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Google Midlothian campus (Sharka Data Center Building 5)
Google, through Sharka LLC (TDLR owner; DCD identifies Sharka LLC as Google's shell company for the site)
- Status
- Operating campus; Building 5 registered (TDLR)
- Developer / parties
- Google, through Sharka LLC (TDLR owner; DCD identifies Sharka LLC as Google's shell company for the site)
- Location
- Midlothian (Railport Parkway), Ellis County
- Size
- Building 5: new one-story 288,000 sq ft data center (TDLR). Building 4 (2024): 1-story 170,600 sq ft data center with central utility buildings (TDLR)
- Investment
- Building 5 est. $491.7M (TDLR, as filed); DCD reports $880M. Building 4 est. $350M (TDLR); DCD reported $100M
- Last verified
- 2026-10-18
Milestones
- Mar 7 2024 'Sharka Data Center - Building 4' registered at 3441 Railport Parkway (completion Dec 31 2025; Project Closed)
- Dec 8 2025 'Sharka Data Center - Building 5' registered at 3411 Railport Parkway (start Jan 28 2026, completion Feb 24 2027; Project Registered) (TDLR)
- DCD reports Building 5 as Google's fifth data center at the Midlothian campus (DCD)
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Related records
2026-03-03
News News report
DCD: Google, through shell company Sharka LLC, filed for a fifth data center at its Midlothian campus; DCD cites an $880M estimate.
Source: datacenterdynamics.com ↗2025-12-08
Building registration (TDLR) Official record
TDLR TABS: 'Sharka Data Center - Building 5', one-story 288,000 sq ft data center, est. $491.7M, 3411 Railport Pkwy; owner Sharka LLC.
Source: tdlr.texas.gov ↗Sources
- Official record tdlr.texas.gov
- Official record tdlr.texas.gov
- News report datacenterdynamics.com
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