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Metro North Corporate Park data-center use

Phoenix's Metro North Corporate Park PUD Amendment No. 1 (dated October 27, 2025) adds a data-center use with a size limit of 100,000 sq ft of raised-floor space, reflecting the site's earlier small data-center history.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
City of Phoenix, Arizona
Document
PUD Amendment No. 1, dated October 27, 2025
Owner
Dimension Financial & Realty Investments, Inc.
Use
Data-center use with 100,000 sq ft raised-floor cap (per the PUD text)
Status
Amendment document; adoption date not confirmed

What the sources establish

  • The PUD amendment document is dated October 27, 2025, and lists Dimension Financial & Realty Investments as developer and owner. [1]
  • The amendment describes the site's earlier data-center operations and sets a maximum size of 100,000 sq ft of raised-floor data-center space. [1]
  • The city says it updated its zoning ordinance to add data centers as a permitted use requiring a special permit, addressing grid reliability, fire risk, emergency access and noise. [2]

Timeline

  1. 2014 — Metro North PUD established a vision for the site as office, employment, commerce and light industrial.
  2. 2025-10-27 — PUD Amendment No. 1 dated.

What this page does not establish

  • Whether the Council adopted Amendment No. 1, and when.
  • Whether a building is proposed under the amendment.
  • Power service and water use.

What to check next

  1. Confirm the Council adoption date for PUD Amendment No. 1.
  2. Check Phoenix permit records for the Metro North site.
  3. Read the city's special-permit requirements for data centers.