Irving City Council has approved a data center development project on land owned by the University of Dallas.

The plan is to develop 770,000 sq ft (71,535 sqm) of data center space at the site, with construction slated to be complete in 2027.

The University has been working with developer KDC on the project which required land north of State Highway 114 at Tom Branriff Drive to be rezoned for data center use.

The council approved the application for rezoning from office or multifamily, both of which the University of Dallas found were not currently economically feasible uses, on July 11.

In addition, Oncor has helped to update surrounding transmission lines so that the data center can accommodate the needed power capacity for hyperscale customers.

The facility is hoped to generate around $8.2 million in tax revenue for Irving annually.

“KDC has developed over a dozen significant data center projects over our 35-year company history,” said Steve Van Amburgh, KDC CEO. “We are thrilled to partner with the University of Dallas to transform their site into a world-class data center campus.”

“The University of Dallas greatly appreciates the council’s fair consideration and ultimate support of our recent zoning application,” said University of Dallas president Jonathan J. Stanford. “The University is proud of our association with KDC with its extensive experience in the City of Irving, and the company’s national portfolio of data centers. It is heartening to witness the mutual trust amongst the University, KDC, and the City.”

KDC is a real estate development and investment firm that has been operating for more than 30 years. The company has thus far developed more than a dozen data centers, several of which are in North Texas.

North Texas is home to several data center projects. This year alone has seen developments or expansions announced by the likes of Stack, CyrusOne, DataNovaX, Powerhouse, and DataBank, among others. Skybox has also kicked off construction work at a 300MW campus in Dallas, Texas.