Data center construction set records around Atlanta in 2026, yet the facilities are filling almost as fast as they open. The metro market ended March with a vacancy rate of 1%, an unusually low figure for commercial real estate, and most projects under construction were leased before completion.
Georgia has become one of the fastest-growing data center markets in the country and a central digital infrastructure hub for the Southeast. Several large projects are advancing across the region. Microsoft's Douglasville campus in Douglas County, with phase I construction that began in 2024, is expected to reach completion in 2026, while its T5 Atlanta IV campus will add an on-site electrical substation with utility service planned for the same year.
Google plans a new facility at 411 Pegasus Parkway in LaGrange, a second major cloud site in Georgia that adds to its existing presence in Lithia Springs in Douglas County. Stack Data Centers listed a $380.9 million project for completion in May 2026.
One of the largest proposals is Project Sail, a $17 billion, 13-building campus that Atlas Development has applied to build in Union City in Fulton County, on 832 acres near Newnan in Coweta County, about 45 miles south of Atlanta. The wave of activity reflects surging demand for computing capacity across the metro region.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- https://www.ajc.com/business/2026/06/georgia-data-centers-fill-up-as-soon-as-theyre-built-driving-demand-higher/