Brightseat Tech Park
A proposed five-building data center campus of about 4.1 million square feet on the 87-acre former Landover Mall site, approved at the subdivision stage in 2024. Also known as: former Landover Mall site.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
The County Council approved a two-year moratorium on new data center development, as reporting noted the county was trying to stop the Landover Mall proposal. (Prince George's County Council, June 30, 2026; WJLA (7News), July 7, 2026; Maryland Matters (WTOP News story), July 8, 2026)
A council-created Qualified Data Center Task Force (CR-016-2025) issued its final report on siting and impacts. (Prince George's County Council, Oct. 25, 2026)
The Prince George's County Planning Board voted 5-0 to approve preliminary plan 4-23024 for three parcels and 4,132,500 square feet of industrial development on 86.62 acres. (Prince George's County Planning Board (M-NCPPC), April 4, 2024; Prince George's County Planning Department (M-NCPPC), March 7, 2024)
The developer's presentation described five data center buildings, about 4.1 million square feet in all, with 820 MW of total site capacity. (Brightseat Associates (posted by the City of Glenarden), Feb. 9, 2024)
Conflicts and open questions
- Whether the July 2026 moratorium blocks this already-approved preliminary plan is not settled in the records reviewed; the council legislation text was not found.
The full record
- Status note
- The Planning Board approved the preliminary subdivision plan in 2024; an earlier council pause and a two-year council moratorium adopted in July 2026 have since paused new data center approvals, and records reviewed do not show how they apply to this project.
- Power note
- 820 MW is the total site capacity in the developer's February 2024 presentation, with about 100 MW of IT load per building.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)