Updated · The Atlanta Journal Constitution · Aug 11
Metro Atlanta Data Center Firms Lease 9 Million Square Feet of Warehouses From 2022 to 2025
Updated
Updated · The Atlanta Journal Constitution · Aug 11
Metro Atlanta Data Center Firms Lease 9 Million Square Feet of Warehouses From 2022 to 2025
1 articles · Updated · The Atlanta Journal Constitution · Aug 11
Summary
More than 9 million square feet of metro Atlanta warehouse space was leased by data center-related companies from 2022 to 2025, Cushman & Wakefield said, tying the industrial market’s rebound to AI-driven infrastructure demand.
The leasing came from the broader data center ecosystem—not just server farms—including suppliers of power equipment, fiber, cabling, construction materials, logistics and maintenance needed to build and run facilities.
Atlanta’s warehouse market had been cooling after a pandemic-era e-commerce boom, and brokers said data center demand helped absorb empty buildings and soften the slump.
Cushman & Wakefield said the spillover shows data centers can generate wider economic activity beyond the facilities themselves, even as the sector faces political backlash over power, water and land use.