Data Center Registry
Evocative JFK2 (NY2) Chappaqua
Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York · All 3 Evocative sites
Evocative JFK2 (NY2) Chappaqua is an operating data center in Chappaqua, New York (Westchester County), operated by Evocative (formerly VPLS).
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Facility record
Operating
- Operator
- Evocative (formerly VPLS)
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- 480 North Bedford Road, Chappaqua, Westchester County, NY, 10514
- Coordinates
- 41.1780, -73.7549 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- Not established from a public source
- 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.
- March 9, 2021OperatingVPLS acquired the 38,000 sq ft Chappaqua colocation facility from Summit Development / Crestline Partners; VPLS rebranded as Evocative in Sept 2022 Source: Evocative
Opposition and litigation at this site
Nothing on record as of September 21, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Evocative JFK2 (NY2) Chappaqua in Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York 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
38,000 sq ft carrier-neutral colocation facility (site code JFK2/NY2). Power capacity not disclosed in fetched sources. Geocode resolves to the 480 N. Bedford Road plaza (Mount Kisco/Chappaqua line).
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.
- Power capacity in megawatts
- 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
- Power capacity in megawatts
- The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
- 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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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.
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Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Evocative JFK2 (NY2) Chappaqua data center in Chappaqua?
Nothing on record as of September 21, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Evocative JFK2 (NY2) Chappaqua in Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York 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 Evocative JFK2 (NY2) Chappaqua data center?
No lawsuit over Evocative JFK2 (NY2) Chappaqua appears in the record we track as of September 21, 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 Evocative JFK2 (NY2) Chappaqua use?
No water withdrawal figure for Evocative JFK2 (NY2) Chappaqua 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 Evocative JFK2 (NY2) Chappaqua, and how big is it?
Evocative (formerly VPLS) is the operator on record. We hold 3 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Evocative JFK2 (NY2) Chappaqua," updated September 21, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/evocative-jfk2-chappaqua-ny.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.0 (September 21, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/evocative-jfk2-chappaqua-ny, retrieved October 1, 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.VPLS Acquires New York Data Center, 480 N. Bedford Plaza, Chappaqua (38,000 sq ft), March 9 2021 · Evocative · retrieved September 21, 2026
- 2.Evocative Chappaqua JFK2 Data Center, fully operational; acquired from vXchnge/Summit March 2021 · Baxtel · retrieved September 21, 2026
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