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The project watchlist

Filter selected project announcements and construction milestones. Open each source and confirm the current phase before acting.

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7 projects

The evidence, market by market

Seven selected U.S. project markets. This is a research watchlist, not a complete national census or a rental demand forecast.

Site preparation reported

Data centers

Abilene, TX

Crusoe's Microsoft campus

900 MW
announced campus capacity

Crusoe reported site preparation for a separate Microsoft campus, with the first building targeted for mid-2027.

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Source: Crusoe · March 27, 2026

Expansion announced

Data centers

Richland Parish, LA

Meta Hyperion expansion

5 GW
announced compute capacity

Meta announced an expanded Richland Parish campus and more than $50 billion of regional investment.

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Source: Meta · July 13, 2026

Production target reaffirmed

Semiconductors

Clay, NY

Micron New York megafab

2030
expected first wafer output, not crew arrival

September 30 prepared remarks reaffirm New York's 2030 initial wafer-output target. The concrete pour is a prior-quarter milestone, not a new September groundbreaking.

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Source: Micron · September 30, 2026, prepared remarks p. 2

First facility operational; second under construction

Data centers

Mount Pleasant, WI

Microsoft Wisconsin expansion

2028
second-facility completion target

June 23 announcement: first facility operational; second facility foundations, steel and utilities underway. This resolves an older record, not a September event.

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Source: Microsoft · June 23, 2026

Older source · recheck

Semiconductors

New Albany, OH

Intel Ohio One

2030
Mod 1 completion target in 2025 update

Intel's February 2025 update shifted Mod 1 completion to 2030 and described slower construction.

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Source: Intel · February 28, 2025 (search-indexed announcement; link may redirect)

Construction reported September 28

Data centers

Armstrong County, TX

Crusoe's Google campus

5,500+
daily on-site skilled laborers reported September 28

Crusoe identified itself as developer of Google's campus near Amarillo. Groundbreaking was June 2025, not September 2026.

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Source: Crusoe · September 28, 2026

Separate fab production targets

Semiconductors

Boise, ID

Micron Idaho ID1 and ID2

2027 / 2028
ID1 mid-2027; ID2 late-2028 wafer-output targets

Micron's September 30 update keeps ID1 and ID2 on separate output schedules. These dates do not identify contractor arrivals or lodging demand.

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Source: Micron · September 30, 2026, prepared remarks p. 2

Project signals help you ask better questions. They do not establish current housing demand or availability.

Source review confirms what an announcement says, not today's on-site headcount. Investment, power capacity and permanent jobs are not room demand. We do not estimate rent growth, occupancy or a housing-pressure score without comparable local evidence.

Last source review: Oct 1, 2026. Send a correction.

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