Prologis site OK'd for data center
A township approved converting a 1‑million‑sqft Prologis warehouse into a data center — a clear sign logistics buildings are being eyed for digital infrastructure reuse. The approval underscores how power‑constrained markets and rising data demand are turning select logistics assets into alternative uses. (wfmz.com)
The site is listed as Prologis Lehigh Valley East 16 at 2500 Liberty Drive in Allen Township, north of Allentown. (datacenterdynamics.com)) Plans filed for the project reference a closed‑loop cooling system and note that a portion of the facility’s electricity will be supplied by onsite solar generation. (datacenterdynamics.com)) Prologis told industry outlets it currently has roughly 5.2 gigawatts of power committed or in advanced negotiations and is targeting up to 10 gigawatts of capacity over the next decade. (datacenterdynamics.com)) Earlier Prologis precedent in adaptive reuse includes a Chicago‑area conversion marketed at about 32 megawatts that the company sold to HMC Capital after converting an existing warehouse. (ir.prologis.com)) That Illinois conversion’s powered shell and turnkey development were built out from roughly a 190,000‑sq‑ft warehouse footprint, illustrating the firm’s typical conversion scale versus the larger Lehigh Valley asset. (datacenterfrontier.com)) Public filings and coverage note the Lehigh Valley project’s total campus capacity, operator identity and construction timeline have not been disclosed in the amended land‑development materials. (datacenterdynamics.com))
