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Gilbane team members celebrating the topping out the first building of the QTS campus. Image courtesy of Gilbane<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

QTS has topped out the first facility of its data center campus in Rock Hill, S.C., a nine-building complex that will come online in three phases. Gilbane serves as the project’s builder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the works since 2023, the campus represents QTS\u2019s first South Carolina facility. The firm initially unveiled plans for a $1 billion investment that will turn York County into a new technology hub. Since then, the total value of the project has grown to $8 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The data center complex is underway at 2143 Hands Mill Highway, in an industrial-zoned area comprising nearly 800 acres. York County, through its Coordinating Council for Economic Development, provided a $200,000 grant for site preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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READ ALSO<\/strong>: How Significant Is the Backlash Against Data Centers?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Development plans call for nine facilities that will feature closed-loop cooling technology and generators with high-efficiency filters for protecting air quality and reduce emissions and noise. York Electric Cooperative will serve as power supplier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first phase of construction will include four buildings across 109 acres. The second phase is expected to break ground in early 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project will generate up to 1,000 construction jobs and 200 permanent, on-site jobs at the QTS campus, but the total long-term employment associated with the upcoming property is expected to grow higher. Additionally, the company\u2019s Data Center Academy program will also provide paid training for individuals with no prior experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent QTS activity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

QTS is one of the top data center developers<\/a> in the country. The Blackstone-owned company has more than 90 properties spread across 15 U.S. states, several of which were recently refinanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, the company obtained a $870 million financing package<\/a> backed by five data center campuses spread across Phoenix, Richmond, Va., and Dallas-Fort Worth. Proceeds repay existing debt while also covering fund reserves, transaction costs and general corporate needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And in February, QTS got a $2.1 billion CMBS loan<\/a> to refinance three campuses spread across Northern Virginia, Atlanta and Chicago. The note has a floating rate of 6.1 percent, a two-year maturity date and three one-year extension options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The firm reached a construction milestone at its inaugural South Carolina campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2991,"featured_media":1004803717,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1582,21755,21782,21783,21742,32781],"tags":[37195,52734],"class_list":["post-1004803715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-charlotte","category-data-centers","category-development","category-investment","category-latest","category-southeast","tag-gilbane-development-company","tag-qts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nQTS Advances $8B Data Center Project - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"QTS topped out the first building of its data center campus in Rock Hill, S.C., a nine-building complex that will come online in three phases.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/qts-advances-8b-data-center-project\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"QTS Advances $8B Data Center Project\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"QTS topped out the first building of its data center campus in Rock Hill, S.C., a nine-building complex that will come online in three phases.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/qts-advances-8b-data-center-project\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Commercial Property Executive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPExecutive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-01T11:12:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-01T11:16:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/07\/26043_color_124-2048x1368-1-e1782895293324.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1826\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1368\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Simona Tudose\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/qts-advances-8b-data-center-project\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/qts-advances-8b-data-center-project\/\",\"name\":\"QTS Advances $8B Data Center Project - 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