DigiCo LAX1 (1977 Saturn Street)

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.

1. March 31, 2026

   Cancelled
   HMC StratCap 1977 Saturn, LLC (a DigiCo Infrastructure REIT subsidiary) formally withdrew Development Agreement No. 24.02 / Site Development Plan No. 24-040 in a signed letter to the Monterey Park City Council (signed by Interim CEO Chris Maher) - filed before, not after, the city's Measure NDC ballot vote. Source: City of Monterey Park
2. October 2024

   Proposed
   Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration filed for Development Agreement No. 24.02 / Site Development Plan No. 24-040 (revised October 2025). Source: No Data Center MPK

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Organized local opposition to DigiCo LAX1 (1977 Saturn Street) in Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, California is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. Measure NDC, a permanent citywide data-center ban, passed 88.34% (10,321-1,362) in a June 2, 2026 special election and was implemented via Ordinance 2279; the applicant's withdrawal (March 31, 2026) preceded the vote.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: opposed means documented, organized local opposition is the dominant signal on record.

Measure NDC, a permanent citywide data-center ban, passed 88.34% (10,321-1,362) in a June 2, 2026 special election and was implemented via Ordinance 2279; the applicant's withdrawal (March 31, 2026) preceded the vote. The community group 'No Data Center MPK' cited approximately 12 million gallons/year of water use, approximately 434 GWh/year of power draw, noise, and approximately 77,034 metric tons CO2e/year, sourced to the applicant's own Initial Study/MND.

Source: Fox Business

Notes on the record

DigiCo Infrastructure REIT is externally managed by HMC Capital (ASX-listed); the applicant/signing entity was HMC StratCap 1977 Saturn, LLC. Approximately 250,000 sq ft hyperscale data center campus planned at 1977 Saturn Street, adjacent to a companion site at 1980 Saturn Street (referred to in trade coverage as DigiCo 'LAX2') which is NOT tracked as a separate record here - LAX2's specifics trace only to aggregator listings with no independent primary or press confirmation found this pass; it is being divested in the same HMC Capital transaction. Capacity disputed, omitted: sources disagree materially (49.5-50 MW per Fox Business and No Data Center MPK, citing the applicant's own Initial Study/MND; approximately 56 MW per aggregators, apparently derived from 14 backup diesel generators at 4 MW each; 66-72 MW per CoStar describing 'the original proposal') and the primary withdrawal letter discloses no MW figure at all. Acreage disputed, omitted: approximately 5 acres per a community group's math from the building footprint versus 16 acres per Baxtel (aggregator-only - treated as unconfirmed). HMC Capital bought the parcel for approximately $39M (December 2024) and has agreed to sell it back for roughly $39M plus $33.5M for the adjacent LAX2 site plus a $10M contingent earn-out, settling in H1 FY27 - real-estate transaction values, not construction capex, since the facility was never built; investmentUsd is left unset. No jobs figures disclosed anywhere. No AI/HPC-specific marketing language found for this project. City had a pre-existing data-center moratorium before this project surfaced. Coordinates are an approximate street-level geocode, not a parcel-confirmed point.

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.

• Vernon LA Campus (with Goodman Group) · Vernon · DataBank6 mi · Proposed · 32 MW
• Digital Realty Vernon Data Center · Vernon · Digital Realty7 mi · Proposed · 32 MW
• CoreSite LA2 - Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles · CoreSite7 mi · Operating
• Prime Data Centers LAX01 · Vernon · Prime Data Centers7 mi · Operating · 33 MW
• CoreSite LA1 (One Wilshire) · Los Angeles · CoreSite8 mi · Operating
• Digital Realty 727 S. Grand Avenue (DTLA) · Los Angeles · Digital Realty8 mi · Proposed
• Grand Crossing South - Building 10 · City of Industry · Raeden16 mi · Proposed
• Equinix LA4 · El Segundo · Equinix17 mi · Operating

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