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Operated by: Matthews DC LLC

Project Accelerate

Lot Size: 123 acres

The rezoning application for 'Project Accelerate,' a proposed data center in Matthews, North Carolina, has been withdrawn. Developers East John Master Development and Matthews DC LLC, who were seeking to build the facility on 123 acres along East John Street, pulled the application on October 7, ahead of its scheduled consideration on October 13, 2025.

The massive project, which called for five two-story buildings, was met with fierce local opposition. Residents raised concerns about the data center's potential impact on power consumption (up to 600 megawatts), property taxes, noise pollution, and the environment. The developers stated the withdrawal would "allow additional time to explore options."

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11.18 miles Lumen Charlotte 2
11.21 miles TierPoint North Myers CL2
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11.21 miles 731 East Trade - Digital Realty
11.21 miles Digital Realty: CLT10
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11.23 miles Digital Realty: 725 E. Trade
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11.27 miles CENTRA: 701 E Trade
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11.37 miles 5CDC: Charlotte, NC
5C Group is developing a data center in Charlotte, North Carolina, with an ambitious plan to scale its capacity up to 1.6 gigawatts (GW) when fully built out.
11.37 miles TAC: Charlotte, NC
Situated on a 275-acre greenfield site in Charlotte, North Carolina, the TAC I HS data center is a hyperscale project by TAC Data Centers.
11.37 miles TAC: Charlotte Expansion
11.61 miles Spectrum Networks: Charlotte
11.82 miles Lumen Charlotte 3
12.41 miles Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center
13.42 miles Flexential Charlotte 1, 2, 3
13.52 miles First Data Charlotte
13.55 miles Altos Charlotte NC
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• 2N power design
• Each customer cabinet served by redundant A-Side/B-Side power feeds
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13.65 miles Mapletree: 1805 Center Park
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13.80 miles TierPoint Charlotte: Rose Lake
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13.81 miles Lumen Charlotte 1
14.02 miles Caronet 1960 Cross Beam
14.72 miles PowerHouse: Charlotte, NC
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14.76 miles Lumos Charlotte (DC74 CLT4)
Lumos acquired the site when the company acquired DC74 Data Centers in February of 2017. The facility is located a couple of miles from the Charlotte Douglas International Airport
14.76 miles Segra: 3101 International Airport
The site is a former XO Communications facility
14.88 miles Lumen Charlotte 4
15.38 miles LightHouse: CLT02
16.20 miles H5 Charlotte
16.20 miles Flexential Charlotte 4
19.36 miles Ross Stores Rock Hill
19.72 miles Digital Realty: CLT20
Digital Realty wants to rezone 156 acres to build a new data center campus, allowing for up to 3 million square feet of telecommunications and data storage space.
19.78 miles Digital Realty: CLT21
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