QTS Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids, Linn County County, IA
Source: Primary source
QTS Cedar Rapids is a under construction data center in Linn County County, IA, operated by QTS Realty Trust, LLC.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: link$750M+ seven-building campus on 612 acres; approved Jan 2025.
Operator chain
- Files asQTS Realty Trust, LLC
- This facilityQTS Cedar Rapids
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Data center construction reshapes Cedar Rapids housing marketthegazette.com· Mar 8, 2026
- Blackstone Continues To Expand Its Data Center Footprint On The Heels Of A $3.5 Billion Refinancing DealYahoo Finance· Nov 28, 2025
- Builders of the Boom: Top 10 Data Center DevelopersCommercialSearch· Nov 19, 2025
- QTS Data Centers: Hyperscale Growth and SustainabilityData Centre Magazine· Oct 25, 2025
- How data centers transform and engage with local communitiesJLL· Aug 1, 2025
- QTS Data Centers CEO to step downthegazette.com· Mar 30, 2025
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Cedar River Academy At Taylor in Cedar Rapids, is 0.6 mi from this site (296 students). 3 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.