--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "cb5cfa2421779b70365eae4c1889e4f4947e241a101ed4af640946688994e716" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/cb5cfa24?lang=en" title: "Amazon Abandons 4 Virginia Data Centers on $427M Site" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-10-23T01:53:54.000Z" category: "Infra" topics: ["amazon"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/tech/amazon-abandons-4-virginia-data-centers-on-427m-site-a449a5f4","https://huggingnews.com/tech/amazon-abandons-4-virginia-data-centers-on-427m-site-a449a5f4"] summary: "Amazon withdrew its plans to build four data centers on the 122 acre former GWU Ashburn campus in Loudoun County, which it had purchased for roughly $427 million, after local residents blocked the construction through widespread opposition. The company will donate 25 acres of the property to the local government to develop a community arts center." --- # Amazon Abandons 4 Virginia Data Centers on $427M Site > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-10-23T01:53:54.000Z **Category:** Infra **Topics:** amazon ## Summary Amazon withdrew its plans to build four data centers on the 122 acre former GWU Ashburn campus in Loudoun County, which it had purchased for roughly $427 million, after local residents blocked the construction through widespread opposition\. The company will donate 25 acres of the property to the local government to develop a community arts center\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]()