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Data center campus · Rock Mountain Lake Road, southwest Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama

Project Marvel (QTS Bessemer campus)

Under construction as of Oct. 20, 2026

An 18-building hyperscale campus on about 700 rezoned acres off Rock Mountain Lake Road, first pushed by Logistic Land Investment and now being developed by QTS. It was approved 5-2 in November 2025 over strong local opposition and a rezoning lawsuit that was later dismissed. Also known as: Project Marvel, Logistic Land Investment data center.

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Power1,200MW reported · stated
Floor area4.5e+06sq ft
Site700acres

Who is behind it

ProjectProject Marvel (QTS Bessemer campus)Also: Project Marvel, Logistic Land Investment data center
Developer and teamLogistic Land Investment LLC (TPA Group) (through Logistic Land Investment LLC)
QTS Data Centers
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. In a letter, QTS asked to postpone a meeting with the mayor, said site work was proceeding under city-approved permits, and said it had no plans to expand the campus. (ABC 33/40 (WBMA), Oct. 21, 2026)

  2. The mayor said the city served the developer a cease letter the evening of Oct. 19, saying permits must come through Bessemer. Reporters saw construction still going on the next day. (ABC 33/40 (WBMA), Oct. 20, 2026)

  3. QTS confirmed it was pursuing a data center campus on the Project Marvel site. (WBRC, July 1, 2026)

  4. The judge granted a joint stipulation dismissing the rezoning lawsuit with prejudice. Court records gave no reason, according to WBRC. (WBRC, June 25, 2026)

  5. A revised plan showed a 1,600-acre campus with 18 buildings, four substations and the Northern Beltline crossing the site. (WBRC, Feb. 9, 2026)

  6. The city attorney told the council the developer would seek to rezone about 900 more acres, partly to deal with the planned Northern Beltline route. (WBHM (Inside Climate News), Jan. 14, 2026)

  7. In the homeowners' suit challenging the rezoning, a Jefferson County circuit judge gave the plaintiffs 14 days to amend their complaint and set a final hearing for March 19, 2026. (ABC 33/40 (WBMA), Dec. 9, 2025; WBRC, Dec. 9, 2025)

  8. The city council voted 5-2 to rezone about 700 acres from agricultural to light industrial for the project. (WVTM 13, Nov. 18, 2025; ABC 33/40 (WBMA), Dec. 9, 2025; DatacenterDynamics, Nov. 19, 2025)

  9. Bessemer's planning commission recommended for a second time allowing data centers in light industrial zones (7-1) and rezoning the 700-acre tract (6-2). Residents had sued over notice for the first round, and a temporary restraining order had paused council action, so the city started the process over. (WBRC, June 17, 2025; Alabama Reflector (Inside Climate News), June 23, 2025)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The 1,600-acre plan from February 2026 appears replaced by QTS's October 2026 statement that it has no plans to expand. No council vote on the extra 900 acres was found.
  • The January 2026 council briefing date is inferred from WBHM's report of a Tuesday meeting.
  • Sources disagree on investment: $14.5 billion (Inside Climate News) and $14 billion (WVTM, DCD). The $870 million land figure is WBRC citing the Birmingham Business Journal.
  • No utility was named in any source opened.
  • Coordinates approximate, near Rock Mountain Lake Road southwest of Bessemer.

The full record

Status note
QTS says site development is under way under city-approved permits. On Oct. 19, 2026, the mayor, who took office earlier that month, said the city had served a cease letter over permits.
Power note
1.2 GW reported by DCD; no public record of the load was found. One estimate put full buildout at about 10.5 million MWh a year.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.