Data center project · Benton County, Washington
Trammell Crow land, Lewis & Clark Ranch, West Richland
Site zoned or marketed · About 1,000 acres of West Richland farmland that, according to the city, Trammell Crow bought after the city allowed data centers there; nothing has been filed. Also known as: TC West Richland 1 LLC, WKC31 Development LLC.
- Status
- Site zoned or marketed · as of Sept. 1, 2026
- Location
- Lewis & Clark Ranch area, northeast of Ruppert Road, West Richland · Benton County
- Status note
- Land bought and zoned to allow data centers; no plans or permit applications filed.
- Power
- Not reported
No power figure in the sources reviewed. - Land
- 1,000 acres
- Developer and team
- Trammell Crow Company
- Utility
- Benton Rural Electric Association (serves West Richland; said it was in talks with prospective data center developers)
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Updates, newest first
- Sept. 1, 2026 The city's economic development director told the council the buyer was Trammell Crow; no plans or applications had been filed. (Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business, Sept. 10, 2026)
- July 16, 2026 The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business reported two sales of the same roughly 1,000 acres, citing county records: first to TC West Richland 1 LLC ($82.7 million, July 10), then to WKC31 Development LLC ($263.7 million, July 16). (Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business, Sept. 10, 2026)
- Dec. 12, 2025 The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business reported the council had allowed data centers in urban transition and light industrial zones at the landowner's request, and that Trammell Crow was studying a project starting on 500 acres. (Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business, Dec. 12, 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
- Trammell Crow declined to comment on the purchase. Whether the land will hold a data center is not confirmed.
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