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5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters)

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee · All 2 5C Data Centers sites

OperatingNo reception on recordAI mixed useRecord updated October 28, 2026

5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters) is an operating data center in Memphis, Tennessee (Shelby County), operated by 5C Data Centers. The public record puts it at 20 MW operating, 59 acres, a reported $152 million investment.

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Facility record

Operating

Operator: 5C Data Centers
Facility type: Data center, AI use mixed
Location: 4300 Getwell Road, Memphis, Shelby County, TN, 38118
Coordinates: 35.0301, -89.9369 (approximate)
Power capacity: 20 MW operating
Land: 59 acres
Investment: $152 million
Announced: Not established from a public source
Utility: Not established from a public source
Cooling: Not established from a public source
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: 15 permanent
Public subsidy: Not established from a public source
Community reception: No reception on record
Source confidence: Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

October 10, 2026
Operating
Daily Memphian (2026-09-03) reports '5C is now operating in 200,000 square feet' of the former Fred's headquarters on Getwell Road. That is a partial operating start, with room to expand. Source: Daily Memphian
September 14, 2026
Under construction
Construction is under way rather than merely proposed: 5C MEM01 LLC closed on the former Fred's headquarters for $25 million (deed of record), and drone footage in January 2026 captured ongoing construction on the rear of the building including what appeared to be turbines. Source: FOX13 Memphis

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of October 28, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over 5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters) in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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Power and water

5C's facility table lists the Memphis site's power source as 'GRID BTM' and shows 20 MW for 2026 with 64 MW in 2027 and 35 MW in 2029+, entries that do not say whether they are cumulative or additional; FOX13 reported 20 MW current capacity with a 35 MW planned expansion

Notes on the record

Conversion of the former Fred's discount-retail headquarters, a multi-storey warehouse and office complex bought by Olymbec in 2019. DCD (2025-05-06), citing WREG, reports plans were submitted to Shelby County in late 2024 to convert 4300 Getwell Road into a data center supporting an initial 15MW IT load in phase one; that 15 MW phase-one figure comes from a late-2024 plan and is not recorded as planned capacity: 5C's own facility table lists 20 MW for 2026, and its 64 MW (2027) and 35 MW (2029+) entries do not say whether they are cumulative or additional, so, as of October 2026, no planned total is recorded. DCD also reported that 5C's own site listed a Memphis facility, MEM01, at 20MW in 2025 and 60MW from 2027; the 60MW figure, second-hand in DCD, is not recorded as capacity. FOX13 (June 2026) reported that 5C's website gave the Memphis site a current capacity of 20 megawatts with plans to expand for 35 megawatts, and, as of October 2026, 5C's facility table lists MEM01 at 20 MW of 2026 capacity; that 20 MW is recorded as operational capacity. The 965,000 sq ft / 59-acre complex figures are Olymbec's, for the whole property, not for the data-center footprint. Quebec firms Adag Group and Hypertec are involved; 5C was subsequently acquired by Hypertec. Confidence is reported. FOX13 reported drone video from January 2026 of construction on the back side of the building, and the Daily Memphian (September 2026) reported that 5C is now operating in 200,000 square feet of the former Fred's space, which is the basis for the operational status. As of September 2026, no source found confirmed permit issuance. Separately, Memphis City Council members led by JB Smiley Jr. introduced a proposed ordinance on 2026-08-16 for a temporary moratorium on new data-center developments citywide, which is context for this site but is not stated to apply to it.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

Cooling method and water use
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
How the community has received it
Which utility serves it

Which document closes each gap

Cooling method and water use: The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy: The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
How the community has received it: Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
Which utility serves it: The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

EdgeConneX Memphis (EDCMEM01) · Memphis · EdgeConneX3 mi · Operating
Connect Data Centers Memphis (3900 S. Mendenhall Road) · Memphis · Connect Data Centers (Oppidan Investment Company)3 mi · Operating
Merkle Standard Memphis (4545 South Mendenhall Road) · Memphis · Merkle Standard3 mi · Operating
Colossus · Memphis · xAI5 mi · Operating · 1.2 GW · In litigation
Colossus 2 (Whitehaven) · Memphis · xAI6 mi · Operating
MACROHARDRR (xAI Southaven) · Southaven · xAI6 mi · Under construction
Minihard · Memphis · xAI6 mi · Under construction
xAI Tulane Road Data Center (Southaven) · Southaven · xAI (SpaceXAI)7 mi · Permitted

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the 5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters) data center in Memphis?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the 5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters) data center?

No lawsuit over 5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters) appears in the record we track as of October 28, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does 5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters) use?

No water withdrawal figure for 5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates 5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters), and how big is it?

5C Data Centers is the operator on record. We hold 2 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 20 MW. The site is recorded at 59 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters)," updated October 28, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/5c-mem01-memphis-tn.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/5c-mem01-memphis-tn, retrieved October 29, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

1.5C plots data center at former Fred's site in Memphis, Tennessee · DataCenterDynamics (archived) · retrieved September 9, 2026
2.$152 Million Data Center Coming to Former Fred's Headquarters, investment, jobs and site details from the EDGE filing · We Are Memphis (Greater Memphis Chamber) · retrieved September 14, 2026
3.Data center company purchases Fred's headquarters building for $25 million, records show, address from property records · FOX13 Memphis · retrieved October 11, 2026
4.Next-Gen AI Data Centers | 5C, facilities table: Memphis, TN 20 MW (2026), 64 MW (2027), 35 MW (2029+), power source 'GRID BTM', status 'FULLY COMMITTED' · 5C · retrieved September 21, 2026
5.The AM/DM podcast: Is Memphis at a turning point? · Daily Memphian · retrieved October 10, 2026

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