Bastrop - Cedar Creek Edition | April 2026

Development

BY AMANDA CUTSHALL & JOEL VALLEY

A 15-acre mixed-use project planned along Lovers Lane broke ground in early 2026. Texas State Business Park will oer a variety of spaces between 2,000 and 20,000 square feet, accommodating a variety of uses, including: • Retail • Ofice • Warehouse • Flex David Alexander, principal for project developer Newcor, said Bastrop was chosen due to the area’s continued growth. New retail, oce spaces set for Lovers Lane

Construction on a $1.4 billion data center campus is underway in Cedar Creek, and the developer is already eyeing a second spot. “This would be one of the largest data center campuses in the United States, if not the globe,” said Evan Pierce, vice president of site development for EdgeConneX. During a March 26 Bastrop business networking event, Pierce shared that the second data center campus will sit on a 180-acre property adjacent to the rst at 6682 FM 535, Cedar Creek. The rst data center campus, a 130-acre devel- opment, will take between ve and eight years to complete and span 2.8 million square feet, as reported by Community Impact in December 2024. Second Cedar Creek data center could ll 180 acres

What’s next?

“I had told [EdgeConneX], ‘If you guys ever decide to do another project ... before

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Data center 2

Developers with Newcor said they expect Texas State Business Park to bring jobs, services and long-term economic opportunity to Bastrop as it continues to evolve. The rst phase of the project should be completed in the nal quarter of 2026. “We are proud to help bring a development that will create opportunity and lasting value for the Bastrop community." DAVID ALEXANDER, NEWCOR PRINCIPAL

you go anywhere else, give us an opportunity.” DAVID GLASS, PRECINCT 4 COMMISSIONER

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Texas State Business Park will oer spots ranging from 2,000 to 20,000 square feet for retail, oce, warehouse and ex spaces.

The rst of four buildings on that campus, located at the northeast corner of FM 535 and Wolf Lane in Cedar Creek, is scheduled to be completed in June, according to a ling with the Texas Depart- ment of Licensing and Regulation. The two-story data center facility, which began construction in August 2025, will cost $440 million to build out its 578,000 square feet, according to the ling. Bastrop County Commissioners Court awarded EdgeConneX a 10-year property tax abatement for the rst data center campus during a December 2024 meeting that is projected to generate millions

Construction on the rst EdgeConneX data center campus is underway in Cedar Creek. A second campus would ll 180 acres just east of the rst.

Existing storage facility, not part of the new development

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of dollars for Bastrop ISD, Bastrop County and emergency services districts. “We were collecting $25,000 worth of property taxes on that raw land out there annually,” Glass said for comparison. Glass said he anticipates commissioner discus- sions will start “soon.”

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