Pins matching acres:175-225

Corscale, via Archbald 25 Developer LLC (affiliated with Western Hospitality Partners), has proposed a hyperscale data center campus on 195 acres in Archbald. This campus would include at least seven two-story data center buildings, each with a 138,000 sq ft footprint, and entrances on both Business Route 6 and Eynon Jermyn Road. A new 230 kV substation is also planned. The developer has proposed similar projects in Indiana and Illinois, and the site falls under Archbald’s planned data center overlay. The project has been controversial due to the displacement of residents at the adjacent Valley View Estates (Jermyn Mobile Home Village), which entered into a sales agreement with Archbald Developer II LLC on May 21, 2025, with transfer expected April 15, 2026. Roughly three dozen residents—many on fixed incomes—now face relocation, and county officials have pledged assistance. The mobile home park lies just a few hundred feet from the proposed buildings, with the main campus entrance paralleling the park’s access road. The developer, linked to multiple data center efforts in Archbald and Blakely, is expanding rapidly across Lackawanna County. As of May 2026, Project Gravity has been removed from Pennsylvania's "Fast Track", a program that accelerates permitting for major economic development and infrastructure projects. The developer is also proposing a 430-MW battery energy storage system, or BESS, on site, as an alternative to housing many diesel generators.

Chicago-based LBT Investment Group LLC has submitted a data center proposal in Sugarloaf Township, amid another unrelated proposal for a 12-mile PPL transmission line that has drawn public criticism. Sugarloaf Township previously denied LBT’s request, prompting the company to pursue legal action and negotiations with township officials, which ultimately led to proposed amendment to the township's zoning ordinance. The township counsel indicated that zoning law requires municipalities to allow and regulate all types of land uses, even those that are unpopular.

Air Products have submitted plans for a large data center on a 194-acre site in Upper Macungie Township, reflecting a broader shift in the Lehigh Valley from mega-warehouse projects to data centers, but the proposal remains in limbo as Air Products conducts due diligence on whether the land is suitable for that use. The site was previously approved for three warehouses that never moved forward, and while the township has agreed to delay proceedings until February, some residents have expressed frustration and officials have made clear no further extensions will be granted. As of late May, the Upper Macungie Zoning Hearing Board rejected the appeal by Air Products, essentially haulting the proposal. As of August 11th, 2026, the developer has withdrawn the proposal.

An undisclosed developer, MCD 7 LLC, has proposed a 1.4-million-square-foot hyperscale data center campus on approximately 192 acres in Limerick Township, across from the Philadelphia Premium Outlets and near the Limerick Generating Station, a nuclear power plant. The plan includes eight 85-foot-tall data center buildings (five at 154,000 square feet, and three at 202,000 square feet) along with two 35-foot-tall administrative buildings, power substations, and secured fencing. The future tenant has not been disclosed due to a non-disclosure agreement. PECO, a gas and utility company, has agreed to supply up to 750 megawatts of power. According to the sources below, each data center building would include 30–45 backup generators and a similar number of rooftop chillers, and would employ 15–20 workers across three shifts. Full buildout is expected to take three to five years, pending completion of the township’s conditional use, zoning, and land development approval processes. The project is projected to generate $10 million to $20 million in annual tax revenue once fully built, primarily benefiting the Spring-Ford School District, and must comply with strict local data center zoning requirements related to noise, setbacks, and woodland preservation.

Arrow Real Estate Services is advertising a site for data center development off Rt 309 and Rich Hill Road in Richland Township. According to the advertisement highlights, the site is 155-175 acres, has an available site plan featuring 5+ buildings totaling over 2 million square feet, has "1 GW phased in," and that permits for a gas co-generation plant are in process.