A former Army munitions property, dormant for decades, is now positioned for its next chapter.

Some deals close in months. This one took twenty years.

Digital Realty recently acquired 1,400 acres at Astra Enterprise Park in De Soto, Kansas from a group of investors, including RESIGHT, who acquired the property in 2005. The City of De Soto and the State of Kansas were instrumental in making this transaction possible.

Spanning over 9,000 acres, Astra Enterprise Park was previously an Army ammunition plant that operated from 1941 to 1993, employing as many as 12,000 people at its peak before the property went quiet for the better part of three decades. This transaction marks the beginning of something new for a property that has been waiting a long time for its next chapter.

Over the past several years, much of the work was focused on structuring and managing environmental risk across the property while building a cohesive, actionable remediation strategy. The team pushed toward the closure of legacy permits that had been restricting future use and advanced closure letters for multiple Areas of Concern (AOCs).

The Digital Realty project will become part of a larger asset for the region that includes more than 2,000 acres of permanent public parkland and Panasonic’s $4billion EV battery plant. Projects like Digital Realty and Panasonic build momentum, creating jobs and tax revenue and returning fallow ground to productive reuse.

A spokesperson for Digital Realty called Astra a ‘uniquely positioned property’ and noted that the remediation work has made it possible to drive long-term economic growth for De Soto and the surrounding region.

A transaction like this represents a real, lasting impact for the surrounding community.

To learn more about Astra Enterprise Park and available parcels, or for general inquiries, contact info@resight-ai.com