By sbogaards
Publication Date: 2026-10-27 15:24:00
Technology giant Microsoft Corp. has finalized its acquisition of 616 acres on which it plans to build a data center campus in Dallas County, real estate records show.
The Redmond, Wash.-based company appears to have used Trammell Crow Co. to acquire the land, according to the records. Trammell Crow, a commercial real estate development and investment firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas, acquired the property through TC Austin Acquisitions LLC, paying just over $30.7 million, or nearly $50,000 an acre. The transactions were recorded Oct. 15.
In a separate transaction, also recorded on Oct. 15, Microsoft paid TC Austin Acquisitions LLC just over $95.5 million for the same 616 acres. The sale price amounted to approximately $155,000 an acre, more than three times the original purchase price. The Dallas County Recorder’s Office confirmed the purchase price to the Business Record.
The transaction involving Microsoft and Trammell Crow raises questions about the…
