The site
The site from above
12- 1Tract Farmington Technology Park campus, Farmington MN
Fountain Valley Golf Course parcel + former ISD 192 Angus parcels - 2Fountain Valley Golf Course lot
Lot 1 Block 1; Farmington MN
Power
Power and the grid
None energized or contracted yet
Dakota Electric Association grid service (cooperative)Planned, no agreement
gross power from the environmental review; no service agreement is final and the developer must pay for system upgrades Local government · Oct. 2024
Proposed
Backup generators (emergency use, not a power supply)
- Diesel backup generators Proposed, no air permitseveral hundred units of the review's high case; 236 in the city project description (press); emergency use only News report · 2025
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- June 4, 2024Service application and studies begunTract engages Great River Energy and Dakota Electric Association; the planned connection is at the site's 345 kV line with an on-site substation, and no megawatts are stated. Local government · June 2024
- Oct. 2024Two switch stations plannedThe environmental review shows two 345 kV to 34.5 kV switch stations of about 4.5 acres each on the site, next to an existing 345 kV line. Local government · Oct. 2024
- April 24, 2025Utility says nothing is finalDakota Electric says it is planning to be able to serve the load but no agreements are finalized, and developers must pay for upgrades. Company · April 2025
- Not setService agreement: noneNo executed electric service agreement exists, and no termination or minimum-bill terms are public. Company · April 2025
- The serving utility is Dakota Electric Association, a member-owned cooperative, not Xcel Energy. News report · Oct. 2026
Permits
Permits checklist
5 granted · 3 checked, nothing on file
Every city land-use step is complete; everything after that has not started.
- ✓Environmental review (AUAR) GrantedCity of Farmington · Nov. 4, 2024: adopted 5-0; the review runs to about Oct. 2029 Local government · Nov. 2024
- ✓Comprehensive plan change and rezoning GrantedCity of Farmington Council · Nov. 4, 2024: 4-1 votes; Metropolitan Council approved the plan change May 14, 2025 Local government · Nov. 2024
- ✓Preliminary plat and planned unit development GrantedCity of Farmington Council · Nov. 4, 2024: 4-1 Local government · Nov. 2024
- ✓Final plat and final PUD (PUD-1) GrantedCity of Farmington Council · Nov. 18, 2024: 4-1; plat conditioned on a signed development contract Local government · Nov. 2024
- ✓Split plats and new development contracts GrantedCity of Farmington Council · April 20, 2026: Phase 1 limited to preliminary grading; the planning commission's earlier vote was only a recommendation Local government · April 2026
- –Checked, nothing on file: Site plan and building permits, Air permit, Water appropriation amendment
Risks
What could slow it down
- HighNo tenant, power agreement or site planNearly two years after final approval there is no end user, no electric service agreement and no building application. Local government · Oct. 2026
- MediumTimeline slippingConstruction was once expected in 2025; the city removed expired infrastructure deadlines in 2026 because of the delayed start. Local government · April 2026
- MediumFuture ordinance and politicsThe city began work on a data-center zoning ordinance in Sept. 2026, though it says it will not reach the approved park. Local government · Sept. 2026
- WatchDismissals still await the courtBoth lawsuits were dismissed by the plaintiffs, but the court has not yet issued its final direction. Local government · Sept. 2026
- WatchWater and diesel exposurePeak water demand of 2.35 million gallons a day and several hundred generators remain unpermitted concerns. Local government · Oct. 2024
Lawsuits
2 cases on record
- Filed Nov. 2024; dismissal filed Sept. 16, 2026 Coalition for Responsible Data Center Development v. City of Farmington and othersDakota County District Court (19HA-CV-25-992) News report · Sept. 2026residents challenged the approvals; they said litigation costs were no longer sustainable
- Voted to sue Jan. 14, 2025; dismissal filed Sept. 2026 Castle Rock Township v. City of FarmingtonDakota County District Court (consolidated) News report · Jan. 2025alleged breach of a 2017 annexation agreement
Money
Money on record
~$5B
expected cost at full buildout (press)
developer's expectation; no financing instrument in the city record News report · Dec. 2024
$1.1B
raised by a Tract-linked fund (SEC Form D, Dec. 2025)
the filing names no campus, state or Farmington SEC filing · Dec. 2025
$8.0M
Land purchase, recorded Feb. 2026
B C Trust and Olson to MNLCO Farmington LLC, a Tract entity (county deed records) County deed records · Feb. 2026
- Letter of credit: developer security unchanged from 2024 (required under the development contracts) Local government · April 2026
Not on record: incentives, abatements or tax increment financing: no campus-specific agreement in the city record Local government · Oct. 2026
Land assembly
1 recorded land document for the campus company in county records (Feb. 2026); 1 lists a price. Parcel counts come from the deed; acreage is not recorded.
- Feb. 2026 the B C Trust and Olson to MNLCO Farmington LLC · $8M County deed records · Feb. 2026
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- Oct. 2023Paper trail Tract signs nondisclosure agreements with five city staff during site selection. Company · Oct. 2023
- April 15, 2024Permits City annexes the school district land. Local government · April 2024
- May 14, 2024Site First public hearing on rezoning the golf course and school land. Local government · May 2024
- Nov. 4, 2024Permits Council adopts the environmental review, plan change, rezoning and preliminary plat, 4-1 on most votes. Local government · Nov. 2024
- Nov. 18, 2024Permits Council approves the final plat and final PUD 4-1. Local government · Nov. 2024
- Nov. 29, 2024Legal Residents file for an injunction that pauses talks between the city and Tract (press). News report · Nov. 2024
- Jan. 14, 2025Legal Castle Rock Township votes to sue the city over its annexation agreement. News report · Jan. 2025
- May 14, 2025Permits Metropolitan Council approves the plan amendment. Local government · May 2025
- Nov. 13, 2025Legal A judge denies the city's motion to dismiss; the city says it has no development application from Tract. Local government · Nov. 2025
- Feb. 10, 2026Money Land purchase recorded at $8M: the B C Trust and Olson to MNLCO Farmington LLC County deed records · Feb. 2026
- April 20, 2026Permits Council splits the plat and signs new contracts; the public-improvements deadline moves from 2027 to 2029. Local government · April 2026
- Sept. 16, 2026Legal Plaintiffs in both lawsuits file dismissals, which await final direction from the court. Local government · Sept. 2026
- Sept. 29, 2026Permits City holds a listening session on a future data-center ordinance that would not touch the approved park. Local government · Sept. 2026
- Nov. 30, 2029Construction Deadline for the developer to install public improvements, unless a grading permit issues first. Local government · April 2026
Construction activity
Satellite captures by quarter
Since April 2023: 2 satellite captures.
Satellite
’24
’25
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 1. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings
Specs
343 acres
environmental review area; the final plat covers 338 acres in 3 lots
250 ft setback
from all property lines; heights to 80 ft need a variance (press)
Phase 1: preliminary grading only
at the developer's own risk; later phases need a site plan
- Several hundred diesel generators: 6,100-gallon fuel tank each, in the review's high case Local government · Oct. 2024
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners and developers
- Tract Management Company, LP and Tract (LandCo) I, LP: developer (Denver)
- MNLCO Farmington, LLC and MNLCO Farmington Two, LLC: landowners and plat applicants
- Larkin Hoffman: counsel to Tract
Sellers
- Olson family (Fountain Valley Golf Course): north parcel
- Independent School District 192 (Farmington Public Schools): south parcels
Power and utilities
- Dakota Electric Association: serving cooperative
Decision-makers
- Farmington City Council (Mayor Hoyt): approved every step; Councilmember Wilson voted no on each 4-1 vote
- Metropolitan Council: approved the plan amendment
Opponents
- Coalition for Responsible Data Center Development: residents' group, withdrew its suit in Sept. 2026
- Castle Rock Township: annexation-agreement plaintiff
Still unknown
Open questions
- IT capacity in MW (the review gives gross power only).
- Any tenant, financing or construction date.
- A power service agreement.
- Whether the court has closed both cases.
- 2 unconfirmed county land records near the site: the buyer or location could not be tied to this campus.
Where this comes from
215 records from 32 documents
Drawn from local government records, news reports, public and commercial datasets, company statements, securities filings, court filings, state agency records and satellite captures, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
Local government 12News report 10Dataset 4Company 3SEC filing 3Court filing 1State agency 1Satellite 0
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 (24)
- IT capacity: not stated“AUAR states gross power only; no IT-load figure appears in the AUAR, the PUD record, or press coverage”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Stated campus size: 708 MW“TOTAL POWER (GROSS) = 408 MW (Olson parcel); TOTAL POWER (GROSS) = 300 MW (Farmington Public Schools parcel)”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- On-site generation: not stated“Scenario 1 could include several hundred diesel-powered backup generators for emergency use”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Substation: Two proposed DEA 345kV/34.5kV switch stations (No. 1 on Olson parcel, No. 2 on Schools parcel), approx. 4.5 acres each“PROPOSED DEA 345kV/34.5kV SWITCH STATION #1 +/-4.5 AC; PROPOSED DEA 345kV/34.5kV SWITCH STATION #2 +/-4.5 AC”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Substation kV: 345 kV“EXIST. 345 kV OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION LINE (230th Street)”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Power plan: grid“Two proposed 345kV/34.5kV switch stations on site; diesel generators for emergency backup only”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Backup generators: several hundred diesel generators, each with a 6,100-gallon diesel belly tank“Scenario 1 could include several hundred diesel-powered backup generators for emergency use. Each of these generators would have a 6,100-gallon diesel belly tank”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- 708 MW decomposition (moved from campus facts mw basis components row in parent QA): Olson/golf-course parcel = 408 MW gross facility power (6 buildings, 1,594,100 SF) + ISD 192 parcel = 300 MW gross (6 buildings, 929,00“TOTAL # DATA CENTERS = 6, TOTAL BUILDING SF SHOWN = 1,594,100 SF (Olson); TOTAL # DATA CENTERS = 6, TOTAL BUILDING SF SHOWN = 929,000 SF (Schools)”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 1.21 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 9.87 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest gas pipeline: 3.37 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Electric service agreement signed: not stated“While no agreements are finalized”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Utility service: not stated“While no agreements are finalized, Dakota Electric is actively planning to ensure it could serve this type of load”Company · April 2025 · grade B
- Utility: Dakota Electric Association“Dakota Electric's responsibility, and statutory requirement, to serve any new electric load looking to be situated within its service area”Company · April 2025 · grade B
- Interconnection status: No executed electric service agreement; utility states no agreements finalized (Apr 2025) and that developers must cover all system upgrades contractually“the cooperative will require developers to cover all upgrades to the system through contractual arrangements”Company · April 2025 · grade B
- Environmental review: City of Farmington Resolution 2024-97 adopted the Final Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) and Mitigation Plan for the Farmington Technology Park (Tract) - the state environmental review for t“REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL: Approve Resolution 2024-97 - Adoption of the Final Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) for the Farmington Technology Park”Local government · Dec. 2024 · grade B
- Interconnection status: Interconnection in study - Tract is engaged with Great River Energy and Dakota Electric Association and is proceeding with a service application and engineering studies to interconnect to the grid“Site is ideally suited with the 345kV line + planned infrastructure upgrades.”Local government · June 2024 · grade B
- large load interconnection request: service application and engineering studies to interconnect to the grid in progress (Tract, in the City of Farmington record)“Proceeding with Service Application and engineering studies to interconnect to the grid.”Local government · June 2024 · grade B
- Utility service: 708 MW“The project would consist of 12 buildings, up to 80 feet tall, 708 MW, 2.53 million square feet, an electrical substation, and several hundred generators”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Utility: Dakota Electric Association“Projects proposed for Dakota Electric territory include a 12-building, 340-acre Farmington campus that residents are suing to stop”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Tract remains active in Minnesota: it bought the Cannon Falls site for $15.2M (May 2026) and press describes Farmington as a Tract technology park under development. Portfolio context only - no MW or facts joined to this“Data center developer buys Cannon Falls land for $15.2M”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Planned backup fleet: AUAR-era project description: 12 buildings, 2.53 million sq ft, 708 MW and 236 backup generators (as reported from the AUAR record)“It would include 12 buildings and span 2.5 million square feet, requiring 708 megawatts of energy and 236 backup generators.”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- Xcel Energy expects about 1,300 MW of Minnesota data-center growth over seven to eight years in ITS territory - a utility portfolio figure for other campuses, kept out of this campus's MW fields“Xcel expects Minnesota's share of that growth to be about 1,300 megawatts over the next seven to eight years, said Ryan Long, Xcel's president for Minnesota”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- Backup generators: 236“It would include 12 buildings and span 2.5 million square feet, requiring 708 megawatts of energy and 236 backup generators”News report · 2025 · grade C
Money and contracts (31)
- Site plan approval date: not stated“site activity after Phase 1 will be subject to Site Plan approval and execution of a Site Improvement/Performance Agreement”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- development contract: time of performance (s.23, as written in 2024) Developer to install Public Improvements before Nov 30, 2027 (superseded in 2026)“Changes deadline for Developer's obligation to install Public Improvements prior to the earlier of November 30, 2029 (rather than 2027), or the issuance of the first final grading permit”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- development contract: city infrastructure deadlines (s.12(b), 2024) Original city infrastructure deadline dates were deleted in 2026 because they had passed or could no longer be achieved due to the delayed start“Removed paragraph b), which included dates for deadlines that were already passed or can no longer be achieved due to the delay in the start of the project”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- development contracts (two, one per addition): lineage / scope Approved Apr 20, 2026 with the division of the final plat into two additions; PUD not amended“The 1st Addition Contract is between the City and MNLCO Farmington LLC; the 2nd Addition Contract is between the City and MNLCO Farmington Two LLC. The PUD is not being amended for either parcel”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- development contracts (2026): time of performance (s.23) Public Improvements deadline extended to the earlier of Nov 30, 2029 or issuance of the first final grading permit“Changes deadline for Developer's obligation to install Public Improvements prior to the earlier of November 30, 2029 (rather than 2027), or the issuance of the first final grading permit”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- development contracts (2026): phasing / scope condition (s.4, s.11) Phase 1 is limited to preliminary grading under City Engineer approval requirements; all Phase 1 work is at the developer's own risk“Final paragraph limits the type of activity allowed during Phase 1, and explicitly states that any work that the Developer does during Phase 1 is at its own risk”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- development contracts (2026): condition precedent to later phases (s.6, s.7) Site activity after Phase 1 requires Site Plan approval and a recorded Site Improvement/Performance Agreement approved by Planning Commission a“site activity after Phase 1 will be subject to Site Plan approval and execution of a Site Improvement/Performance Agreement, which must be recorded with the County”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- development contracts (2026): water cap / city non-obligation (s.12(f), Exhibit B) Total annual developer water use capped (initial and full-buildout capacity requests); City is not obligated to provide water if water is“Added a new paragraph f) that limits the total annual water usage that the Developer may use, and makes clear that the City is not obligated to provide water to the Developer if water is restricted”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- development contracts (2026): wells (s.20, 2nd Addition) Developer may use on-site wells for construction; wells must be sealed and capped after new water infrastructure is completed and operational“allows for Developer to use on-site wells for construction purposes, and requires sealing and capping of on-site wells after new water infrastructure is completed and operational”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- development contracts (2026): water storage dedication (s.20, 1st Addition) Requirement to dedicate land for future water storage applies only to the 1st Addition; the 2nd Addition contract removes the water-storage parc“Contract for 2nd Addition - removes requirement related to the conveyance of the water storage parcel. This applies only to the 1st Addition”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- development contracts (2026): security (s.29, Exhibit D) Security provisions and the form of letter of credit are unchanged from the 2024 contract“Sections and Exhibits that were not changed in any aspect: 5, 8 - 10, 14, 17, 21, 22, 24 - 31, Exhibits C, D, and E. Exhibit D - Form of Letter of Credit for Developer Security”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- development contracts: default / termination (s.31) FINDING: a Developer's Default section (s.31) exists and was carried unchanged into the 2026 contracts, but its text was not opened in this pass; no termination-for-fai“Section 31 - Developer's Default: No changes”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- Tract split the final plat into two additions and took updated development contracts; Phase 1 (preliminary grading) authorized at developer's risk; public-improvements deadline pushed 2027 to 2029 - the project slipped r“Removed paragraph b), which included dates for deadlines that were already passed or can no longer be achieved due to the delay in the start of the project”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- non-disclosure agreements (Oct 2023): termination NDAs terminated and city employees released by Tract letter dated Apr 6, 2026, effective immediately“Tract hereby fully and unconditionally releases the City of Farmington, and its current and former officials, employees, and agents, from any and all obligations and terminates the NDAs, effective immediately”Company · April 2026 · grade A
- land purchase agreements: scope / status Purchases closed: Tract states it executed contracts with the sellers and ultimately purchased the property; MNLCO Farmington, LLC held title by Apr 7, 2025 (granted conservation“Tract has now executed contracts with the sellers of those properties... the property that Tract ultimately purchased for development in the Farmington Technology Park”Company · April 2026 · grade A
- Conditions of approval: Final plat approval contingent on executed Development Contract and payment of security and fees; preliminary approval directed staff to address fencing, faux windows, buffer and height as conditi“Resolution 2024-109 Approving and Authorizing the Signing of Final Plat Farmington Technology Park, contingent on... A Development Contract between the developer and the City of Farmington shall be executed and security and fees paid”Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- Square feet: 2530000 sq ft“Scenario 1 includes multiple buildings for a total of 2.53 million square feet of proposed light industrial development”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Construction stage: not stated“At this time, the City has not received an application for a specific development proposal within the Technology Park area (Nov 13 2025); Apr 2026 contracts authorize Phase 1 preliminary grading only, at developer's risk”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Stage: at risk“Entitled (PUD-1) and land owned, but 23 months after final approval there is no tenant, no electric service agreement, no site plan and no building application; both lawsuits were dismissed by plaintiffs in Sep 2026”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Incentives: not stated“No campus-specific incentive, abatement or TIF agreement appears anywhere in the City's project record”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Financing: not stated“No financing instrument for the campus appears in the City record or press coverage reviewed”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 8025506 USD“Recorded: Feb. 10, 2026 · Price: $8,025,506 · Grantor: THE B C TRUST · Grantee: MNLCO FARMINGTON LLC · Address: 000 ADDRESS EXCEPTION · City: CITY EXCEPTION”County deed records · Feb. 2026 · grade B
- electric service agreement: status - missing agreement finding FINDING: no electric service agreement has been executed. The utility states no agreements are finalized and that developers will be required to cover all sy“While no agreements are finalized, Dakota Electric is actively planning to ensure it could serve this type of load”Company · April 2025 · grade B
- orderly annexation agreement (OA-1661, 2017): dispute resolution (para. 10.1(a)) City and Township held the contractually required dispute-resolution meeting on Jan 30, 2025; dispute was not resolved and litigation conti“Mayor Hoyt stated that the City agreed to meet with the Township as required by paragraph 10.1(a) of the Orderly Annexation Agreement, in which it was prepared to try to resolve the dispute through negotiations”Local government · Jan. 2025 · grade B
- development contract: lineage Original Development Contract approved by City Council Dec 2, 2024 (attorney memo describes it as the contract approved in November 2024 - see conflicts)“Development Contract with Tract APPROVED by City Council (Dec 2, 2024)”Local government · Dec. 2024 · grade B
- Tenants: not stated“The data center end user has not yet been identified”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Tenant status: none - no tenant or end user identified; speculative entitlement by Tract“The data center end user has not yet been identified”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- orderly annexation agreement (OA-1661, 2017): consent condition (as alleged by plaintiffs) Township position: the 2017 Orderly Annexation Agreement required Township consent for industrial or commercial use of the annexe“Castle Rock Township Board voted unanimously to sue the city of Farmington on Jan. 14, 2025, accusing the city of violating the orderly annexation agreement when it granted the approval”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Stated capital cost: 5000000000 USD“At full buildout, Tract expects the project to approach $5 billion”News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
- Building height stated: 80 ft“They're also concerned about the 80-foot-tall data center buildings that Tract requested a height variance for. The maximum height for a mixed-use commercial industrial zoning district without a variance is 40 feet”News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
- Setback stated: 250 ft“the site plan's proposed setback of at least 250 feet from all property lines”News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
Permits and government (38)
- Jobs board: Tract Greenhouse board live, 9 postings, none in Minnesota“Live board, 9 postings (Denver / Alexandria VA / Austin TX / Seattle WA / Remote US)”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Moratoria: none adopted in Farmington; City Attorney advised a moratorium would not reach the already-approved PUD; Sep 29 2026 listening session opened work on a future data-center zoning ordinance (prospective only)“Farmington currently has one approved Data Center Planned Unit Development (PUD) within the Farmington Technology Park. That PUD is an existing land-use approval. This discussion is not about changing, revisiting, or undoing that approval”Local government · Sept. 2026 · grade A
- City held a special meeting on future data-center zoning ordinance options. The city expressly excluded the approved Tract PUD from reconsideration; any new ordinance is prospective only. City Attorney had earlier advise“This discussion is not about changing, revisiting, or undoing that approval”Local government · Sept. 2026 · grade A
- City Council (special meeting / listening session): Data Centers & Farmington: future data center zoning ordinance options“This discussion is not about changing, revisiting, or undoing that approval”Local government · Sept. 2026 · grade A
- plat division and development contracts: approved“the City Council is considering the approval of two final plats related to the Farmington Technology Park, along with the Development Contract for each plat addition”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- City Council: Final Plats - 1st and 2nd Additions; Development Contract for each addition“At tonight's City Council meeting, the City Council is considering the approval of two final plats related to the Farmington Technology Park, along with the Development Contract for each plat addition”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- conservation easement: accepted“The conservation easement is a permanent easement that covers the south branch of the Vermillion River, along with the associated 100-year floodplain within the School District property and wetland on the Fountain Valley Golf Course property”Local government · April 2025 · grade A
- City Council: Time extension for recording the Final Plat; Declaration and Conservation Easement from MNLCO Farmington, LLC“Approve and accept the Declaration and Conservation Easement, as presented”Local government · April 2025 · grade A
- final plat: approved (conditional)“adopt Resolution 2024-109 Approving and Authorizing the Signing of Final Plat Farmington Technology Park, contingent on... A Development Contract between the developer and the City of Farmington shall be executed and security and fees paid”Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- final PUD (zoning ordinance): adopted“pass Ordinance 2024-12 Amending Title 10, Chapter 5, Section 19, of the Farmington City Code, Adding PUD-1 - Farmington Technology Park to the Zoning Code and Establishing Development Standards”Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- City Council: Final Plat (Res 2024-109) and Final PUD ordinance (Ord Dec. 2024, PUD-1)“Motion made by Councilmember Wilson that Council tables this item... Motion failed for lack of a second”Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- Rezoning date: Nov. 4, 2024“Motion carried: 4 ayes / 1 nay - Councilmember Wilson voted against (Ordinance 2024-11 rezoning to MUCI)”Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- environmental review (AUAR adoption): adopted“Motion carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays - Resolution 2024-97 Adopting the Final Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) for the Farmington Technology Park”Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- comprehensive plan amendment: approved“Resolution 2024-98 Adopting the Comprehensive Plan Amendments for the Properties Commonly Known as Fountain Valley Golf Course and the Angus Properties”Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- rezoning: approved“Ordinance 2024-11 Rezoning the Properties Commonly Known as Fountain Valley Golf Course and the Angus Properties (to MUCI)”Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- preliminary plat and preliminary PUD: approved“adopt Resolution 2024-99 Approving the Preliminary Plat and Preliminary Planned Unit Development for the Farmington Technology Park and directing Staff to further address fencing, faux windows, buffer, and height”Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- City Council: Final AUAR adoption (Res 2024-97); Comp Plan amendment (Res 2024-98); Rezoning (Ord Nov. 2024); Preliminary Plat and Preliminary PUD (Res 2024-99)“Motion carried: 4 ayes / 1 nay - Councilmember Wilson voted against”Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- air permit (MPCA): none found“Table 5: Anticipated Permits and Approvals - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Air Permit, To be applied for, if applicable”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- water appropriation (DNR): existing city permit; amendment anticipated, not applied for“In February of 2021, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) authorized an amendment of the city's DNR Water Appropriation Permit 1959-0725 to authorize the use of Well No. 9”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Source record“Tract executed NDAs with Farmington City Staff in 2023... only to protect Tract from competing developers in relation to property acquisition”Company · Oct. 2023 · grade A
- Construction stage: approved entitled no building application - comp plan amendment, rezoning, AUAR adoption, preliminary/final plat and PUD approved Nov 2024; Met Council approved comp plan amendment May 14 2025; both l“The City of Farmington would like to acknowledge that in both legal matters involving the City, the plaintiffs have filed dismissals”Local government · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- Planning Commission: Tract application to divide the Final Plat into two separate additions“Tract application to divide the Farmington Technology Park Final Plat into two separate additions is RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL by the Planning Commission”Local government · April 2026 · grade B
- building permits / site plan: none found“At this time, the City has not received an application for a specific development proposal within the Technology Park area”Local government · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- Dakota County District Court (Judge Tracy Perzel): City's motion to dismiss the consolidated Technology Park litigation“Dakota County Court District Judge Tracy Perzel denied the City's motion to dismiss the matter and legal proceedings between the City and plaintiffs will continue”Local government · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- comprehensive plan amendment (regional approval): approved“Metropolitan Council approves the Farmington Technology Park Comprehensive Plan Amendment (May 14, 2025)”Local government · May 2025 · grade B
- Metropolitan Council: Farmington Technology Park Comprehensive Plan Amendment“Metropolitan Council approves the Farmington Technology Park Comprehensive Plan Amendment”Local government · May 2025 · grade B
- final plat recording: time extension approved“Time Extension for the recording of the Final Plat for the Farmington Technology Park is approved by City Council (Apr 7, 2025)”Local government · April 2025 · grade B
- City Council + Castle Rock Township Board (special joint work session): Orderly Annexation Agreement dispute“The City Council met in a special work session with the Castle Rock Township Board on Thursday, January 30, 2025”Local government · Jan. 2025 · grade B
- City Council: Development Contract with Tract“Development Contract with Tract APPROVED by City Council (Dec 2, 2024)”Local government · Dec. 2024 · grade B
- Planning Commission: Final Plat and Final PUD“Tract application for Final Plat and PUD is RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL by the Planning Commission. PUD is recommended as an ordinance”Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade B
- Planning Commission: Public hearing: 2040 Comprehensive Plan amendment to MUCI for the Technology Park parcels“Planning Commission holds public hearing to amend the 2040 Comprehensive Plan land use designation to Mixed Use Commercial/Industrial for the Farmington Technology Park parcels. Planning Commission RECOMMENDS APPROVAL”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade B
- Planning Commission: Public hearing: Preliminary Plat, Preliminary PUD and Rezoning“Planning Commission holds public hearing for Tract applications for a Preliminary Plat and PUD and Rezoning. Planning Commission RECOMMENDS approval”Local government · Sept. 2024 · grade B
- environmental review (AUAR final order): approved“City Council approves Final Order and Record of Decision for the Farmington Technology Park AUAR (Resolution 2024-71)”Local government · Aug. 2024 · grade B
- Planning Commission: Rezoning application“Planning Commission TABLES the rezoning application at the request from Tract”Local government · June 2024 · grade B
- environmental review (AUAR scoping): draft order and scoping issued“Draft Farmington Technology Park AUAR and Scoping Document sent to the EQB”Local government · June 2024 · grade B
- Announced: May 14, 2024“Planning Commission holds public hearing on application from Tract to rezone golf course and ISD 192 properties to Mixed Use Commercial/Industrial (MUCI)”Local government · May 2024 · grade B
- Planning Commission: Public hearing on Tract application to rezone the golf course and ISD 192 properties to MUCI“Planning Commission holds public hearing on application from Tract to rezone golf course and ISD 192 properties to Mixed Use Commercial/Industrial (MUCI). Planning Commission CONTINUES the public hearing to June”Local government · May 2024 · grade B
- annexation: approved“City Council approves annexation of ISD 192 land (Resolution 2024-30); State issues approval order officially annexing the property into the city (Apr 24, 2024)”Local government · April 2024 · grade B
Legal (10)
- Developer parent entity: Tract (LandCo) I, LP“Tract (LandCo) I, LP, 3200 Cherry Creek S Drive, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80209”Company · April 2026 · grade A
- Fleet form d test 6: no campus named“Issuer: Fleet Data Centers I, LP, 3200 Cherry Creek South, Suite 700, DENVER, CO 80209; totalAmountSold 1108850000. Full-text scan of the XML: Farmington 0, Minnesota 0, Tract 0, campus 0”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Lawsuits: 19HA-CV-25-992, Dakota County District Court (consolidated CRDCD and Castle Rock Township matters); plaintiffs filed dismissals Sep 16, 2026“in both legal matters involving the City, the plaintiffs have filed dismissals... Public court records can be viewed on the Minnesota Judicial Branch website, Case Number: 19HA-CV-25-992”Local government · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- Plaintiffs in BOTH legal matters filed dismissals, per the City; the dismissals await final court direction. The litigation cloud over the approvals is effectively lifted“in both legal matters involving the City, the plaintiffs have filed dismissals. These dismissals come after a full review of the facts and information and now await final directions from the court”Local government · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- Judge Tracy Perzel denied the City's motion to dismiss; the consolidated cases proceeded (the City had also lost an earlier dismissal motion). Plaintiffs had earlier asked the court to halt steps in the development proce“Dakota County Court District Judge Tracy Perzel denied the City's motion to dismiss the matter and legal proceedings between the City and plaintiffs will continue to the next phase”Local government · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- Opposition: Coalition for Responsible Data Center Development (CRDCD, Farmington/Castle Rock residents); Castle Rock Township“The Coalition for Responsible Data Center Development in Farmington will halt its lawsuit today against the city of Farmington, the Farmington School District, and Tract Land Development of Colorado”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- CRDCD announced it would halt its lawsuit because litigation costs were no longer sustainable for the residents funding it“The merits of the lawsuit are valid, but the ongoing high costs of litigation are no longer sustainable by the few residents who have personally shouldered the legal costs”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Castle Rock Township Board voted unanimously to sue the City for breach of the 2017 Orderly Annexation Agreement (OA-1661)“Castle Rock Township Board voted unanimously to sue the city of Farmington on Jan. 14, 2025, accusing the city of violating the orderly annexation agreement”News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
- Residents' injunction filing (Nov 29, 2024) paused negotiations between the City and Tract days after the final approvals“An injunction filed Nov. 29 has paused negotiations between the city of Farmington and data center developer Tract”News report · Nov. 2024 · grade C
- Coalition for Responsible Data Center Development filed suit against the City, the Farmington School District and Tract entities, challenging the approvals (noise, light, generator emissions, Vermillion River, notice def“The results of these activities helped the CRDCD to make the decision to file a lawsuit against Farmington in November 2024”News report · Nov. 2024 · grade C
Site and other (20)
- Phases: Two plat additions (1st Addition / 2nd Addition, split Apr 2026); Phase 1 limited to preliminary grading; later phases require site plan approval“Revised to create a new Phase 1, and place limits on site activity during that Phase”Local government · April 2026 · grade A
- Tract released city staff from the Oct 2023 NDAs and launched a public project website (mnlcofarmington.com) - a transparency reset, not an exit signal“Tract has created a website containing information and describing project plans at https://www.mnlcofarmington.com/”Company · April 2026 · grade A
- Land control date: April 7, 2025“a Declaration and Conservation Easement that is being granted to the City by MNLCO Farmington, LLC”Local government · April 2025 · grade A
- Owner companies: MNLCO Farmington, LLC; MNLCO Farmington Two, LLC“Preliminary Plat, and Preliminary Planned Unit Development for the Farmington Technology Park - MNLCO Farmington, LLC & MNLCO Farmington Two, LLC (Tract)”Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- Name: Tract Farmington Technology Park“Farmington Technology Park”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Developer: Tract Management Company, LP (Tract)“Proposer: Tract Management Company, LP”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- County: Dakota County“County: Dakota; City/Township: Farmington”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- County code: 27037“FEMA National Flood Hazard Rate Map panel numbers 27037C0219E, 27037C0238E, 27037C0360E, and 27037C0380E”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Acres: 343 acres“The AUAR study area encompasses an area totaling approximately 343 acres on three parcels in the City of Farmington, Dakota County, Minnesota”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Parcel IDs: 140050001012; 070050076011; 070050076012“Tax Parcel Numbers: 140050001012, 070050076011, 070050076012”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Buildings: 12“TOTAL # DATA CENTERS = 6 (Olson parcel); TOTAL # DATA CENTERS = 6 (Farmington Public Schools parcel)”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Original target date: not stated“Scenario 1 represents proposed technology park development. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2025”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Water use stated: 2350000 GPD peak“It is anticipated that Scenario 1 will utilize a water-cooled system... peak water demand up to approximately 2.35 million gallons per day (MGPD) during the summer months”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Cooling: water-cooled (anticipated, AUAR Scenario 1)“Data centers can have a wide range of cooling options... It is anticipated that Scenario 1 will utilize a water-cooled system”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Aliases: Farmington Technology Park“Data Center (Farmington Technology Park) | Farmington, MN”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Current target date: not stated“no application for a specific development proposal has been received; no COD published by City or Tract”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- City confirms it has received no application for a specific development proposal in the Technology Park - 12 months after final PUD approval, nothing had been filed“At this time, the City has not received an application for a specific development proposal within the Technology Park area”Local government · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- Site acres: 338.35 acres“The final plat consists of 3 lots spread over 338.35 acres of land”Local government · Nov. 2024 · grade B
- Marketplace (Oct 16, 2026) reports neighbors beside the site selling their home; no construction activity at the site; Tract did not respond to a comment request“We reached out to Tract, the developer of the Farmington site, but didn't hear back by deadline”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Address: Fountain Valley Golf Club property, 2830 W. 220th St., Farmington, MN 55024“Denver-based Tract plans to build the Farmington Technology Park at the Fountain Valley Golf Club property at 2830 W. 220th St.”News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
Imagery and records: Aerial imagery: local aerial photography via Esri World Imagery Wayback. County deeds: ATTOM.