEQ · April 9, 2026: Air permit approved by Virginia DEQ. State agency · Oct. 2026
- ✓Utility and grid approval GrantedPJM · Dec. 3, 2024: Transmission line approval approved by PJM. Dataset · Dec. 2025
- ✓FAA airspace clearance Grantedthe FAA · Aug. 4, 2025: FAA airspace clearance granted by the FAA. FAA · Aug. 2025
- –Checked, nothing on file: Water and wetlands permits
Lawsuits
1 case on record
- Pending Digital Drive (DDC) site history: the unfinished Cartograf plant at 1600· filed May 1, 2024Digital Drive (DDC) site history: the unfinished Cartograf plant at 1600 Digital Drive was court-ordered sold to satisfy Choate/Comerica claims; the Chirisa JV.
Money
Money on record
$1.1B
Project financing
Between Affiliates of Blue Owl Capital and Cedarwood Investment Group News report · Sept. 2026
Land assembly
2 recorded land documents for the campus company in county records (Aug. 2024 to June 2025); none lists a price. Parcel counts come from the deed; acreage is not recorded.
- Aug. 2024 Chirisa Richmond LLC to CTP-02 Propco LLC · price not recorded · 1 parcel County deed records · Aug. 2024
- June 2025 Chirisa Richmond LLC to CTP 03 Propco LLC · price not recorded · 1 parcel County deed records · June 2025
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- Oct. 11, 2012Permits Air permit approved by Virginia DEQ. State agency · Oct. 2026
- May 2021Power Chirisa subsidiary Digital Fortress relaunches the former Capital One facility with 4.1 MW of day-one capacity in a single data hall. News report · Oct. 2026
- Dec. 28, 2023Legal Chesterfield Circuit Court approved hearing on the court-ordered sale of the Cartograf property. News report · Jan. 2024
- Aug. 2024Power Blue Owl Capital managed funds, Chirisa Technology Parks and PowerHouse Data Centers launch their development joint venture. Company · Oct. 2026
- Aug. 19, 2024Permits FAA airspace clearance granted by the FAA. FAA · Aug. 2024
- Aug. 27, 2024Money Land purchase recorded (no price on the deed): Chirisa Richmond LLC to CTP-02 Propco LLC (1 parcel) County deed records · Aug. 2024
- Sept. 26, 2024Power CTP-PowerHouse JV acquires 104 acres and launches Digital Drive. Company · Oct. 2026
- Sept. 26, 2024Money Joint venture signed. Company · Sept. 2024
- Sept. 17, 2025Permits Zoning ordinance approved by Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors. Local government · Sept. 2025
- Oct. 23, 2025Construction DPR CONSTRUCTION, INC.. OSHA inspection (type H) at the campus. activity nr 348575226; opened Oct. 23, 2025; scope A; NAICS 236220. State agency · Oct. 2025
- April 9, 2026Permits Air permit approved by Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. State agency · April 2026
- Oct. 2026Money Digital Drive employment projection from the JV's launch release: 800 to 1,200 jobs over the next five to seven years across design. Company · Oct. 2026
Construction activity
Building activity by quarter
Since Aug. 2015: 45 building permits (28 issued or finished, 2 pending or open, 15 withdrawn or expired); the largest lists a $160M job value; 2 FAA filings (Aug. 2024 to Aug. 2025): tallest crane 240 ft (Aug. 2024); and 4 OSHA inspections. Job values are not added up: trade permits often repeat the whole project's value. The chart starts in the fourth quarter of 2020; 1 earlier record is not drawn.
Building permits
FAA filings
OSHA visits
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’23
’24
’25
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 8. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings
Specs
600,000 sq ft square feet of buildings. Company · Sept. 2024
Other data centers within 40 km (11)
This campus (footprint)15 ac
RIC01 Richmond Data Center6 ac
Richmond 2 Data Center6 ac
Richmond 1 Data Center4 ac
Innsbrook Data Center4 ac
Iron Mountain3 ac
- Direct-on-chip liquid cooling: cooling Company · Sept. 2024
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners and developers
- Chirisa Investments / Chirisa Technology Parks, developer
- American Real Estate Partners, developer
- Chirisa Technology Parks, developer
- Chirisa Investments, owner
- American Real Estate Partners, owner
- DDC-01 PropCo, owner
Customers
- CoreWeave, tenant
Power and utilities
- CHEWNING AND WILMER INCORPORATED
- Dominion Energy Virginia, utility
- Dominion Energy Virginia
- Dominion Energy, utility
Investors and lenders
- PowerHouse Data Centers, partner
- Blue Owl Capital, financing
- Blue Owl Capital, partner
- Chirisa Technology Parks, partner
- Cedarwood Investment Group, financing
- Comerica Bank, financing
Builders and advisers
- DPR Construction, general contractor
- J. E. LIESFELD CONTRACTORS
- COLONIALWEBB CONTRACTORS COMPANY
- Capital One, general contractor
- Gensler, design team
- Bohler, design team
Builders on site
- Choate Construction Co.: lien plaintiff - Cartograf plant general contractor
- DPR Construction A General Par: 8 building permits
- Johnson Controls Fire Protection: 4 building permits
- VSC Fire & Security Inc: 2 building permits
- Robert M Martin Enterprises: 2 building permits
- Carolina Conduit Systems Inc: 2 building permits
- and 7 more contractors in the permit and inspection records
Still unknown
Open questions
- Remaining build-out and its timing.
Where this comes from
349 records from 31 documents
Drawn from news reports, state agency records, company statements, public and commercial datasets, local government records and securities filings, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
News report 13State agency 7Company 6Dataset 5Local government 1SEC filing 1
Evidence
Every quote behind this page
Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.
Power (46)
- Utility service: not stated“is authorized to construct and operate a data processing center”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- On-site generation: 217.5 MW“Thirty-one (31) Cummins Model C3000D6EB (QSK78-36) backup engine-generator sets”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Campus scope buildings: buildings CTP-01, CTP-02, CTP-03, DDC-01 and DDC-02 (per Virginia DEQ air permit, Apr 9, 2026)“properties comprised of buildings CTP-01, CTP-02, CTP-03, DDC-01 and DDC-02”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- On-site generation: 257 MW“Forty-Eight (48) Caterpillar Model C175-20 emergency engine generators; 3,500 kW each”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- On-site prime generation: none proposed - grid-only campus; only emergency backup gensets are permitted“is authorized to construct and operate a data processing center located at 1401 Meadowville Rd. Chester Virginia 23836 and adjacent properties comprised of buildings CTP-01, CTP-02, CTP-03, DDC-01 and DDC-02”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- VA DEQ approves the combined air permit (Reg. 52432) including the DDC-01/DDC-02 emergency genset fleets - 82 units, 257 MW nameplate backup - the campus's first A-grade permit anchor.“is authorized to construct and operate a data processing center located at 1401 Meadowville Rd. Chester Virginia 23836 and adjacent properties comprised of buildings CTP-01, CTP-02, CTP-03, DDC-01 and DDC-02”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- Nearest gas pipeline: 5.697 km ; Columbia Gas Transmission; Columbia Gas Transmission, LLCMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Developer: Chirisa Technology Parks (Chirisa Investments); CTP-02/CTP-03 by the Blue Owl / CTP / PowerHouse joint venture“Construction under the program at CTP's 350-acre campus in Chesterfield, VA started in 2024”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Power plan: grid“supported by 300 MW of secured power from the adjacent Meadowville substation”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Utility: Dominion Energy Virginia“This substation, currently under construction in partnership with Dominion Energy”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Grid operator: PJM Interconnection“This substation, currently under construction in partnership with Dominion Energy”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Stated campus size: 148 MW“Construction under the program at CTP's 350-acre campus in Chesterfield, VA started in 2024 for an initial 120MW of new critical facilities, with delivery scheduled in 2025 and 2026”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Chirisa and PowerHouse market Meadowville and the adjacent Digital Drive site as one master campus for CoreWeave“Development at the newly acquired Meadowville site, which will be introduced to market as Digital Drive”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Air registration number: 52432“Chirisa Richmond LLC Registration Number: 52432”State agency · April 2026 · grade B
- On-site generation: 257 MW“EG-DD2A-01 through EG-DD2A24, EG-DD2B-01 through EG-DD2B-13, and EG-DD2C-01 through EG-DD2C-04”State agency · April 2026 · grade B
- Grid upgrade due to be energized by: Jan. 1, 2028“S3671.1 Meadowville substation designed with six-breaker ring bus configuration. 1/1/2028 $13.70 Dominion 12/3/2024”Dataset · Dec. 2025 · grade B
- Grid upgrade cost tied to this load: 13700000 USD“S3671.1 Meadowville substation designed with six-breaker ring bus configuration. 1/1/2028 $13.70 Dominion 12/3/2024”Dataset · Dec. 2025 · grade B
- transmission upgrade (RTEP supplemental): Approved“Meadowville substation designed with six-breaker ring bus configuration.”Dataset · Dec. 2025 · grade B
- transmission upgrade (RTEP supplemental): Approved“Construct a new double-circuit 230 kV line from Meadowville substation to Enon substation.”Dataset · Dec. 2025 · grade B
- The Meadowville pocket build-out around this campus's substation (Dominion supplemental Map IDs 3, 4 and 6, TEAC 12/3/2024) also includes S3671.2 ($23.20M, projected ISD 1/1/2028), which connects the separate White Mount“Connect the new substation by extending new double-circuit 230 kV lines from future Sloan Drive substation.”Dataset · Dec. 2025 · grade B
- transmission CPCN: Order for Notice and Hearing issued“Ultimately, the SCC must approve the project need and route(s) prior to construction.”Company · Nov. 2024 · grade B
- Utility: Dominion Energy Virginia (Virginia Electric and Power Company)“Eastern Chesterfield County is experiencing growing energy demands with the development of the Meadowville Technology Park”Company · Oct. 2024 · grade B
- transmission CPCN application: application filed“File application with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC)”Company · Oct. 2024 · grade B
- Utility service: 300 MW“The campus is designed to provide AI-optimized infrastructure supported by 300 MW of secured power from the adjacent Meadowville substation.”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- Interconnection status: Dominion Energy service (PJM); power secured per the sponsor's statement - 300 MW from the adjacent Meadowville substation, under construction in partnership with Dominion Energy; first facility w“This substation, currently under construction in partnership with Dominion Energy, is part of a broader initiative to reinforce the grid”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- Developer: Chirisa Technology Parks (CTP) and PowerHouse Data Centers joint venture“announced the acquisition of 104 acres in Chesterfield County, directly adjacent to CTP's existing technology campus”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- Utility service: 300 MW“The campus is designed to provide AI-optimized infrastructure supported by 300 MW of secured power from the adjacent Meadowville substation.”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- Stated campus size: 300 MW“The campus is designed to provide AI-optimized infrastructure supported by 300 MW of secured power from the adjacent Meadowville substation.”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- Power plan: grid“The campus is designed to provide AI-optimized infrastructure supported by 300 MW of secured power from the adjacent Meadowville substation.”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- Interconnection status: Meadowville substation under construction in partnership with Dominion Energy; SCC transmission project PUR-2024-00179 filed Oct. 11, 2024, hearings Feb 2025, construction complete late 2028“This substation, currently under construction in partnership with Dominion Energy, is part of a broader initiative to reinforce the grid at the Meadowville Technology Park with an eventual goal of adding over 1 GW of power capacity.”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- Cooling: direct-on-chip liquid cooling“nearly twice as power-efficient as traditional air-cooled systems”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- large load interconnection request: substation under construction in partnership with Dominion Energy (company statement, Sep 26, 2024)“The campus is designed to provide AI-optimized infrastructure supported by 300 MW of secured power from the adjacent Meadowville substation.”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- CTP-PowerHouse JV acquires 104 acres and launches Digital Drive: five AI-ready facilities, 600,000+ sq ft, 300 MW of secured power from the Meadowville substation, first facility due 2026.“Development at the newly acquired Meadowville site, which will be introduced to market as Digital Drive, will include five turn-key AI-ready facilities totaling over 600,000 square feet of space.”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- Grid operator: PJM“Entities such as PJM – which operates the electric grid in 13 states”Company · June 2024 · grade B
- Land use authority: Chesterfield County (site plan; CUP for the Orchard Switching Station); VA SCC for transmission at or above 138 kV; VA DEQ for air“The SCC is the regulatory body with jurisdiction over electric transmission lines in Virginia.”Company · June 2024 · grade B
- Chirisa subsidiary Digital Fortress relaunches the former Capital One facility with 4.1 MW of day-one capacity in a single data hall“The company relaunched the facility in May 2021, saying at the time the site had day-one availability of 18,270 sq ft (1,700 sqm) and 4.1MW of capacity in a single data hall”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Early expansion concept: CTP markets an upgrade of the existing building toward 18 MW and files to build an additional 139,000 sq ft facility at Meadowville with an initial 20 MW of IT capacity, expandable to 40 MW (the“data center with an initial 20MW of IT capacity. This could eventually double to 40MW”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- IT capacity: 76 MW“The Digital Drive campus near Richmond is planned to provide 76 megawatts of IT capacity, all leased to CoreWeave under a 15-year, $2.94 billion contract.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Building sq ft: 380000 sq ft“Each building will have roughly 190,000 square feet and 100 MW of power. One is expected to open in late 2027, the other in mid-2028, said David Kelly.”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Buildings filed: 2 buildings“Each building will have roughly 190,000 square feet and 100 MW of power. One is expected to open in late 2027, the other in mid-2028, said David Kelly.”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Two-building phase at 1600 Digital Drive: plans filed with Chesterfield County the first week of Dec 2025 and in staff review that month; each building ~190,000 sq ft and 100 MW; first expected operational late 2027, sec“Each building will have roughly 190,000 square feet and 100 MW of power. One is expected to open in late 2027, the other in mid-2028, said David Kelly.”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Project status: building (CTP-01 operating and leased to CoreWeave; new capacity under construction since 2024 with delivery scheduled 2025 and 2026)“Construction under the program at CTP's 350-acre campus in Chesterfield, Virginia, started in 2024 for an initial 120MW of new capacity, with delivery scheduled in 2025 and 2026”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- Component/program MW figures on different scopes and dates - signals only, never summed and never substituted for a campus total: CTP-01 building 27 MW offered / 28 MW building leased; existing facility upgrade 6 MW to 1“Construction under the program at CTP's 350-acre campus in Chesterfield, Virginia, started in 2024 for an initial 120MW of new capacity”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- Digital Drive's own financing is the Sep 2026 $1.1B bond.“Construction under the program at CTP's 350-acre campus in Chesterfield, Virginia, started in 2024 for an initial 120MW of new capacity, with delivery scheduled in 2025 and 2026.”News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
- Chesterfield Circuit Court (Judge Duncan Minton) approves AREP's $16.5M bid for the unfinished Cartograf plant at 1600 Digital Drive in the court-ordered lien sale; Hourigan's $20M bid rejected.“Fairfax-based American Real Estate Partners received approval last week from a Chesterfield judge for its $16.5 million bid to acquire the unfinished Cartograf manufacturing facility at Meadowville Technology Park.”News report · Jan. 2024 · grade C
- IT capacity: 27 MW“has a total critical capacity of 27 megawatts and is part of an 88-acre campus owned by Chirisa but fully leased to CoreWeave, a specialized cloud provider”News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
Money and contracts (80)
- phase delivery: delivery“Digital Drive's first facility is expected to be delivered by 2026, and the full campus completion is projected by 2028.”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Tenants: CoreWeave, Inc.“for turnkey AI/HPC data center developments supporting CoreWeave and other hyperscale and enterprise data center customers”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- development joint venture: scope 5000000000 USD capital capacity“The partnership was launched in August 2024, with capacity to deploy up to $5 billion of capital for turnkey AI/HPC data center developments supporting CoreWeave and other hyperscale and enterprise data center customers”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- development joint venture: delivery schedule (CTP-02 / CTP-03) 120 MW initial new critical facilities“Construction under the program at CTP's 350-acre campus in Chesterfield, VA started in 2024 for an initial 120MW of new critical facilities, with delivery scheduled in 2025 and 2026”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- development joint venture: financing tranche 750000000 USD“today announced the closing of a $750 million transaction in their landmark joint venture development partnership”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- development joint venture: termination“The partnership was launched in August 2024, with capacity to deploy up to $5 billion of capital”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Blue Owl Capital managed funds, Chirisa Technology Parks and PowerHouse Data Centers launch their development joint venture, with capacity to deploy up to $5 billion for turnkey AI/HPC data centers anchored by CoreWeave“The partnership was launched in August 2024, with capacity to deploy up to $5 billion of capital”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- The JV closes a second $750 million transaction; construction at the Chesterfield campus for the initial 120 MW (CTP-02/CTP-03) is under way, delivery 2025-2026“With the closing of this second $750 million tranche, we're delivering on our vision to create foundational infrastructure”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: June 30, 2025 · Grantor: CHIRISA RICHMOND LLC · Grantee: CTP 03 PROPCO LLC · Parcel number: 823-65-68-37-800-003 · Address: 1411 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · City: CHESTER”County deed records · June 2025 · grade B
- tenant lease: capacity 120 MW“Construction under the program at CTP's 350-acre campus in Chesterfield, VA started in 2024 for an initial 120MW of new critical facilities, with delivery scheduled in 2025 and 2026.”Company · May 2025 · grade B
- Name: Chirisa Digital Drive“Development at the newly acquired Meadowville site, which will be introduced to market as Digital Drive, will include five turn-key AI-ready facilities totaling over 600,000 square feet of space.”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- Buildings: 5 buildings“Development at the newly acquired Meadowville site, which will be introduced to market as Digital Drive, will include five turn-key AI-ready facilities totaling over 600,000 square feet of space.”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- Square feet: 600000 sq ft“Development at the newly acquired Meadowville site, which will be introduced to market as Digital Drive, will include five turn-key AI-ready facilities totaling over 600,000 square feet of space.”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- Land control: acquired 2024 - court-ordered sale; AREP $16.5M bid approved Dec 28, 2023; JV closing confirmed Sep 26, 2024“we have closed on this exciting acquisition”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- land purchase: execution closed“we have closed on this exciting acquisition”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- joint venture: scope“Development at the newly acquired Meadowville site, which will be introduced to market as Digital Drive, will include five turn-key AI-ready facilities totaling over 600,000 square feet of space.”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- electric service: execution“The campus is designed to provide AI-optimized infrastructure supported by 300 MW of secured power from the adjacent Meadowville substation.”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- water service: scope“collaborating with Chesterfield County to source water for the site from a local reclaimed water system”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Aug. 27, 2024 · Grantor: CHIRISA RICHMOND LLC · Grantee: CTP-02 PROPCO LLC · Parcel number: 823-65-93-87-300-000 · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE RD · City: CHESTER”County deed records · Aug. 2024 · grade B
- tenant lease: capacity 27 MW“The property — at 1401 Meadowville Technology Parkway outside Richmond in Chesterfield County — offers 27MW and is part of an 88-acre campus owned by Chirisa.”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- tenant lease: term 12 years“CoreWeave reportedly has a 12-year lease commitment at the property, with two five-year extension options”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Tenant status: single-tenant (CoreWeave leases CTP-01 and the JV expansion buildings)“is part of an 88-acre campus owned by Chirisa but fully leased to CoreWeave”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Facility sq ft ctp01: 242000 sq ft“Chirisa has landed $200 million in construction financing to develop a 242,000-square-foot (22,480 sqm) turnkey data center for AI cloud provider CoreWeave”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- license agreement: scope 18.6 MW critical power initially licensed“CoreWeave initially agreed to license 18.6 megawatts (MW) of critical power at a rate of $115 per kilowatt (kW) per month, with annual 3% escalations”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- license agreement: rate 115 USD per kW per month“CoreWeave initially agreed to license 18.6 megawatts (MW) of critical power at a rate of $115 per kilowatt (kW) per month, with annual 3% escalations”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- license agreement: monthly charge 2140000 USD per month (approx., starting)“The starting monthly recurring charge for this contract was approximately $2.14 million”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- license agreement: term 12 years“CoreWeave reportedly has a 12-year lease commitment at the property, with two five-year extension options”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- license agreement: extension options two 5-year options“CoreWeave reportedly has a 12-year lease commitment at the property, with two five-year extension options”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- license agreement: escalation 3 percent per year“CoreWeave initially agreed to license 18.6 megawatts (MW) of critical power at a rate of $115 per kilowatt (kW) per month, with annual 3% escalations”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- license agreement: total contract value (estimated, incl. expansion) USD 365 million (approx.)“The future expansion of the Richmond, Virginia site resulted in the estimated total value of the contract between CoreWeave and Chirisa being approximately $365 million”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- license agreement: termination“According to filings with the Supreme Court of the State of New York, CoreWeave initially agreed to license 18.6 megawatts (MW) of critical power”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- construction loan: financing 600000000 USD“A development joint venture has secured $600M in construction financing to complete a Virginia data center for artificial intelligence cloud provider CoreWeave”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- construction loan: financing 200000000 USD“Chirisa has landed $200 million in construction financing to develop a 242,000-square-foot (22,480 sqm) turnkey data center for AI cloud provider CoreWeave”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- CoreWeave signs for 28 MW at CTP-01 (September 2023), the anchor tenancy the campus expansion is built around“CoreWeave is already a tenant at CTP's Richmond-area campus, where it signed a 28 MW deal in September 2023”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Tenants: CoreWeave, Inc.“The Digital Drive campus near Richmond is planned to provide 76 megawatts of IT capacity, all leased to CoreWeave under a 15-year, $2.94 billion contract.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Tenant status: signed lease - 15-year, $2.94B, covering all 76 MW of planned IT capacity (per bond prospectus reporting)“The Digital Drive campus near Richmond is planned to provide 76 megawatts of IT capacity, all leased to CoreWeave under a 15-year, $2.94 billion contract.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Financing: $1.1B five-year project notes, priced 98.5 to yield 9.25%, S&P BB-, closed Sep 23, 2026 USD“The five-year notes priced at 98.5 cents on the dollar to yield 9.25%.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- compute services (end customer): scope not named“Exposure to a single, speculative-grade tenant remains the key risk”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- lease: scope 76 MW“The Digital Drive campus near Richmond is planned to provide 76 megawatts of IT capacity, all leased to CoreWeave under a 15-year, $2.94 billion contract.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- lease: term 15 years“The Digital Drive campus near Richmond is planned to provide 76 megawatts of IT capacity, all leased to CoreWeave under a 15-year, $2.94 billion contract.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- lease: total value 2940000000 USD“The Digital Drive campus near Richmond is planned to provide 76 megawatts of IT capacity, all leased to CoreWeave under a 15-year, $2.94 billion contract.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- lease: commencement“The Digital Drive campus is expected to begin operations between 2027 and 2028, according to the project prospectus described by Bloomberg.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- lease: termination“The Digital Drive campus near Richmond is planned to provide 76 megawatts of IT capacity, all leased to CoreWeave under a 15-year, $2.94 billion contract.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- project financing (notes): amount 1100000000 USD“A data centre developer sponsored by Blue Owl Capital affiliates raised $1.1 billion in junk bonds for a CoreWeave-linked project on 23 September”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- project financing (notes): maturity 5 years“The five-year notes priced at 98.5 cents on the dollar to yield 9.25%.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- project financing (notes): pricing yield 9.25 percent“The five-year notes priced at 98.5 cents on the dollar to yield 9.25%.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- project financing (notes): credit rating BB-“Exposure to a single, speculative-grade tenant remains the key risk”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- project financing (notes): execution“Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank led the completed sale”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- $1.1B five-year project bond closes to fund Digital Drive construction (9.25% yield, S&P BB-); S&P flags single speculative-grade tenant exposure as the key risk.“Exposure to a single, speculative-grade tenant remains the key risk”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- tenant lease: capacity 76 MW critical IT“The Digital Drive campus near Richmond is planned to provide 76 megawatts of IT capacity, all leased to CoreWeave under a 15-year, $2.94 billion contract.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- tenant lease: contract value 2940000000 USD total contract value“CoreWeave has a 15-year contract worth $2.94 billion for all of that capacity, according to the prospectus account.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- tenant lease: term 15 years“The 15-year lease covers all 76 megawatts planned for the campus, concentrating its contracted capacity with CoreWeave.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- phase delivery: delivery“The Digital Drive campus is expected to begin operations between 2027 and 2028, according to the project prospectus described by Bloomberg.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Construction stage: under construction - county tracker lists Digital Drive as under construction“Chirisa, an Ireland-based investor in digital infrastructure, communications and real estate, and American Real Estate Partners, a U.S-based fund manager, plan to build two data center buildings totaling 380,000 square feet in Chesterfield county, Virginia.”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Project status: under construction“Chirisa, an Ireland-based investor in digital infrastructure, communications and real estate, and American Real Estate Partners, a U.S-based fund manager, plan to build two data center buildings totaling 380,000 square feet in Chesterfield county, Virginia.”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Tenant: CoreWeave - master-campus tenant for the Digital Drive buildings (Chirisa's head of U.S. real estate: everything inside the data halls is CoreWeave)“It'll be a master campus for the one tenant that we have there. We manage everything all the way up to the door of the data halls and everything inside the data halls is CoreWeave.”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Site acres: 100 acres“Chirisa and American Real Estate Partners bought the 100-acre property for US$ 16.5 million in 2024 after a court-ordered sale to satisfy liens.”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Tenants: CoreWeave, Inc.“Chirisa will manage the upcoming data center facilities and lease them to New Jersey-based CoreWeave, a cloud-computing firm”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Construction stage: clearing“DPR Construction is the general contractor, Dallas-based Gensler is the architect, and Bohler is the civil engineer. Chesterfield staff were reviewing plans as of December.”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- General contractor: DPR Construction“DPR Construction is the general contractor, Dallas-based Gensler is the architect, and Bohler is the civil engineer. Chesterfield staff were reviewing plans as of December.”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- phase delivery: delivery“One building is expected to be operational in late 2027, and the other would begin operating in mid-2028, said David Kelly, head of U.S. real estate for Chirisa.”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Chirisa's David Kelly describes Digital Drive as a single-tenant master campus: everything inside the data halls is CoreWeave - months before the Sep 2026 bond prospectus reporting disclosed the signed 15-year lease.“It'll be a master campus for the one tenant that we have there. We manage everything all the way up to the door of the data halls and everything inside the data halls is CoreWeave.”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Operator tenant: CoreWeave (tenant); Chirisa Technology Parks / Chirisa Richmond LLC (owner-operator/developer)“The first 28MW building at the company's Chesterfield campus, known as CTP-01, was recently leased to CoreWeave”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- development joint venture / financing: JV capital program and tranches up to $5 billion JV; $600 million construction loan (Societe Generale); $750 million transaction closed USD“The joint venture was launched in August 2024 with the aim of deploying up to $5 billion of capital for turnkey AI/HPC data center developments”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- tenant lease: capacity 28 MW“The first 28MW building at the company's Chesterfield campus, known as CTP-01, was recently leased to CoreWeave.”News report · May 2025 · grade C
- joint venture: capital program 5000000000 USD“The joint venture was launched in August 2024 with the aim of deploying up to $5 billion of capital for turnkey AI/HPC data center developments”News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
- Blue Owl / CTP / PowerHouse development JV launched with up to $5B of capital for turnkey AI/HPC data centers (program-level; Meadowville campus first, Digital Drive a JV project).“The joint venture was launched in August 2024 with the aim of deploying up to $5 billion of capital for turnkey AI/HPC data center developments”News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
- joint venture: termination“announced the acquisition of 104 acres in Chesterfield County, directly adjacent to CTP's existing technology campus”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade C
- land purchase: price 16500000 USD“Fairfax-based American Real Estate Partners received approval last week from a Chesterfield judge for its $16.5 million bid to acquire the unfinished Cartograf manufacturing facility at Meadowville Technology Park.”News report · Jan. 2024 · grade C
- land purchase: condition as-is“AREP agreed to buy the property as-is and to close on the deal within five days of the judge's approval.”News report · Jan. 2024 · grade C
- land purchase: competing bid 20000000 USD“In selecting AREP's offer at a hearing held Dec. 28, Circuit Court Judge Duncan Minton rejected a $20 million offer made by Richmond-based construction and development firm Hourigan.”News report · Jan. 2024 · grade C
- Existing building sq ft: 242,000 sq ft existing facility (CTP-01)“Chirisa has landed $200 million in construction financing to develop a 242,000-square-foot (22,480 sqm) turnkey data center for AI cloud provider CoreWeave”News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
- lease: term and extensions 12-year lease commitment, with two five-year extension options years“CoreWeave reportedly has a 12-year lease commitment at the property, with two five-year extension options”News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
- construction financing: construction loan for tenant fit-out 200000000 USD“Chirisa has landed $200 million in construction financing to develop a 242,000-square-foot (22,480 sqm) turnkey data center for AI cloud provider CoreWeave”News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
- Tenant status: signed“CoreWeave has a 12-year lease commitment at the property, with two five-year extension options, sources said.”News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
- Tenants: CoreWeave, Inc.“fully leased to CoreWeave, a specialized cloud provider”News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
- tenant lease: capacity 28 MW“CoreWeave is already a tenant at CTP's Richmond-area campus, where it signed a 28 MW deal in September 2023.”News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
- Tenant lease: term 12 years“CoreWeave has a 12-year lease commitment at the property, with two five-year extension options, sources said.”News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
- Tenant lease: renewal“CoreWeave has a 12-year lease commitment at the property, with two five-year extension options, sources said.”News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
- Tenant lease: capacity 27 MW critical IT“has a total critical capacity of 27 megawatts and is part of an 88-acre campus owned by Chirisa but fully leased to CoreWeave, a specialized cloud provider”News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
Permits and government (77)
- Operator: Chirisa Richmond LLC“The buildings in this permit are under the following ownership, commonly operated by Chirisa Richmond LLC”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Construction stage: CTP-01 operating; CTP-02 delivered in the JV 2025-2026 window; CTP-03 permitted Apr 9, 2026, construction not confirmed“is authorized to construct and operate a data processing center”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Air permit registration: VA DEQ Registration No. 52432“Location: Chesterfield County Registration No.: 52432”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Permitting jurisdiction: Chesterfield County land use (by-right, Meadowville Technology Park); Virginia DEQ air permits; no state preemption“Attached is a permit approval to construct and operate a project at a data processing center”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- air quality (minor NSR): permit approval“Minor NSR permit approval dated October 11, 2012, based on the permit application dated August 28, 2012”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- air quality (minor NSR): permit approval“Minor NSR permit approval dated November 8, 2023 based on the permit application dated July 28, 2023”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- air quality (minor NSR): permit approval“Minor NSR permit approval dated November 14, 2024 based on the permit application dated August 12, 2024”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- air quality (minor NSR): permit approval“Minor NSR administrative amendment dated July 7, 2025 based on the permit application dated June 9, 2025”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- air quality (minor NSR): permit approval“This combined permit document supersedes your permit document dated July 7, 2025”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- the permitted genset fleet is split between the two databas“adjacent properties comprised of buildings CTP-01, CTP-02, CTP-03, DDC-01 and DDC-02”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Stationary Source Permit to Construct and Operate (air): approved (combined permit superseding Jul 7, 2025 permit)“is authorized to construct and operate a data processing center”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- air permit (minor NSR): permit approved - combined permit including DDC-01/DDC-02“is authorized to construct and operate a data processing center located at 1401 Meadowville Rd. Chester Virginia 23836 and adjacent properties comprised of buildings CTP-01, CTP-02, CTP-03, DDC-01 and DDC-02”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- air permit (minor NSR): prior facility approvals (history)“This permit document supersedes your permit document dated July 7, 2025.”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- J. E. LIESFELD CONTRACTORS - OSHA inspection (type H) at the campus (1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, CHESTER, VA 23836 - the Chirisa Technology Park address named in the campus's VA DEQ permit, Reg. No. 52432). acti“E; LIESFELD CONTRACTORS”State agency · Oct. 2025 · grade A
- Zoning ordinance: ZOMod adopted (ZO-2025-001) Sep 17, 2025, effective Jan 1, 2026; new data centers are conditional-use only in EC/EG districts under the new ordinance“ZO-2025-001, Adopting new ZOMod, adopted 09/17/2025, effective 01/01/2026”Local government · Sept. 2025 · grade A
- zoning ordinance: adopted (ZOMod); effective Jan. 1, 2026“ZO-2025-001, Adopting new ZOMod, adopted 09/17/2025, effective 01/01/2026”Local government · Sept. 2025 · grade A
- Chesterfield adopts ZOMod: from Jan 1, 2026 new data centers need a conditional use permit in EC/EG districts. Digital Drive filed its site plans in Dec 2025 under the prior by-right regime, avoiding a public hearing.“ZO-2025-001, Adopting new ZOMod, adopted 09/17/2025, effective 01/01/2026”Local government · Sept. 2025 · grade A
- Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors: ZO-2025-001 - adoption of the Zoning Ordinance Modernization (ZOMod); data centers become conditional-use only in EC/EG districts“ZO-2025-001, Adopting new ZOMod, adopted 09/17/2025, effective 01/01/2026”Local government · Sept. 2025 · grade A
- FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard“Crane for Precast erection”FAA · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- Stationary Source Permit to Construct and Operate (air): approved (minor NSR)“Minor NSR permit approval dated November 14, 2024 based on the permit application dated August 12, 2024”State agency · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard“ASN 2024-AEA-8703-OE: Chirisa, Crane, 240 ft AGL, 310 ft AMSL, 37.36111111,-77.32611111, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-08-19”FAA · Aug. 2024 · grade A
- Stationary Source Permit to Construct and Operate (air): approved (minor NSR)“Minor NSR permit approval dated November 8, 2023 based on the permit application dated July 28, 2023”State agency · Nov. 2023 · grade A
- Stationary Source Permit to Construct and Operate (air): approved (original permit)“Minor NSR permit approval dated October 11, 2012, based on the permit application dated August 28, 2012”State agency · Oct. 2012 · grade A
- building permit: Commercial electrical: issued“Permit number: 20260930-042 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: issued · Job value: $350,000 · Effective date: Sept. 30, 2026 · Address: 1401 Meadowville Techlgy Pkwy · Description: Electrical - prime power 35kv feed - reconfigure feeds for the mv power. Bore (2) conduits from generator plant to mv”
- building permit: Commercial electrical: triage“Permit number: 20260716-020 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: triage · Job value: $2,991,080 · Effective date: July 16, 2026 · Address: 1401 Meadowville Techlgy Pkwy · Description: Electrical - electrical final hookups to ofci air cooled chiller skids. Includes heat trace. Excludes rigging of ofci”
- building permit: Commercial fire: issued“Permit number: 20260603-002 · Type: Commercial fire · Status: issued · Job value: $1,351,704 · Effective date: June 3, 2026 · Address: 1401 Meadowville Techlgy Pkwy · Description: Fire alarm - provide a complete fire alarm and vesda system for the facilitly. The system will be a ul listed globally addr”
- building permit: Commercial fire: canceled“Permit number: 20260414-004 · Type: Commercial fire · Status: canceled · Job value: $1,351,704 · Effective date: April 14, 2026 · Address: 1401 Meadowville Techlgy Pkwy · Description: Fire alarm - control panels: providing a three (3) node 4100es system with node 1 being a network display unit (ndu) node”
- Current stage: under construction“This permit approval dated April 9, 2026 to construct the project shall”State agency · April 2026 · grade B
- minor NSR permit (combined source): approved“Chirisa Richmond LLC Registration Number: 52432 April 9, 2026”State agency · April 2026 · grade B
- building permit: Commercial electrical: issued“Permit number: 20260310-076 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: issued · Job value: $1,290,000 · Effective date: March 10, 2026 · Address: 1401 Meadowville Techlgy Pkwy · Description: Electrical - install low-voltage bms and epms to include conduit cabling commissioning testing and programming. Chiri”
- building permit: Commercial electrical: issued“Permit number: 20260304-022 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: issued · Job value: $850,000 · Effective date: March 4, 2026 · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Electrical - ctp-01 dh3 b3 equipment replacement replace electrical equipment and feeders that were damaged by batt”
- building permit: Commercial electrical: issued“Permit number: 20260304-041 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: issued · Job value: $650,000 · Effective date: March 4, 2026 · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Electrical - ctp-01 dh2 & dh3 2-hour upgrades. Remove electrical equipment as needed to install 2-hour rated materi”
- building permit: Commercial electrical: issued“Permit number: 20260304-047 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: issued · Job value: $460,000 · Effective date: March 4, 2026 · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Electrical - ctp-01 dh2 e2 equipment replacement - replace equipment and feeders due to battery fire damage. Chiris”
- building permit: Commercial building: canceled“Permit number: 20260223-044 · Type: Commercial building · Status: canceled · Job value: $27,500 · Effective date: Feb. 23, 2026 · Business: Stephen M Willis · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Our work will fall under master permit #20260131-005. Our company needs a permit to cover the fire r”
- building permit: Commercial plumbing: issued“Permit number: 20250918-004 · Type: Commercial plumbing · Status: issued · Job value: $120,000 · Effective date: Sept. 18, 2025 · Business: Robert M Martin Enterprises IN · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: plumbing (ug) - relocating a 4 inch and 6 inch private water line for a future parking”
- building permit: Commercial electrical: canceled“Permit number: 20250916-015 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: canceled · Job value: $160,000,000 · Effective date: Sept. 16, 2025 · Business: IES Commercial INC · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Electrical - ground up building of a 100 mw data center. ?”
- building permit: Commercial electrical: corrections required“Permit number: 20250908-054 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: corrections required · Job value: $292,000 · Effective date: Sept. 8, 2025 · Business: Carolina Conduit Systems INC · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE RD · Description: Electrical - underground utility conduit construction for electrical and communication”
- building permit: Commercial building: canceled“Permit number: 20250903-033 · Type: Commercial building · Status: canceled · Job value: $500,000 · Effective date: Sept. 3, 2025 · Business: DPR Construction A General Par · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Const trailers (2) - 1 will be supplied with water and sewer connections. The other w”
- building permit: Commercial building: complete“Permit number: 20250903-095 · Type: Commercial building · Status: complete · Job value: $100,000 · Effective date: Sept. 3, 2025 · Business: DPR Construction A General Par · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Const trailer - singular trailer with a county water connection and a holding tank fo”
- building permit: Commercial building: final“Permit number: 20250903-111 · Type: Commercial building · Status: final · Job value: $500,000 · Effective date: Sept. 3, 2025 · Business: DPR Construction A General Par · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Nc - office space with a county water connection and sewer connections. Chirisa ctp-04 p”
- building permit: Commercial fire / Alarm: canceled“Permit number: 20250725-014 · Type: Commercial fire · Status: canceled · Job value: $1,891 · Effective date: July 25, 2025 · Business: Johnson Controls Fire Protecti · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Fire alarm - per travis (ahj) jci is uploading a permit application for chirisa data h”
- building permit: Commercial building: issued“Permit number: 20250723-027 · Type: Commercial building · Status: issued · Job value: $39,550,463 · Effective date: July 23, 2025 · Business: DPR Construction A General Par · Address: 1401 Meadowville Techlgy Pkwy · Description: Nc- a single story 138 884 ft^2 data center and supporting office space with site improv”
- minor NSR administrative amendment: approved (superseded by April 9, 2026 combined permit)“Thirtyone (31) Cummins Model C3000D6EB (QSK78-36) backup enginegenerator sets 3,000 kW, each”State agency · July 2025 · grade B
- building permit: Commercial electrical: complete“Permit number: 20250624-071 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: complete · Job value: $50,000 · Effective date: June 24, 2025 · Business: Chewning & Wilmer INC · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Electrical - provide electrical panels and circuits as required for general power lights HVAC”
- building permit: Commercial fire / Sprinkler: complete“Permit number: 20250617-072 · Type: Commercial fire · Status: complete · Job value: $19,122 · Effective date: June 17, 2025 · Business: VSC Fire & Security INC · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Fire sprinkler - replace fire sprinklers and piping in data hall 3 ups room dc3--4-ups-d”
- building permit: Commercial electrical: complete“Permit number: 20250424-005 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: complete · Job value: $1,700,000 · Effective date: April 24, 2025 · Business: Chewning & Wilmer INC · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Electrical - demolish of fire damaged equipment and install new equipment. Chirisa data cen”
- building permit: Commercial building: complete“Permit number: 20250416-075 · Type: Commercial building · Status: complete · Job value: $129,000 · Effective date: April 16, 2025 · Business: Stephen M Willis · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Int reno/repair - replace damaged insulation and drywall due to sprinkler system being engaged. Ple”
- building permit: Commercial building: issued“Permit number: 20250402-027 · Type: Commercial building · Status: issued · Job value: $5,000,000 · Effective date: April 2, 2025 · Business: Aubrey Silvey Enterprises INC · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Nc - data center - 230kv electrical substation yard for chirisa data center buildings c”
- building permit: Commercial electrical: canceled“Permit number: 20250325-044 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: canceled · Job value: $5,000,000 · Effective date: March 25, 2025 · Business: Aubrey Silvey Enterprises INC · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Electrical - 230kv substation. Chirisa data center”
- building permit: Commercial fire / Alarm: canceled“Permit number: 20241218-025 · Type: Commercial fire · Status: canceled · Job value: $934,732 · Effective date: Dec. 18, 2024 · Business: Johnson Controls Fire Protecti · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE RD · Description: Fire alarm - install a complete fire alarm and vesda air aspiration smoke detection systems for t”
- Virginia State Corporation Commission: PUR-2024-00179 (Dominion Meadowville 230 kV) - telephonic public witness session and in-person evidentiary hearing“Ultimately, the SCC must approve the project need and route(s) prior to construction.”Company · Nov. 2024 · grade B
- building permit: Commercial electrical: issued“Permit number: 20241010-036 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: issued · Job value: $3,190,000 · Effective date: Oct. 10, 2024 · Business: Carolina Conduit Systems INC · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE RD · Description: Electrical - install 2 telecom duct banks from existing manholes to new building. Install medium vo”
- Dominion Energy (community meetings): Meadowville 230 kV project community meetings (July 11 and 18, 2024)“Eastern Chesterfield County is experiencing growing energy demands with the development of the Meadowville Technology Park”Company · June 2024 · grade B
- building permit: Commercial demolition: complete“Permit number: 20240213-089 · Type: Commercial demolition · Status: complete · Job value: $125,030 · Effective date: Feb. 13, 2024 · Business: Commonwealth Power Llc/aes ELE · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Demolish - decommission and recycle a 634-kw ground-mounted solar array. Scope incl”
- building permit: Commercial fire / Alarm: complete“Permit number: 20231206-149 · Type: Commercial fire · Status: complete · Job value: $957,542 · Effective date: Dec. 6, 2023 · Business: Johnson Controls Fire Protecti · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE RD · Description: Fire alarm - installation of new fire alarm system components. The proposed is a modification to”
- building permit: Commercial building: canceled“Permit number: 20231205-038 · Type: Commercial building · Status: canceled · Job value: $880,219 · Effective date: Dec. 5, 2023 · Business: Johnson Controls Fire Protecti · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE RD · Description: Installation of new fire alarm system components as shown on the contract drawings. the proposed i”
- building permit: Commercial electrical: complete“Permit number: 20231130-040 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: complete · Job value: $588,000 · Effective date: Nov. 30, 2023 · Business: Colonialwebb Contractors Compa · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Electrical (lv) - installing low voltage (<100v) mounting installation wiring and t”
- building permit: Commercial plumbing: complete“Permit number: 20231031-051 · Type: Commercial plumbing · Status: complete · Job value: $158,000 · Effective date: Oct. 31, 2023 · Business: Robert M Martin Enterprises IN · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: plumbing - install sewer and water to within 5 of the building. Chirisa”
- building permit: Commercial fire / Sprinkler: complete“Permit number: 20231030-038 · Type: Commercial fire · Status: complete · Job value: $839,950 · Effective date: Oct. 30, 2023 · Business: VSC Fire & Security INC · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Fire sprinkler - existing building remodel. Install 6 double interlock preaction system”
- building permit: Commercial electrical: canceled“Permit number: 20231005-106 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: canceled · Job value: $33,000,000 · Effective date: Oct. 5, 2023 · Business: Chewning & Wilmer · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Electrical - install 10 new mv transformers 9 new generators and 10 electrical rooms to suppor”
- building permit: Commercial mechanical: complete“Permit number: 20231002-080 · Type: Commercial mechanical · Status: complete · Job value: $2,438,598 · Effective date: Oct. 2, 2023 · Business: Vital Fuel Systems INC · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Mechanical - addition of a fuel storage and distribution system for diesel generators chir”
- building permit: Commercial plumbing: complete“Permit number: 20230822-154 · Type: Commercial plumbing · Status: complete · Job value: $1,012,796 · Effective date: Aug. 22, 2023 · Business: Colonialwebb Contractors Compa · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: plumbing scope (underground sanitary piping system undergoing/above ground domestic”
- building permit: Commercial building: canceled“Permit number: 20230821-063 · Type: Commercial building · Status: canceled · Job value: $1,012,796 · Effective date: Aug. 21, 2023 · Business: Colonialwebb Contractors Compa · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Int reno - fit out of 3 data halls (27 mw total) within existing data center. Chiris”
- building permit: Commercial demolition: canceled“Permit number: 20230811-017 · Type: Commercial demolition · Status: canceled · Job value: $700,000 · Effective date: Aug. 11, 2023 · Business: DPR Construction A General Par · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Saw-cut and remove approximately 50, 000 sf of concrete slab on grade up to 4 thick”
- building permit: Commercial building: complete“Permit number: 20230811-087 · Type: Commercial building · Status: complete · Job value: $700,000 · Effective date: Aug. 11, 2023 · Business: DPR Construction A General Par · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Int reno - interior renovation for the purposes of saw-cutting/removing approximately”
- building permit: Commercial building: canceled“Permit number: 20230801-032 · Type: Commercial building · Status: canceled · Job value: $27,000,000 · Effective date: Aug. 1, 2023 · Business: DPR Construction A General Par · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Suit up for empty shell space including demolish civil electrical including server”
- building permit: Commercial mechanical: complete“Permit number: 20230728-058 · Type: Commercial mechanical · Status: complete · Job value: $14,680,167 · Effective date: July 28, 2023 · Business: Colonialwebb Contractors Compa · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Mechanical - fitout of 1/3 data halls within existing data center (previously cap”
- building permit: Commercial electrical: complete“Permit number: 20230728-080 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: complete · Job value: $33,000,000 · Effective date: July 28, 2023 · Business: Chewning & Wilmer INC · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Electrical -selective demolish and rework. Addition new pdu's rpp's. Addition new 800a sw”
- building permit: Commercial building: issued“Permit number: 20230710-048 · Type: Commercial building · Status: issued · Job value: $3,080,000 · Effective date: July 10, 2023 · Business: DPR Construction A General Par · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Tu - electrical plumbing and mechanical improvements including raised floors and fire”
- building permit: Commercial building: expired“Permit number: 20220314-135 · Type: Commercial building · Status: expired · Job value: $109,910 · Effective date: March 14, 2022 · Business: THE Emerson Construction Group · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE RD · Description: Nc - twin rivers 17 bay garage”
- building permit: Commercial building: expired“Permit number: 20220308-021 · Type: Commercial building · Status: expired · Job value: $8,346,000 · Effective date: March 8, 2022 · Business: Poole & Poole Architecture LLC · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE RD · Description: Nc - 4-story apartment building with 201 units. Twin rivers apartments”
- building permit: Commercial building: canceled“Permit number: 20220304-055 · Type: Commercial building · Status: canceled · Job value: $25,000,000 · Effective date: March 4, 2022 · Business: Poole Michael R · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE RD · Description: 1 -4 story multifamily building 201 units 1- 17 bay freestanding garage 1- 11 bay freestanding garage”
- building permit: Commercial electrical: complete“Permit number: 20141006-046 · Type: Commercial electrical · Status: complete · Job value: $698,000 · Effective date: Aug. 5, 2015 · Business: Watson Electrical Construction · Address: 1401 MEADOWVILLE TECHNOLOGY PKWY · Description: Electrical - install wire and change service; 112 led pole lights along meadowville”
- site plan: plans received / under staff review“DPR Construction is the general contractor, Dallas-based Gensler is the architect, and Bohler is the civil engineer. Chesterfield staff were reviewing plans as of December.”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- demolition: prior structure demolished“the site of a now demolished factory in Meadowville Technology Park”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Site plans for the first two Digital Drive buildings (380,000 sq ft total) received by Chesterfield County in the first week of December 2025; in staff review as of late December 2025.“DPR Construction is the general contractor, Dallas-based Gensler is the architect, and Bohler is the civil engineer. Chesterfield staff were reviewing plans as of December.”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Chesterfield Circuit Court: Hearing on the court-ordered sale of the Cartograf property (1600 Digital Drive) - AREP $16.5M bid approved“Fairfax-based American Real Estate Partners received approval last week from a Chesterfield judge for its $16.5 million bid to acquire the unfinished Cartograf manufacturing facility at Meadowville Technology Park.”News report · Jan. 2024 · grade C
Legal (1)
- Digital Drive (DDC) site history: the unfinished Cartograf plant at 1600 Digital Drive was court-ordered sold to satisfy Choate/Comerica claims; the Chirisa JV bid $16.5 million and Cartograf sought to block the sale - l“a court ordered the property be sold so that the claims of these businesses could be satisfied, and the Chirisa JV successfully bid $16.5 million for the site”News report · May 2024 · grade C
Site and other (33)
- Address: 1401 Meadowville Technology Parkway, Chester, VA 23836“1401 Meadowville Technology Pkwy, Chester, Virginia 23836”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- County code: Chesterfield County, VA (51041)“Location: Chesterfield County Registration No.: 52432”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Buildings count: 3“adjacent properties comprised of buildings CTP-01, CTP-02, CTP-03, DDC-01 and DDC-02”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Site location: 1401 Meadowville Technology Parkway, Chester, VA 23836, Chesterfield County (Meadowville Technology Park)“Chirisa Richmond LLC 1401 Meadowville Technology Pkwy Chester, Virginia 23836”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- Aliases: Digital Drive campus; DDC-01 / DDC-02 (DEQ building codes); former Cartograf site“is authorized to construct and operate a data processing center located at 1401 Meadowville Rd. Chester Virginia 23836 and adjacent properties comprised of buildings CTP-01, CTP-02, CTP-03, DDC-01 and DDC-02”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- County: Chesterfield County, VA“Location: Chesterfield County Registration No.: 52432”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- Owner companies: DDC-01 PropCo LLC (DDC-01); DDC-02 PropCo LLC (DDC-02), commonly operated by Chirisa Richmond LLC“commonly operated by Chirisa Richmond LLC: Chirisa Richmond LLC (CTP-01 property owner), CTP-02 PropCo LLC (CTP02 property owner), CTP-03 PropCo LLC (CTP-03 property owner), DDC-01 PropCo LLC (DDC-01 property owner), and DDC-02 PropCo LLC (DDC-02 property owner)”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- Code names: DDC-01; DDC-02“is authorized to construct and operate a data processing center located at 1401 Meadowville Rd. Chester Virginia 23836 and adjacent properties comprised of buildings CTP-01, CTP-02, CTP-03, DDC-01 and DDC-02”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- CoreWeave's IPO prospectus (424B4) names Chirisa Technology Parks among its data center providers; no campus-level or Digital Drive disclosure (full-text searched).“data center providers such as Switch and Chirisa Technology Parks who we work with to integrate the most cutting-edge design and cooling standards customized for end customers”SEC filing · March 2025 · grade A
- County code: 51041“Chirisa Richmond LLC Registration Number: 52432”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Digital Drive employment projection from the JV's launch release: 800 to 1,200 jobs over the next five to seven years across design, construction, safety, operations and administration.“The economic impact of Digital Drive will extend far beyond its technological innovations”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- County code: Chesterfield County, VA (51041)“Chesterfield County,51041,51041”grade B
- Name: CoreWeave Chester“The new facilities are cornerstone developments in CoreWeave's rapidly scaling infrastructure footprint”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Current target date: 2026“with delivery scheduled in 2025 and 2026”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Generator fleet: 82 diesel emergency gensets (DDC-01 + DDC-02) units“Group 1B EG-DD2A-01 through EG-DD2A-24 Caterpillar C175-20 Group 2B - Cummins EG-DD2B-01 through EG-DD2B-13 Cummins 2500DQKAN”State agency · April 2026 · grade B
- County code: 51041“Location: Chesterfield County Registration No.: 52432”State agency · April 2026 · grade B
- Original target date: 2026“Digital Drive's first facility is expected to be delivered by 2026, with full campus completion projected by 2028.”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- Water source: reclaimed water (planned, in collaboration with Chesterfield County)“collaborating with Chesterfield County to source water for the site from a local reclaimed water system”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- Workforce estimate: 800 to 1,200 jobs over the next five to seven years (developer-stated)“expected to create 800 to 1,200 jobs over the next five to seven years”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- First announced: Sept. 26, 2024“announced the acquisition of 104 acres in Chesterfield County, directly adjacent to CTP's existing technology campus”Company · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- Stage: operating-partial (CTP-01 and CTP-02 operating; CTP-03 building)“Building 3 has cleared its land and is beginning construction”grade C
- Original target date: Oct. 2023“Its three new data halls will come online in October, January and April 2024”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Campus acres: 88 acres“is part of an 88-acre campus owned by Chirisa but fully leased to CoreWeave”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Epoch AI satellite-based snapshot: two buildings operating, Building 3 land cleared and construction beginning“Building 3 has cleared its land and is beginning construction”grade C
- Current target date: 2027“The Digital Drive campus is expected to begin operations between 2027 and 2028, according to the project prospectus described by Bloomberg.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Stage: building“The five-year notes priced at 98.5 cents on the dollar to yield 9.25%.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Land use path: site plan, by right - parcel zoned general industrial (I-2); plans filed Dec 2025 under the prior ordinance“The property is zoned general industrial (I-2).”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- The unfinished Cartograf plant on the site has been demolished; the cleared site awaits the two filed buildings.“the site of a now demolished factory in Meadowville Technology Park”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Fire in a room at the 1401 Meadowville facility on Aug 20, 2025 (began 8am, contained to the room, no injuries, per Chesterfield County Fire and EMS via DCD) - operating trace for the campus“The incident began at 8am on Wednesday, August 20, at the facility at 1401 Meadowville Technology Park, Chesterfield County”News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
- Address: 1600 Digital Drive, Chester, VA (Meadowville Technology Park)“While AREP is on track to acquire the roughly 300,000-square-foot partially built facility on a 104-acre parcel at 1600 Digital Drive”News report · Jan. 2024 · grade C
- Acres: 104 acres“While AREP is on track to acquire the roughly 300,000-square-foot partially built facility on a 104-acre parcel at 1600 Digital Drive”News report · Jan. 2024 · grade C
- Announced: Sept. 18, 2023“The property — at 1401 Meadowville Technology Parkway — has a total critical capacity of 27 megawatts and is part of an 88-acre campus owned by Chirisa but fully leased to CoreWeave, a specialized cloud provider.”News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
- Site history: originally built for Capital One in 2013; Chirisa purchased the facility in 2020; relaunched via Digital Fortress in May 2021; Chirisa Technology Parks established late 2022“The Meadowville campus was originally built for Capital One in 2013”News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
Imagery and records: County deeds and building permits: ATTOM.