Data Centers Drive Demand for Texas Land
GT Land & Cattle Finds Novel Method to Selling
They knew they wanted to have an auction, but they also understood the amount of due diligence required for this type of investment doesn’t fit the typical ‘where is, as is’ sales model of auctions.”
ABILENE, TX, UNITED STATES, October 14, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- While construction of the massive Stargate artificial intelligence joint venture is underway near Abilene, TX, the demand for land from other hyperscale, AI-infrastructure and institutional energy investors continues at a brisk rate, leading a family owned cattle ranch in Clyde, TX to take an innovative approach to selling their 550 acres. — Fontana Fitzwilson
“They knew they wanted to have an auction, but they also understood the amount of due diligence required for this type of investment doesn’t fit the typical ‘where is, as is’ sales model of auctions. So we created a hybrid approach for them that has worked extremely well,” according to Fontana Fitzwilson, Executive VP with Williams & Williams Real estate Auctions. Working with Chad Baker, Executive VP and Regional Director of JLL in Houston, the brokers launched a media blitz in early July and got immediate interest from data center developers.
The industrial-zoned property at 5100-5180 CO Rd 110 lies east of the Stargate campus and represents a rare, shovel-ready development tract with immediate access to high-capacity transmission infrastructure and long-term scalability for a 100-500 MW data-center deployment.
There are several strategic advantages of the location, including direct adjacency to Lone Star Energy’s operational 345-kV CREZ backbone, municipal water at boundary plus surface lakes for cooling redundancy and support available from Abilene Christian University’s NEXT Lab for advanced-energy and AI workforce collaboration.
Pre-auction offers are due October 27th. The seller may choose to accept an offer or move on to competitive bidding with a November auction. To request a due diligence package, please contact chad.baker@jll.com or marcus.sippy@williamsauction.com. View photos, maps and terms of sale at https://www.williamsauction.com/TX.
Cindy Dees
Williams & Williams
+1 800-801-8003
cindy.dees@williamsauction.com
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