Vantage DC Abilene - TX3 - Project Frontier

Vantage DC Abilene - TX3 - Project Frontier is a new data center building under construction at 246 PR 1604 BLDG 10 in Abilene, Texas. The project, registered with TDLR in June 2026, involves the construction of a 344,796 sq ft facility on private land in Shackelford County. The estimated cost for this new construction is $945,000,000, with a scheduled completion date targeted for October 2027.

The owner of record is Vantage Data Centers TX310, LLC, which has filed the project under the facility name TX310. Kiewit serves as the design firm of record for this development. This privately funded project is intended for private use.

In the context of recent TDLR-registered new construction filings in Shackelford County, this project’s metrics align closely with local medians. The estimated cost of $945,000,000 is close to the county median of $945,000,000 for similar filings. The size of 344,796 sq ft matches the county median, and the cost per square foot of $2,741 is close to the median of $2,755. The scheduled build window of 465 days is also close to the county median of 465 days.

Kiewit has been involved in other significant projects in the region, including five other TDLR-registered projects in Abilene totaling $5,434,000,000. These include TX311, TX305, TX304, TX307, and TX306, all listed as project registered. The presence of multiple large-scale data center projects in the area indicates a substantial investment in infrastructure within Shackelford County.

The local area profile for ZIP 79601, based on U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates, shows a population of about 26,917 and a median household income of $54,515. There are approximately 9,422 housing units, with a median owner-occupied home value of $182,900. The housing market is an even mix of owner- and renter-occupied. The Shackelford County unemployment rate in June 2026 was 3.9 percent, higher than a year earlier.