Billionaires Buying Large Swaths of Land Near Travis Air Force Base Unveil Plans for New City

Flannery Associates LLC has spent nearly $1 billion purchasing more than 50,000 acres of land surrounding Travis Air Force Base.

In this handout from the U.S. Air Force, personnel with the 60th Air Mobility Wing prepare to leave Travis Air Force Base on an emergency rescue mission to the Pacific coast of Russia in Fairfield, Calif., on Aug. 5, 2005. David W. Cushman/U.S. Air Force via Getty Images

The mysterious company that has been buying up large swaths of land near Travis Air Force Base in Solano County in Northern California has unveiled a new website detailing plans to build a new metropolitan city.

The Delaware-registered firm, Flannery Associates, has spent nearly $1 billion purchasing more than 50,000 acres of land surrounding Travis Air Force Base since 2018, public records show.