{"id":1004796911,"date":"2026-04-30T03:25:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004796911"},"modified":"2026-05-04T00:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:01:30","slug":"blue-owls-beale-to-break-ground-on-3b-kansas-data-center-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/blue-owls-beale-to-break-ground-on-3b-kansas-data-center-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Owl’s Beale to Break Ground on $3B Data Center Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beale Infrastructure, a portfolio company of Blue Owl Capital, is set to officially break ground on the first phase of its data center campus in De Soto, Kan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development value is estimated at $3 billion and is one of the largest private investments in Johnson County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This represents the first hyperscale data center campus to be developed in the state. Official groundbreaking is scheduled for May 2026, while first-phase completion is planned for 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beale\u2019s data center campus is supported by its partnership with Evergy, the largest electric utility provider in Kansas. The City of De Soto Wastewater Services and The Rural Water District 7 will provide water services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beale\u2019s De Soto campus will be occupied by a large technology company through a long-term leasing agreement, according to the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beale\u2019s development plans went through some changes. In August 2025, the De Soto City Council entered into a development agreement with the company, including an intent to issue as much as $50 million in industrial revenue bonds, according to Kansas City Business Journal<\/em><\/a>. At the time, plans called for four data center properties totaling 1.1 million square feet. Earlier this month, Beale filed plans<\/a> to expand the project to 2.9 million square feet. However, the City of De Soto has not yet formally approved the proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development site is roughly 285 acres and is situated south of K-10 highway and nearly 45 minutes southwest of Kansas City International Airport. It is located within the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, now a site undergoing large redevelopments, including Panasonic\u2019s EV battery manufacturing plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first phase will consist of at least two facilities and infrastructure. When completed, the De Soto data center campus will include four buildings totaling more than 1 million square feet as well as supporting facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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