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A Residential Neighborhood in the Heart of Ashburn's Data Center Alley Could Be Worth $576 Million — and It's Not Real Estate Agents Driving the Deal

Posted by Chris Colgan on March 24th, 2026

According to Data Center Dynamics, a 130-acre community in Loudoun County is in discussions to sell to a hyperscale data center developer. Here's what that means for the Northern Virginia real estate market.

Why it matters: Data Center Alley in Ashburn, Virginia already processes an estimated 70% of the world's internet traffic. If this deal closes, it would represent one of the most significant residential-to-data-center land conversions in the region's history — and it's happening in a ZIP code where I regularly help buyers and sellers.

The big picture:

Data Center Dynamics reported on March 20, 2026 that the Regency neighborhood in Ashburn — a community of approximately 150 homes located off Waxpool Road and Ashburn Village Boulevard — is…

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