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Amazon Web Services plan for the former GWU campus (Bridgefield / 'Project Potomac Promise'), Ashburn

Amazon Web Services (per county release and WTOP)

Status
Preliminary agreement to drop the data center use announced Oct 20, 2026, final agreements not yet complete
Developer / parties
Amazon Web Services (per county release and WTOP)
Location
Ashburn (Algonkian District), Loudoun County
Size
About 122 acres bought by Amazon, with four data center buildings in the site plan (WTOP). Under the preliminary deal about 25 acres go to the county and the remaining 97 acres would be rezoned for housing and mixed use (county release)
Investment
Amazon paid about $427 million for the campus in March 2026 (WTOP)
Reported benefits
County release says the deal includes about 25 acres of land for the county (stated fair market value about $65 million) and a $5 million contribution to the housing trust fund, and avoids litigation (county release)
Concerns / impacts
County release and WTOP both say terms are preliminary. We could not open a copy of the agreement itself. The Board vote count differs between the county release (unanimous) and WTOP (one opposed)
Last verified
2026-11-02

Milestones

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  1. Mar 2026 Amazon bought the former George Washington University Virginia Science and Technology Campus (WTOP), Oct 20 2026 the Board voted to support a preliminary agreement under which Amazon intends to withdraw its data center application, the county release says the vote was unanimous while WTOP reports Supervisor Umstattd voted against the motion to fast-track the rezoning, so the vote count is conflicting, final agreements and zoning actions are still to come per the county release

Related records

2026-10-20
Board of Supervisors Official record Loudoun County · Amazon Web Services plan for the former GWU campus (Bridgefield / 'Project Potomac Promise'), Ashburn

Board voted to support a preliminary agreement with Amazon Web Services under which Amazon intends to withdraw its data center application on the former GWU campus in Ashburn. The county release describes the vote as unanimous, WTOP reports Supervisor Umstattd opposed a motion to fast-track the rezoning, so the vote count is conflicting. Terms are preliminary, final agreements are still pending.

Source: loudoun.gov ↗

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