Avemore technology park (Villa Rica)
A 428-acre former residential tract in Villa Rica that the city annexed and rezoned for a data center park in 2025 after Atlas Development bought it. Also known as: Avemore.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
The council approved annexation and rezoning; an attorney for a group of residents objected, citing a pending court case and notice issues. (Times-Georgian, May 14, 2025)
Villa Rica submitted a regional-impact review (DRI #4451) for Atlas Development's 428-acre technology and data park; site plans in a separate rezoning request suggested seven single-story buildings of about 350,000 sq ft each. (Georgia Department of Community Affairs, April 11, 2025; Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Oct. 30, 2026; DatacenterDynamics, April 2025)
Villa Rica's council approved a technology park overlay district 4-1. (Times-Georgian, May 14, 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
- Part of the land is under a conservation easement with the Georgia Agricultural Land Trust.
- The Times-Georgian (May 2025) said progress on the property has been limited over several years.
- Phase 1 was targeted for 2028 (DRI and DCD).
- An earlier DRI for the site (#4347, December 2024) was withdrawn before Atlas's April 2025 filing (#4451). DCD article is undated; April 2025 is inferred from the filing.
- Carroll County adopted a moratorium in March 2026 (already tracked); the site is inside Villa Rica city limits.
The full record
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)