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Devlin Technology Park (Amazon), Bristow
Stanley Martin Homes (seller), Amazon Data Services (buyer)
- Status
- Approved by the Board of Supervisors (Nov 28, 2023), rezoning upheld by the Court of Appeals (Sep 16, 2025), Amazon closed land purchase Nov 5, 2025
- Developer / parties
- Stanley Martin Homes (seller), Amazon Data Services (buyer)
- Location
- Bristow (Devlin and Linton Hall roads), Prince William County
- Size
- 270-acre park, zoning allows up to about 3.5 million sq ft of data center use (Virginia Business, court opinion). Prince William Times reported nine data centers, so capacity descriptions differ
- Investment
- Amazon paid about $700 million for about 188.5 acres (Virginia Business)
- Reported benefits
- Court opinion lists applicant-estimated benefits of about $12 billion investment, about 350 permanent jobs and tax revenue over $9 million in year one (applicant claims, as recited in the opinion)
- Concerns / impacts
- 76 residents objected and 6 spoke in support at the Nov 2023 hearing (court opinion). Neighbors argued the height and noise would harm nearby homes
- Last verified
- 2026-11-02
Milestones
- Nov 28 2023 Board rezoned to M-2 and added the park to the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District after a 12-hour hearing (court opinion, Prince William Times), Sep 16 2025 Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of the neighbors' challenge, Nov 5 2025 Amazon Data Services closed on about 188.5 acres from Stanley Martin Homes
Related records
Amazon Data Services closed on about 188.5 acres inside the 270-acre Devlin Technology Park for about $700 million, from Stanley Martin Homes (Virginia Business, Nov 18, 2025).
Source: virginiabusiness.com ↗Virginia Court of Appeals affirmed the circuit court's dismissal of neighbors' challenge to the Devlin Technology Park rezoning (Ordinance 23-52). The unpublished opinion does not use the Devlin name, we match it by the Nov 28, 2023 hearing, 270 acres and Ordinance 23-52 described in Virginia Business.
Source: law.justia.com ↗Board voted 5-3 not to send revised proffers back to the Planning Commission and approved the Devlin Technology Park rezoning (Ordinance 23-52, about 270 acres) to M-2, adding it to the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District.
Source: law.justia.com ↗Sources
- Official record eservice.pwcgov.org
- News report princewilliamtimes.com
- News report virginiabusiness.com
- News report law.justia.com
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