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Equinix: Minooka CH8

Campus: Equinix: Minooka Campus

Short Code: Building 1

Year Planned: 2031

Lot Size: 300 acres

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The Equinix Minooka Data Center is a large-scale infrastructure project spanning approximately 300 acres of former farmland near Ridge and Holt Roads in Grundy County, Illinois.

The master plan for the campus includes approximately seven buildings totaling over 1.1 million square feet, designed with a focus on AI-ready infrastructure. To address local concerns regarding environmental impact, the facility will utilize an advanced air-cooled design featuring a closed-loop system, significantly reducing water consumption. With main vertical construction slated to begin in 2027 and full commissioning expected by 2031, the development represents a multi-billion dollar investment that is projected to generate substantial annual tax revenue for the Village of Minooka.

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Distance	Site	About
0.11 miles	Equinix: CH9	This facility will be a part of Equinix's Minooka campus in Illinois.
0.21 miles	Equinix: CH10	This facility will be a part of Equinix's Minooka campus in Illinois.
0.32 miles	Equinix: CH11	This facility will be a part of Equinix's Minooka campus in Illinois.
0.51 miles	Equinix: CH12	This facility will be a part of Equinix's Minooka campus in Illinois.
0.54 miles	Equinix: CH13	This facility will be a part of Equinix's Minooka campus in Illinois.
0.60 miles	Equinix: CH14	This facility will be a part of Equinix's Minooka campus in Illinois.
7.88 miles	Tract: Morris Tech Park	Data center developer Tract is making a major move into the Chicago market with the announcement of the Morris Technology Park, a 343-acre campus located in Morris, Illinois.
10.59 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet B1	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
10.60 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet B3	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
10.62 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet B5	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
10.74 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet B2	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
10.75 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet B4	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
10.78 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet B6	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.15 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet A1	The Joliet Technology Center is a massive $20 billion data center campus spearheaded by PowerHouse Data Centers and Hillwood Investment Properties.
11.16 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet A3	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.18 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet A5	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.19 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet C3	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.20 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet C5	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.25 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet C1	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.29 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet A2	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.30 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet A6	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.31 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet A4	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.38 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet C4	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.39 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet C6	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.39 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet C2	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.68 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet D1	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.69 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet D3	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.70 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet D5	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.84 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet D2	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.86 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet D4	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
11.87 miles	PowerHouse: Joliet D6	This facility is part of the PowerHouse Joliet Technology Center in Illinois.
14.07 miles	Aligned: Coal City Campus	The proposed Coal City Data Center Campus, developed by Aligned Data Centers, is a massive 11-building hyperscale project planned for a 300-acre site in Coal City, Illinois.
15.57 miles	Western Hospitality: Braidwood	The Western Hospitality Partners (WHP) Braidwood Campus is a proposed large-scale data center development located roughly 50 miles southwest of Chicago.
16.42 miles	DMYF: Yorkville Daniels South	Land-bank data center tract of about 268 acres at the northwest corner of US 34 and Beecher Road in Yorkville, Illinois, owned by the Daniels Malinski Yorkville Family partnership. Yorkville annexed and rezoned it M-2 in 2025. No end user or site plan has been filed.
16.74 miles	Magnolia Hill: Yorkville Corneils Road	Proposed data center site of about 143 acres at Corneils Road and IL Route 47 near Bristol, Illinois, east of Yorkville, linked to Orlando family office Magnolia Hill Partners. Yorkville logged it as a site inquiry in 2025; no petition has been filed.
16.96 miles	Kelaka: Yorkville Hamman	Kelaka LLC land-bank data center tract of about 112 acres in Yorkville, Illinois, in two pieces: south of Faxon Road beside Kylyn's Ridge, and at US 34 and Eldamain Road. Yorkville annexed and rezoned it M-2 in 2025. No end user or site plan has been filed.
16.99 miles	DMYF: Yorkville Daniels North	Land-bank data center tract of about 54 acres between the BNSF railroad and Faxon Road at Beecher Road in Yorkville, Illinois, owned by the Daniels Malinski Yorkville Family partnership. Rezoned M-2 in 2025, next to CyrusOne's campus. No end user or site plan filed.
17.04 miles	Green Door: Yorkville Kelaka	Green Door Capital land-bank data center tract of about 154 acres south of Faxon Road in Yorkville, Illinois, held by Yorkville Nexus IV LLC. Yorkville approved its annexation and rezoning; no end user or site plan has been filed. Lies just south of CyrusOne's Yorkville campus.
17.25 miles	CyrusOne: Yorkville 8	Building 11H of CyrusOne's Yorkville Technology Campus (CHI11) at Eldamain and Faxon roads in Yorkville, Illinois. A planned single-story data center of about 246,000 sq ft on the campus's east edge along Beecher Road.
17.26 miles	CyrusOne: Yorkville 9	Former ninth building of CyrusOne's 2024 Yorkville Technology Campus plan in Yorkville, Illinois. CyrusOne cut the campus to eight buildings in 2026, so this building is no longer planned.
17.31 miles	CyrusOne: Yorkville 7	Building 11G of CyrusOne's Yorkville Technology Campus (CHI11) at Eldamain and Faxon roads in Yorkville, Illinois. A planned single-story data center of about 246,000 sq ft at the east end of the south row, south of the on-site substation.
17.46 miles	CyrusOne: Yorkville 6	Building 11F of CyrusOne's Yorkville Technology Campus (CHI11) at Eldamain and Faxon roads in Yorkville, Illinois. A planned single-story data center of about 246,000 sq ft in the middle of the campus's south row.
17.54 miles	CyrusOne: Yorkville 4	Building 11D of CyrusOne's Yorkville Technology Campus (CHI11) at Eldamain and Faxon roads in Yorkville, Illinois. A planned single-story data center of about 246,000 sq ft in the campus's middle row, just west of the on-site substation.
17.58 miles	CyrusOne: Yorkville 5	Building 11E of CyrusOne's Yorkville Technology Campus (CHI11) at Eldamain and Faxon roads in Yorkville, Illinois. A planned single-story data center of about 246,000 sq ft at the west end of the campus's south row, near Faxon Road.
17.67 miles	CyrusOne: Yorkville 3	Building 11C of CyrusOne's Yorkville Technology Campus (CHI11) at Eldamain and Faxon roads in Yorkville, Illinois. A planned single-story data center of about 246,000 sq ft at the west end of the campus's middle row.
17.77 miles	CyrusOne: Yorkville 2	Building 11B of CyrusOne's Yorkville Technology Campus (CHI11) at Eldamain and Faxon roads in Yorkville, Illinois. A planned single-story data center of about 129,000 sq ft, the campus's smallest building, beside Building 11A in the northwest section.
17.87 miles	CyrusOne: Yorkville 1	Building 11A of CyrusOne's Yorkville Technology Campus (CHI11) at Eldamain and Faxon roads in Yorkville, Illinois. A planned single-story data center of about 246,000 sq ft in the campus's northwest section. CyrusOne plans to build it first.
18.13 miles	Green Door: Yorkville 50 Acres	Green Door Capital land-bank data center tract of about 50 acres at Eldamain and Corneils roads in Yorkville, Illinois, held by Yorkville Nexus LLC. Zoned M-2 for data center use; no end user or site plan has been filed. Lies just north of CyrusOne's Yorkville campus.
18.20 miles	Prologis: Project Steel 1	Phase 1 of Prologis's Project Steel campus in Yorkville: four two-story data center buildings of about 425,000 sq ft each and two substations, east of the ComEd corridor off Corneils and Beecher roads. Construction is planned to start in 2027.
18.78 miles	Green Door: Yorkville Hagemann	Green Door Capital land-bank data center tract of about 138 acres on Eldamain Road in Yorkville, Illinois, held by Yorkville Nexus III LLC. Annexed and rezoned M-2 in 2024; no end user or site plan has been filed. Borders Prologis Project Steel near ComEd's Plano substation.
18.81 miles	Core CenterInterested in this information?Contact us	Microsoft owns about 506 acres west of Eldamain Road at Corneils Road in Plano, Illinois, bought from three landowners in April 2024. Plano annexed and rezoned the land for a data center campus in 2024. Microsoft paused the project in June 2025.
18.84 miles	Pioneer: Project Cardinal Expansion	The other 13 planned buildings of Pioneer Development's Project Cardinal campus in Yorkville, Illinois, built in northeast, south and west phases after the first building.
19.13 miles	Prologis: Project Steel Expansion	Future Phases 2 and 3 of Prologis's Project Steel campus in Yorkville, Illinois: twelve two-story buildings and two substations at Galena and Eldamain roads, planned over the 2030s and 2040s.
19.19 miles	Pioneer: Project Cardinal 1	First building of the northeast phase of Pioneer Development's Project Cardinal campus in Yorkville, Illinois. Planned as a two-story data center of about 1.36 million sq ft beside the campus ComEd switchyard and customer substation.
19.23 miles	Savion: Plano 1	Plano 1 is the first building in Savion's proposed data center campus beside the Plano Skies Energy Center north of Plano, Illinois.
19.46 miles	Savion: Plano Expansion
19.62 miles	Summit: Naperville

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