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Sharka Data Center

Google's Midlothian campus appears in the registry under a landowning entity and an occupant entity rather than Google's public brand. Google calls the site Midlothian, while state construction and air records supply the building detail.

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What the record establishes

Owner of record
Sharka LLC[1]registry read August 27th, 2026
Occupant of record
Design LLC[1]registry read August 27th, 2026
Operator of record
Google LLC[1]registry read August 27th, 2026
Main construction address
3441 Railport Parkway, Midlothian, Ellis County[3]
Initial investment announced by Google
$600 million[2]
Initial filed building area
281,792 sq ft[3]
Initial filed construction cost
$300 million[3]
Second phase filed area
300,000 sq ft[4]
Second phase filed cost
$300 million[4]
Third building filed area
288,000 sq ft[5]
Third building filed cost
$300 million[5]
Fourth building filed area
170,600 sq ft[6]
Fourth building filed cost
$350 million[6]
Fifth building filed area
288,000 sq ft[7]
Fifth building filed cost
$491.7 million[7]

What changes the reading

  • Google's announcement supplies the campus identity and initial investment. The registry supplies the legal roles, which use Sharka and Design rather than the Google brand for two of them.[1][2]
  • The construction filings cover separate buildings and phases, but their scopes can overlap with the campus investment announcement. They are kept separate and are not added into one total.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
  • The newest building filing uses a nearby Railport Parkway address.[7]
  • It remains a registered project, and its filed schedule is not proof of completion.[7]
  • The air permit has been updated repeatedly since the original campus filing. That continuing permit work does not reveal the computing load inside the buildings.[8]

Still not public

  • Current information technology load is not public.
  • The total finished campus area is not reconciled across the filings.
  • Current water use and cooling demand are not public.
  • The completion status of the newest building is not yet established.

Source trail

  1. Data Center ListsTexas Comptroller of Public AccountsfilingRead August 27th, 2026.
  2. Expanding Our Footprint in TexasGooglecompanyRead August 27th, 2026.
  3. Midlothian Data CenterTexas Department of Licensing and RegulationfilingRead August 27th, 2026.
  4. Midlothian Data Center Phase TwoTexas Department of Licensing and RegulationfilingRead August 27th, 2026.
  5. Midlothian Data Center Building ThreeTexas Department of Licensing and RegulationfilingRead August 27th, 2026.
  6. Midlothian Data Center Building FourTexas Department of Licensing and RegulationfilingRead August 27th, 2026.
  7. Midlothian Data Center Building FiveTexas Department of Licensing and RegulationfilingRead August 27th, 2026.
  8. Sharka Data Center Air Permit UpdateTexas Commission on Environmental QualitypermitRead August 27th, 2026.

The registry entry for this facility comes from the Texas Comptroller's certified list of data centers holding a sales tax exemption. Owner, occupant and operator are roles in that filing rather than descriptions of who runs the building.