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52505 Spruce Rd
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Project cancelled before construction
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Western Hospitality Partners
Western Hospitality: New Carlisle
Lot Size:
1,057 acres
In December 2025, the St. Joseph County Council officially cancelled the proposal for a massive $12 billion data center campus in New Carlisle, Indiana. Following a marathon 10-hour public hearing, the council voted 7-2 to deny the necessary rezoning of more than 1,000 acres of prime farmland along Chicago Trail.
The ambitious plan called for the construction of 14 industrial shells, each roughly the size of a football stadium, with an estimated power capacity exceeding 1 gigawatt.
The project, led by Western Hospitality Partners, was defeated due to overwhelming community opposition focused on the depletion of the Kankakee Aquifer, potential spikes in energy costs, and the desire to preserve the rural, agricultural character of the town.
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| 2.29 miles | Global RidgeInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Amazon's New Carlisle I Campus in Indiana.
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| 2.33 miles | Plaza ThreeInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Amazon's New Carlisle I Campus in Indiana.
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| 2.34 miles | TwoInterested in this information?Contact us |
Amazon AWS is building a $11bn data center campus in Indiana. Amazon acquired more than 600 acres of agricultural land around New Carlisle in St. Joseph County in 2023 using the shell company Razor5.
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| 2.35 miles | Core StationInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Amazon's New Carlisle I Campus in Indiana.
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| 2.36 miles | Center ThreeInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Amazon's New Carlisle I Campus in Indiana.
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| 2.39 miles | Valley BetaInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Amazon's New Carlisle I Campus in Indiana.
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| 2.41 miles | ParkInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Amazon's New Carlisle I Campus in Indiana.
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| 3.55 miles | Tower GammaInterested in this information?Contact us |
Amazon AWS is building $11 billion data center campuses in Indiana. The company plans to build up to 30 buildings on different campuses. New Carlisle II is the second campus of Amazon in New Carlisle, Indiana.
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| 3.65 miles | Global StationInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Amazon's New Carlisle II Campus in Indiana.
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| 3.66 miles | Valley AlphaInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Amazon's New Carlisle II Campus in Indiana.
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| 3.68 miles | Prime RidgeInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Amazon's New Carlisle II Campus in Indiana.
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| 3.73 miles | North CenterInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Amazon's New Carlisle II Campus in Indiana.
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| 3.75 miles | East HubInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Amazon's New Carlisle II Campus in Indiana.
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| 3.78 miles | West HubInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Amazon's New Carlisle II Campus in Indiana.
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| 3.84 miles | Valley ProInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Amazon's New Carlisle II Campus in Indiana.
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| 3.90 miles | South PlazaInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Amazon's New Carlisle II Campus in Indiana.
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| 4.04 miles | East PlazaInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility will be part of Amazon's New Carlisle II Campus in Indiana.
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| 4.13 miles | Center ProInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility will be part of Amazon's New Carlisle II Campus in Indiana.
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| 4.17 miles | Ridge PlusInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility will be part of Amazon's New Carlisle II Campus in Indiana.
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| 4.27 miles | ValleyInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility will be part of Amazon's New Carlisle II Campus in Indiana.
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| 4.30 miles | North RidgeInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility will be part of Amazon's New Carlisle II Campus in Indiana.
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| 4.40 miles | WestInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility will be part of Amazon's New Carlisle II Campus in Indiana.
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| 8.10 miles | CyrusOne Indiana - Blackthorn | |
| 11.00 miles | Western Hospitality: South Bend Campus |
Western Hospitality Partners is moving forward with a 300-acre, 10-shell data center campus in South Bend.
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| 12.49 miles | 1547 CSR: SBIN1 |
Fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547) and Harrison Street have acquired a carrier hotel data center located in Union Station, South Bend, Indiana.
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| 12.49 miles | US Signal South Bend |
This is one of two data centers in Indiana for US Signal
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| 12.67 miles | Lumen South Bend 1 | |
| 12.90 miles | CyrusOne Indiana - Monroe | |
| 13.10 miles | Campus BetaInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Microsoft's La Porte campus in Indiana.
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| 13.21 miles | Park AlphaInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Microsoft's La Porte campus in Indiana.
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| 13.23 miles | Plaza PlusInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Microsoft's La Porte campus in Indiana.
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| 13.31 miles | Metro ValleyInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Microsoft's La Porte campus in Indiana.
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| 13.33 miles | Cloud CenterInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Microsoft's La Porte campus in Indiana.
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| 13.41 miles | CenterInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Microsoft's La Porte campus in Indiana.
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| 13.43 miles | Valley BetaInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Microsoft's La Porte campus in Indiana.
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| 13.43 miles | West RidgeInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Microsoft's La Porte campus in Indiana.
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| 13.52 miles | StationInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Microsoft's La Porte campus in Indiana.
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| 13.66 miles | Campus PlusInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Microsoft's La Porte campus in Indiana.
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| 13.89 miles | PointInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Microsoft's La Porte campus in Indiana.
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| 14.24 miles | StationInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Microsoft's La Porte campus in Indiana.
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| 14.24 miles | Global ValleyInterested in this information?Contact us |
Microsoft is preparing the first data center building at its La Porte campus, with site grading underway and vertical construction scheduled to follow. The facility is planned as the first completed structure in the six-building initial phase.
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| 14.30 miles | SouthInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Microsoft's La Porte campus in Indiana.
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| 14.39 miles | BetaInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Microsoft's La Porte campus in Indiana.
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| 14.42 miles | Core HubInterested in this information?Contact us |
Microsoft plans to develop the second data center in the initial La Porte construction sequence. The building is included in the active site-development program and is scheduled for completion shortly after Building 1.
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| 14.56 miles | NorthInterested in this information?Contact us |
Microsoft is preparing a third data center building within the first La Porte development program. The facility is planned as the last of the initial three buildings to be completed.
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| 18.33 miles | EastInterested in this information?Contact us |
Phoenix Investors, the Milwaukee-headquartered industrial real-estate firm, is redeveloping the former ANCO windshield-wiper plant into a 70-acre, grid-connected data-center campus.
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| 18.35 miles | SouthInterested in this information?Contact us |
Microsoft is seeking to rezone a 40-acre parcel southwest of the Cleveland Road and Currant Road intersection.
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| 18.45 miles | Prime CampusInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Google's Project Maize in Indiana.
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| 18.61 miles | Hub MaxInterested in this information?Contact us |
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