Meadowville Technology Park Sites: What’s Left, Who’s There, and How to Buy In

Meadowville Technology Park sites are sold by the Chesterfield Economic Development Authority (EDA), which owns all of the undeveloped land in the 1,262-acre park on I-295 near the James River. Most of the park is now built or committed. The LEGO Group, Amazon, Niagara Bottling, Medline, data center developers and others are there. What remains is a small number of sites the county has held back for large capital projects, and you get them by approaching Chesterfield Economic Development with a defined project, not by answering a listing.

This post covers what the park is, what is left, how the utilities and roads stack up, who is already there, and how the acquisition process works. For the wider market, including rents, vacancy and spec buildings along I-95, see our Chesterfield industrial I-95 corridor guide.

What is Meadowville Technology Park, and who owns it?

Meadowville is a master-planned, publicly owned industrial park in eastern Chesterfield. The park’s site describes 1,262 acres bounded by the James River to the north, I-295 to the west and North Enon Church Road to the east, with 2.5 miles of I-295 frontage. Chesterfield County bought the property in 2005. County news releases round the size to about 1,300 acres; the park’s own figure is used here.

The EDA holds title to the undeveloped land. Its seven board members are appointed by, and act at the direction of, the Board of Supervisors, and it can buy, sell and develop land for economic development, according to the county. Chesterfield Economic Development (804-318-8550) handles marketing and prospect work.

The county has treated the park as a long-term investment. It reports putting $91.2 million into public infrastructure there, or $39.5 million net of state contributions and land sale proceeds. Over the same period the park’s assessed value rose from $8.9 million in 2005 to $356.9 million in January 2025.

Who is already located at Meadowville?

The Chirisa expansion is on 100 acres that once held the never-finished Cartograf packaging plant. The developers bought it in January 2024 for $16.5 million, and plans filed in December 2025 show two buildings that can be built by right. Topsoe’s status matters for anyone watching the north end of the park. Latitude Media reported in October 2025 that the company paused site design, supplier and financing work ahead of a final investment decision, citing weak demand for green hydrogen.

What Meadowville Technology Park sites are still available?

Less than most people assume. When LEGO was announced in June 2022, the county said the Board of Supervisors had deliberately held back the park’s last large parcel from logistics buyers, and that fewer than 100 developable acres remained at Meadowville, with only about 30 contiguous. Since then:

• Topsoe bought about 57 acres from the EDA in 2024.
• Plenty amended its option with the EDA in April 2026. It kept an option on 30 acres through April 2029, followed by a three-year right of first refusal, and waived about 66 acres, including 13401 N. Enon Church Road. Richmond BizSense reported in July 2026 that the EDA still owns the land Plenty walked away from.

These figures come from different dates and may count land differently, so they do not add up to a clean inventory. The park website does not publish a parcel-by-parcel list. The practical takeaway is that a handful of EDA-owned parcels remain, the waived Plenty land is the most recently freed-up block, and anything under option is effectively off the table for years. Ask Chesterfield Economic Development for a current site map with acreage, zoning and any encumbrances.

What utilities and road access do Meadowville sites have?

Infrastructure is the park’s main selling point. The figures below are from the park’s roads and infrastructure page. They are advertised capacities, not a commitment for any one site.

Route 10 has also been upgraded. The county widened Route 10 to eight lanes between Bermuda Triangle Road and Meadowville Road and widened Meadowville Road to six lanes from Route 10 to Hogan’s Alley, with construction completed on Aug. 12, 2024. Richmond BizSense put the project at $65 million. It included the county’s first superstreet, or restricted crossing U-turn, which limits left turns from side streets. If your trucks will use Route 10 rather than I-295, walk the actual turning movements. The park’s web page still describes the widening as underway.

How does a company evaluate and acquire a site at Meadowville?

Buying from a public economic development authority is different from buying from a private landowner. The county has to justify the sale by the investment and jobs it brings, so the process looks more like a site-selection project than a standard land deal.

1. 1Define the project. Acreage, building size, peak water and wastewater demand, electric load, truck and employee trips, and timeline. The county will ask about capital investment and job counts early.
2. 2Contact Chesterfield Economic Development. Ask for the current site map, parcel acreage, zoning and conditions, and any options or rights of first refusal on nearby land.
3. 3Get utility answers in writing. Confirm water, sewer and gas capacity with the providers for your specific parcel, and ask Dominion Energy about lead time for your load. Advertised park-wide capacity is a starting point.
4. 4Do standard due diligence. Survey, title, Phase I environmental, geotechnical, wetlands and floodplain review. Parcels near the James River need extra attention.
5. 5Negotiate price, terms and incentives together. Local and state incentives are negotiated case by case. They usually come with targets: Topsoe’s county performance grant, for example, set a Dec. 31, 2029 deadline, per Richmond BizSense.
6. 6Close and move into plan review. After the purchase agreement, the county’s site plan and building permit process follows. Ask whether fast-track permitting applies to your project.

Incentive tools vary by project. Our post on Chesterfield Technology Zone incentives explains one of the county’s programs. Have your CPA and attorney review any performance agreement before you sign, because missing targets can mean paying money back.

Is Meadowville the right fit, or should you look elsewhere?

Meadowville suits users that need serious utilities, interstate frontage and a public partner, such as manufacturers, large distribution and data-intensive uses. It suits a 20,000 SF contractor yard or a quick spec lease much less well, because the EDA sells land for projects, not buildings. If the remaining acreage does not fit, look at privately owned land and spec buildings along I-95, Route 1 and Walthall, covered in our Chesterfield industrial corridor guide, or at options on the listings page.

Talk through a Meadowville site search

If you are weighing a Meadowville site against private land elsewhere in the corridor, I’m glad to help you frame the requirement, compare the total cost and timelines, and prepare for conversations with the county. Get in touch.