What Atlas Development does

Atlas Development is a private real estate investment and development firm founded in 2015 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with operational activity concentrated in Georgia. The firm provides property management and real estate development services and is best characterized operationally by its role as the local development partner on Project Sail, a proposed hyperscale data center campus spanning 829 acres in Coweta County, Georgia, southwest of Atlanta. The project contemplates nine buildings totaling 4.3 million square feet and a power draw exceeding 900 megawatts, with full buildout projected at $17-112 billion total cost and over $100 million in annual local tax revenue. There are no named software products, platforms, or technology services disclosed in the source material; the company's deliverable is physical real estate development and site execution rather than recurring SaaS or technology licensing.

The company's business model centers on real estate development economics: Atlas functions as the local on-the-ground development lead, while San Francisco-based Prologis serves as the primary financial backer and lead developer under a co-development structure formalized around April 7, 2026. Revenue mechanics for Atlas are not disclosed but would be expected to flow from developer fees, site-specific incentives, or equity participation tied to the Project Sail buildout and any predecessor or adjacent projects. Customer/target segments are unstated beyond the development partnership; no tenants, residents, or end-buyer logos are identified in the available data. Go-to-market motion is project-based and relationship-driven rather than volume sales.

Leadership is concentrated in two named executives: Daniel Berkowitz (CEO and Managing Partner) and Ben Samson (Partner, Chief Development Officer). No headcount, ownership structure, institutional investors, parent-company relationships, or subsidiary entities are disclosed. The firm's strategic positioning has narrowed sharply toward hyperscale data center real estate development, marked by the Project Sail rezoning approval secured on April 7, 2026 in a narrow 3-2 county vote, which cleared the last major regulatory hurdle to commencement.

Name

Atlas Development

Website

https://atlasdevelopment.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Atlas Development is a private real estate development firm providing property management and development services, currently leading Project Sail, a proposed hyperscale data center campus in Coweta County, Georgia, alongside Prologis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Development

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Center Site Development & Permitting (Land, Zoning, Utilities) (HDABACAM)

Keywords

• Real estate development
• Data center development
• Commercial property management
• Land development services
• Site development

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Core offering

Atlas Development is a local real estate development firm that leads large-scale property development and management projects. The firm is most notably serving as the local development partner for Project Sail, a proposed $17–112 billion data center complex spanning 829–830 acres in Coweta County, Georgia, in partnership with San Francisco-based Prologis.

Product overview

Atlas Development is a local real estate development firm based in Georgia that partners with San Francisco-based Prologis on large-scale data center development projects. The company is involved in Project Sail, a proposed $17–112 billion data center complex spanning 829-830 acres in Coweta County southwest of Atlanta, Georgia. The project calls for nine buildings totaling 4.3 million square feet and requires over 900 megawatts of electricity. No specific named software products, platforms, or technology services are identified in the available source material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Sail Data Center Complex Development
• Property Management Services

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PrologisflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2026Atlas Development serves as the local development partner for Project Sail, a massive data center complex in Coweta County, Georgia. Prologis, a San Francisco-based global logistics and data center real estate developer, is the primary financial backer and lead developer. The rezoning approval on April 7, 2026 cleared the last major regulatory hurdle for the project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• QTS Data Centers: Large hyperscale and enterprise data center platform (now part of Blackstone). Comparable as an incumbent owner/developer of multi-megawatt data center campuses serving similar hyperscaler demand.
• Digital Realty Trust: Global data center REIT and developer with extensive hyperscale campus portfolio. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same hyperscale data center real estate category Atlas is entering via Project Sail.
• Prologis: Global logistics and data center real estate developer that is the primary financial backer and lead developer on Atlas' Project Sail. Comparable as the institutional capital + development counterparty in hyperscale data center site delivery.

Direct peers

• EdgeConneX: Specialized data center developer focused on hyperscale and edge builds, with significant greenfield campus activity. Comparable as a builder of powered-shell and turnkey data center campuses for hyperscalers.
• Aligned Energy: Hyperscale data center developer and operator known for high-density, liquid-cooled campuses. Comparable as a developer pursuing large-scale build-to-suit campuses for cloud and AI customers.
• Stack Infrastructure: Hyperscale-focused data center developer with a large build-to-suit and campus development platform. Comparable as a developer of multi-building, multi-hundred-megawatt data center campuses on greenfield sites.
• T5 Data Centers: US-based developer and operator of enterprise and hyperscale data centers, including greenfield site development. Comparable as a data center-focused real estate developer pursuing build-to-suit and powered-shell projects.
• Compass Datacenters: Data center developer specializing in hyperscale and enterprise campus build-outs, including site acquisition and turnkey delivery. Comparable in business model and customer profile to Atlas' Project Sail scope.
• Vantage Data Centers: Global hyperscale data center developer and operator with major campuses across North America and EMEA. Comparable as a developer of multi-hundred-megawatt greenfield data center sites.

Emerging players

• DartPoints: Smaller data center operator/developer focused on Tier 2–3 markets and edge-to-mid-scale builds. Comparable as an emerging developer building data center capacity in secondary US markets, similar in scale to where Atlas originated.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/atlas-development-co.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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