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5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters)

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

ProposedNo reception on recordAI mixed useRecord updated September 9, 2026

5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters) is a proposed data center in Memphis, Tennessee (Shelby County), operated by 5C Data Centers. The public record puts it at 15 MW planned, 59 acres.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
5C Data Centers
Facility type
Data center, AI use mixed
Location
4300 Getwell Road, Memphis, Shelby County, TN
Coordinates
35.0301, -89.9369 (approximate)
Power capacity
15 MW planned
Land
59 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
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
Not established from a public source
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

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of September 9, 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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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; the 15 MW phase-one figure is what is recorded as planned capacity. 5C's own site separately listed a Memphis facility, MEM01, at 20MW in 2025 and 60MW from 2027, those larger figures are second-hand in this source and are deliberately NOT recorded as 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. Status is proposed and confidence reported: no source fetched here confirms permit issuance or construction start. 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
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • 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.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
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.

Questions people ask about this site

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

Nothing on record as of September 9, 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.

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 September 9, 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. Capacity on record is 15 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 September 9, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/5c-mem01-memphis-tn.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/5c-mem01-memphis-tn, retrieved September 14, 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. 1.5C plots data center at former Fred's site in Memphis, Tennessee · DataCenterDynamics (archived) · retrieved September 9, 2026

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