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Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana · All 4 Metrobloks sites
Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center is a permitted data center in Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County), operated by Metrobloks. The public record puts it at 75 MW planned, 14 acres, a reported $500 million investment. It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.
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Facility record
Permitted
- Operator
- Metrobloks
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
- Coordinates
- 39.7975, -86.1197 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- 75 MW planned
- Land
- 14 acres
- Investment
- $500 million
- Announced
- Not established from a public source
- Utility
- AES Indiana
- 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
- In litigation
- Source confidence
- Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation
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.
- April 1, 2026PermittedIndianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission approved the rezoning 6-2. Source: WFYI
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Six months of Martindale-Brightwood resident opposition; residents filed suit citing environmental concerns after the April 1, 2026 rezoning approval.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: in litigation means the facility is or has been the subject of a lawsuit related to its siting, permitting, or operation.
Six months of Martindale-Brightwood resident opposition; residents filed suit citing environmental concerns after the April 1, 2026 rezoning approval.
Notes on the record
$500M (two phases; first ~$150M), 75 MW data center on the 14-acre former Sherman Drive-In site at 2505 N Sherman Dr, Indianapolis. ~168,000 sq ft with 36 backup generators. MDC approved rezoning 6-2 on 2026-04-01. Coordinates approximate from the cited street address (pending parcel-precise geocode).
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
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.
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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.
- DC BLOX Warren Township Data Center · Warren Township · DC BLOX4 mi · Permitted · 78 MW · Contested
- Sabey Decatur Technology Park · Decatur Township · Sabey Data Centers11 mi · Permitted · 250 MW · In litigation
- Hancock County MegaSite · Surge Development LLC12 mi · Cancelled · Opposed
- Vantage Pittsboro Campus · Pittsboro · Vantage Data Centers19 mi · Permitted · 400 MW
- Google Project Louie (Morgan County) · Monrovia · Google20 mi · Under construction · 390 MW · In litigation
- Meta Lebanon (Project Domino) · Lebanon · Meta26 mi · Under construction · 1 GW · Supported
- Prologis Shelbyville Data Center Campus · Shelbyville · Prologis26 mi · Permitted
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center in Indianapolis?
Yes. Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Six months of Martindale-Brightwood resident opposition; residents filed suit citing environmental concerns after the April 1, 2026 rezoning approval.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center?
Yes. This site is recorded as being in litigation. The case, the court, and the filings we hold are listed on this page under the timeline and the sources.
How much water does Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center use?
No water withdrawal figure for Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center 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 Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center, and how big is it?
Metrobloks is the operator on record. We hold 4 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 75 MW. The site is recorded at 14 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center," updated July 23, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/metrobloks-martindale-brightwood-indianapolis-in.
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/metrobloks-martindale-brightwood-indianapolis-in, 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.Metrobloks pitches $500m data center in Indianapolis, Indiana · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 20, 2026
- 2.Controversial data center is approved for Martindale-Brightwood · WFYI · retrieved July 20, 2026
- 3.Metrobloks' $500 million data center approved despite neighborhood concerns · WRTV · retrieved July 20, 2026
- 4.Martindale-Brightwood residents cite environmental concerns in suit against data center plan · The Indiana Lawyer · retrieved July 20, 2026
- 5.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026
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