Beale Infrastructure has officially detailed plans for a data center campus outside Kansas City in De Soto, Kansas.

The company is also planning a large development nearby in Gardner.

Beale to break ground in De Soto

The Blue Owl-backed company this week announced the first phase of its De Soto data center campus.

The development will break ground in May, with the first phase comprising at least two facilities.

De Soto is a city to the west of Kansas City, located along the Kansas River.

At full build-out, the campus is expected to encompass four buildings and more than 1 million square feet (92,905 sqm). Power will be provided by Evergy.

Once built, the campus will host a large technology company tenant contracted via a long-term lease.

Beale was first linked to a project in De Soto in January. The company acquired a 290-acre land parcel near Edgerton Road, 103rd Street, Kansas Highway 10, and 95th Street. The development was known as Project Pilot.

BizJournal reports city planners approved a site plan for the development this week, under the condition Beale provide a new landscaping plan for planning commission approval before receiving an occupancy permit.

Beale eyes Gardner

Beale Infrastructure, backed by asset management firm Blue Owl, is in the process of developing multiple campuses. One is set to be located outside Tucson, Arizona, and another will be near Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Beale is targeting a second development in Kansas, listing plans for a campus in Gardner.

Gardner is a city in Johnson County, to the west of Kansas City and some 15 miles (24km) south of De Soto. Beale is aiming to develop a “multi-building” campus on 300 acres near the northeast corner of 191st Street and South Clare Road. Local reports suggest up to 16 buildings could be developed.

The ‘Project Brewer’ site will be powered by Evergy and include multiple on-site substations. The facilities will use closed-loop air cooling.

The Gardner planning commission is set to discuss the project in late May, with the city council set to make its decision on the project in June.

An opposition group, No Data Center in Gardner Edgerton, has just under 500 members on Facebook.