Oppidan: McDonald

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Oppidan: McDonald

Utility Provider: Ohio Edison (FirstEnergy)

Ownership: Oppidan Investment Company does not own the building.

Lot Size: 360 acres

Oppidan has agreed to buy the former McDonald Steel and U.S. Steel mill property in McDonald from Applied Partners, but no final deal exists. Its plan calls for 9 to 12 data center buildings, two to four administration buildings and a park. The mills ran from 1915 to 2023, and the owners have since demolished their structures. The land is zoned light and heavy industrial.

Oppidan plans a five-year phased build and would hand the campus to an operator after construction. It projects about 250 jobs and about $7.3 million a year in taxes. Oppidan has filed no site plan or application, and the village will not accept data center applications while its moratorium is in force.

Site History

September 2026: McDonald Village Council voted 5-0 for an emergency moratorium of up to 12 months on data centers.
September 2026: Oppidan answered residents' questions at a public forum at McDonald High School.
November 2025: Plans for a data center of more than 1 million square feet, worth about $1 billion, on the mill site became public.

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Sites within 15 miles of Oppidan: McDonald

Distance	Site	About
1.35 miles	BitDeer: Niles, Ohio	Bitdeer is developing a bitcoin mining campus on the site of the former Niles Generating Station in Niles, Ohio.
4.83 miles	Edge 1343: Youngstown	Edge 1343 runs an on-site data center and carrier hotel inside its coworking building at 1343 Belmont Avenue in Youngstown, Ohio.
5.24 miles	Ridge ProInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
7.69 miles	Bristolville 25 Developer: Lordstown
8.56 miles	Center PlusInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
9.26 miles	Crane: Hubbard (Project Milo)	Crane Data Centers' Project Milo was a proposed data center campus on the former Deer Creek Golf Course in Hubbard, Ohio, dropped before voters banned data centers in 2026.
12.59 miles	Keel Infrastructure: Sharon, PA	Bitfarms Ltd., a global Bitcoin mining leader, has acquired a new data center in Sharon, Pennsylvania, expanding its U.S. footprint.
19.50 miles	Stonebridge: Lawrence County	Maryland-based developer Stonebridge Associates has proposed a $15 billion, 16-building hyperscale data center campus on a 569-acre site in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.

Operating Company

Oppidan Investment Company is a leading national property development firm headquartered in the Twin Cities. Founded in 1991, the company has established itself as a versatile and comprehensive real estate services provider, specializing in asset management, brokerage, construction, and project management. With an impressive track record of over 450 projects spanning 35 states and parts of Canada, Oppidan has developed more than $3.0 billion in properties totaling 15.8 million square feet.
The company's diverse client portfolio includes retailers, banking institutions, medical facilities, recreational spaces, offices, industrial complexes, nonprofits, residential apartments, and senior housing. Oppidan is particularly renowned for its strategic partnerships with notable businesses like Lowe's, Orchard Supply Hardware, Duluth Trading Company, Goodwill, General Electric, and FreshThyme.
What sets Oppidan apart is its commitment to being fast, flexible, and value-oriented. The company prides itself on delivering innovative solutions that not only meet but exceed client expectations. This approach has resulted in an exceptional achievement: every single client over the past 27 years has become a repeat client, a testament to Oppidan's reliability and expertise.
By offering broad thinking and deep industry experience, Oppidan continues to be at the forefront of the real estate industry, helping clients identify and develop the right properties in the right locations at the right price.

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