Data Center Registry

Midtown Center Computing Facility (Former Walmart, 5825 W. Hope Ave.)

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

CancelledNo reception on recordRecord updated October 16, 2026

Midtown Center Computing Facility (Former Walmart, 5825 W. Hope Ave.) is a cancelled data center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Milwaukee County), operated by AFS Milwaukee LLC. The public record puts it at 10 MW planned.

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Facility record

Cancelled

Operator: AFS Milwaukee LLC
Facility type: Data center
Location: 5825 W. Hope Ave., Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI, 53216
Coordinates: 43.0929, -87.9851 (approximate)
Power capacity: 10 MW planned
Land: Not established from a public source
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

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.

July 6, 2026
Cancelled
Ald. Mark Chambers announced the computing research facility was removed from the redevelopment proposal after resident opposition. Source: BizTimes Milwaukee
June 29, 2026
Proposed
The Milwaukee City Plan Commission heard the redevelopment proposal, including a 19,000 sq ft computing facility, and held it without a decision. Source: BizTimes Milwaukee

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of October 16, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Midtown Center Computing Facility (Former Walmart, 5825 W. Hope Ave.) in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 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

A small high-performance computing facility proposed for 19,000 sq ft of the 108,000 sq ft former Walmart at Midtown Center, with a stated maximum utility capacity of 10 MW. It was dropped in July 2026. The site redevelopment continues as self-storage, affordable housing and a library branch.

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
Land area
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.
Land area: The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
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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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Midtown Center Computing Facility (Former Walmart, 5825 W. Hope Ave.) in Milwaukee?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Midtown Center Computing Facility (Former Walmart, 5825 W. Hope Ave.)?

No lawsuit over Midtown Center Computing Facility (Former Walmart, 5825 W. Hope Ave.) appears in the record we track as of October 16, 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 Midtown Center Computing Facility (Former Walmart, 5825 W. Hope Ave.) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Midtown Center Computing Facility (Former Walmart, 5825 W. Hope Ave.) 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 Midtown Center Computing Facility (Former Walmart, 5825 W. Hope Ave.), and how big is it?

AFS Milwaukee LLC is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 10 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Midtown Center Computing Facility (Former Walmart, 5825 W. Hope Ave.)," updated October 16, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/afs-milwaukee-midtown-center-computing-facility-wi.

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/afs-milwaukee-midtown-center-computing-facility-wi, 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.Plan Commission holds redevelopment proposal for former Midtown Center Walmart store following tense public hearing · BizTimes Milwaukee · retrieved October 16, 2026
2.Data computing facility removed from Midtown Center redevelopment proposal · BizTimes Milwaukee · retrieved October 16, 2026
3.OpenStreetMap/Nominatim geocode of 5825 West Hope Avenue, Midtown Center, Milwaukee 53216 · OpenStreetMap contributors · retrieved October 16, 2026

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