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Metro Edge IMD1

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

PermittedNo reception on recordRecord updated August 31, 2026

Metro Edge IMD1 is a permitted data center in Chicago, Illinois (Cook County), operated by Metro Edge Development Partners. The public record puts it at announced September 22, 2022, 53 MW planned, 1.97 acres.

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Facility record

Permitted

Operator
Metro Edge Development Partners
Facility type
Data center
Location
1951 W Hastings St, Chicago, Cook County, IL, 60608
Coordinates
41.8640, -87.6750 (approximate)
Power capacity
53 MW planned
Land
1.97 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
September 22, 2022
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
Illinois Data Center Investment Program (sales/use tax exemption MOU), $16 million, Illinois, 2023
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.

  1. August 31, 2026
    Permitted
    75-year ground lease executed on the Illinois Medical District parcel and planning/permitting begun; a 2023 state Data Center Investment Program MOU is on record. Source: Metro Edge Development Partners

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of August 31, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Metro Edge IMD1 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 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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Public money on the record

ProgramAmountGranted byYear
Illinois Data Center Investment Program (sales/use tax exemption MOU)$16 millionIllinois2023

Notes on the record

Operator's current project page states "4 story, 174,900 SF" and "53 MW in total power from ComEd, 28 MW initial phase"; the 2022 announcement described a 21MW five-storey building, so the design grew. Status is the weakest link here, neither operator page states a live date, and confidence is set to reported accordingly. Coordinates geocoded from the published street address.

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
  • 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.
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.

Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.

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 Metro Edge IMD1 data center in Chicago?

Nothing on record as of August 31, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Metro Edge IMD1 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 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 Metro Edge IMD1 data center?

No lawsuit over Metro Edge IMD1 appears in the record we track as of August 31, 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 Metro Edge IMD1 use?

No water withdrawal figure for Metro Edge IMD1 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 Metro Edge IMD1, and how big is it?

Metro Edge Development Partners is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 53 MW. The site is recorded at 1.97 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Metro Edge IMD1," updated August 31, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/metro-edge-imd1-chicago-il.

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/metro-edge-imd1-chicago-il, 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.Metro Edge Development Partners Secures Land in Chicago for 21MW Data Center · Metro Edge Development Partners · retrieved August 31, 2026
  2. 2.Metro Edge projects, IMD1 data center · Metro Edge Development Partners · retrieved August 31, 2026
  3. 3.Data Center Investment Program 2025 Annual Report (MEDP Mission Critical Facility, LLC dba Metro Edge, Chicago, 2023 MOU) · Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity · retrieved August 31, 2026

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