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Last mentioned: Mar 8, 2026

Timeline

  1. Initial Operational Phase

    Target date for the first phase of the AI data center to go online.

  2. Site Conversion Begins

    Expected start of construction to retrofit the campus for high-density AI server racks.

  3. Acquisition Finalized

    Amazon completes the $427 million purchase of the GWU campus property.

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Amazon Secures GWU Campus in $427M AI Infrastructure Expansion

Amazon has finalized a $427 million acquisition of a George Washington University campus to bolster its AI and data center capabilities. This move highlights the intensifying physical infrastructure race required to support next-generation artificial intelligence workloads and the security challenges inherent in large-scale urban data center deployments.

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