The ground for North Carolina's next data centers.
FOUND sources land for developers, builders, and investors, and reads every candidate against the public record for power, water, zoning, flood, and access before you commit to diligence.
Contours of the Uwharrie region, North Carolina, from USGS 3DEP elevation data.
What we source
Four kinds of ground, one method. Each search starts with your requirements and ends with a short list you can act on.
- Data-center sitesA data center needs contiguous ground, a path to power, fiber, water, and a county that will say yes. We look for all five at once.
- Land and acreageGross acres sell land. Usable acres build projects. We tell you the difference before you drive out.
- Residential tractsBuilders need a fast, honest first read on a tract. We estimate what the land might yield and name what could cut that number.
- Infill lotsAn infill lot is a puzzle of setbacks, frontage, overlays, and drainage. We solve it on paper so you only walk the lots that work.
- Parcel briefAlready have a site in mind? We write it up: what the public record confirms, what it hints at, and who to call next.
- Retained sourcingGood sites surface on their own schedule. A retained search keeps watching the counties you name and brings you candidates as they appear.
What we check on every site
Seven layers from the public record. Each one states where the record stops and a utility, planner, or surveyor takes over.
- Parcels and boundariesEvery search starts by making sure we are looking at the right piece of ground, with the right lines around it.
- Power and substationsFor a data center, power decides the site. We measure what the public maps show and mark what only the utility can answer.
- FiberA site needs more than one way to reach the network. We look at which providers report service nearby and which facilities are close.
- Water and sewerCooling needs water. Homes need sewer or septic. We find out early which one the land can count on.
- Zoning and moratoriumsThe right land in the wrong district is the wrong land. We read the zoning on record and watch for local pauses on data-center projects.
- Flood, wetlands, soilsFloodplain, wetlands, and poor soils take acres off the top. We measure how much before you count on them.
- Access and roadsFrontage, road class, and a legal entrance matter as much as acreage. We check them from the record.
How a search runs
Requirements in, a short list out, and the open questions marked on every site.
Requirements
Acreage, counties, load, water, access, and timeline. We write them down and send them back so we agree on the target.
Discovery and screening
We search official parcel records and public sources across the counties you name. Candidates that fail a hard requirement drop out.
Verification and handoff
You get a short list with what the record confirms and what still needs a call. Transactions run through a licensed North Carolina real estate brokerage.
North Carolina, county by county
Parcel records, zoning, and utility territory change at every county line. We read them one county at a time, where the project needs them.
The marked sheet is the terrain behind this page: the Uwharrie region, drawn from USGS elevation data.
Land math, in the open
Free calculators for the first questions on any site. Every formula is on the page.
- Data center land calculatorHow much land does a data center need?
- Usable acreage calculatorGross acres, minus what you cannot use
- Lots per acre calculatorHow many lots could this tract hold?
- Price per acre calculatorPrice per acre, both directions
- Acreage converterAcres, square feet, hectares, square miles
Looking for a site
Send the load, acreage, and counties. We reply with how we would run the search.
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