Dakota East Area site in Rosemount (Tract technology park plan)
Also called: Dakota East Area AUAR, Tract Rosemount Campus, MNLCO Dakota County, LLC
A company called MNLCO Dakota County, LLC wants to develop 447 acres of farmland in Rosemount. The city's environmental review studied a business campus of up to 2.5 million square feet. A data center tracker says the developer is Tract, which builds data center parks. No data center approval has been found.
Where things stand: The city finished an environmental review (AUAR) in July 2025. No data center approval found. Rosemount paused new data centers for a year in April 2026.
🕒 Latest update (July 15, 2025): Rosemount adopted the environmental review (AUAR) as adequate.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 447 acres of farmland on 8 parcels in Rosemount, Rosemount, Dakota County
- 🏢 CompanyMNLCO Dakota County, LLC (reported to be Tract)
- 🌳 Size447 acres
❓ Still unanswered
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- Is Tract behind the Rosemount Dakota East site, and is a data center planned there? 🙋 I'll find out
- Has any land use application been filed for this site? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Feb 18, 2025State notice: Rosemount ordered an environmental review (AUAR) for 447 acres, studying homes and shops or a business campus of up to 2.5 million square feet.
- July 15, 2025Rosemount adopted the environmental review (AUAR) as adequate.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Rosemount paused new data center projects for one year. The city wants to study water use, noise and other effects of the Meta data center already being built there.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- EQB Monitor, February 18, 2025 · Minnesota Environmental Quality Board · Feb 18, 2025
- EQB Monitor, July 22, 2025 · Minnesota Environmental Quality Board · July 22, 2025
- Tract: Rosemount Expansion · Baxtel
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