Amazon withdraws data center campus application in Ashburn, Virginia

Amazon has withdrawn its application to build the 800,000 sq ft Bridgefield Tech Center data center campus on the GWU site in Loudoun County, Virginia. Under the deal, Amazon will give the county about 25 acres valued at $65m and donate $5m to its housing fund, while rezoning the rest for mixed-use and housing.

• Amazon bought the 122-acre GWU campus for $427m in March
• The planned campus had four buildings totaling 800,000 sq ft
• About 25 acres valued at roughly $65m will go to the county
• Amazon will also donate $5m to the county housing fund