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Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center

Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana · All 5 Metrobloks sites

PermittedIn litigationRecord updated September 13, 2026

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: 2505 N. Sherman Ave., 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
Power source: Grid
Cooling: Closed loop
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, 2026
Permitted
Indianapolis 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.

Source: The Indiana Lawyer

Power and water

Electricity supplied by AES Indiana under contract rather than off the residential grid supply.

Closed-loop cooling: roughly 19,000 gallons for the first building and 47,500 gallons for the second, added once during construction and then continuously recirculated rather than consumed.

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.

Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Permanent jobs promised

Which document closes each gap

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
Google Franklin Township Data Center (rezoning withdrawn) · Indianapolis · Google10 mi · Cancelled
American Tower Pike Township Data Center · Indianapolis · American Tower Corporation10 mi · Cancelled · Opposed
Sabey Decatur Technology Park · Decatur Township · Sabey Data Centers11 mi · Permitted · 250 MW · In litigation
Hancock County MegaSite · Surge Development LLC12 mi · Cancelled · Opposed
RadiusDC Plainfield Campus (Indy I / Indy II) · Plainfield · RadiusDC13 mi · Proposed · 24 MW
Mt. Comfort Technology Park · Mount Comfort · EQT Real Estate14 mi · Proposed
Vantage Pittsboro Campus · Pittsboro · Vantage Data Centers19 mi · Permitted · 400 MW

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center in Indianapolis?

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. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. 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 5 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 September 13, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/metrobloks-martindale-brightwood-indianapolis-in.

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/metrobloks-martindale-brightwood-indianapolis-in, 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.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
6.Indianapolis council approves data center for Martindale-Brightwood · WFYI · retrieved September 13, 2026

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