Report: AI infrastructure encounters obstacles, Blackstone's QTS under quits Virginia data center construction project in the USA.

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03/07/2026
According to informed sources, executives from QTS Real Estate Trust, a subsidiary of Blackstone Group, have recently decided that it is not worth continuing to pursue this matter in court. The company's lawyers plan to inform the court of this decision as early as this week. For local residents who have been fighting and trying to stop the project for many years, this is undoubtedly a victory. The data center developer originally planned to transform over 800 acres of land in Prince William County, Northern Virginia, into a core area of one of the world's largest tech corridors. The project has faced strong resistance from property owners due to its proximity to a historically significant Civil War battlefield and being on land that was previously protected from development, leading to it being stalled due to litigation.