Menlo Digital Data Center in Ahwatukee

At a glance

Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.

What: neighbors and nearby residents object to a 38-acre, five-building data center on 48th Street near the Ahwatukee area (captions give the developer as Menlo Digital).
Where it stands: only public comment on October 21, 2026; no council action or response.
Next: not scheduled in the captions.

Height: originally zoned for 48 feet, now 59 feet before rooftop equipment (about 74 feet by one speaker's estimate); neighbors as close as about 125 feet.
Zoning: speakers said the 1996 General Commerce Park zoning allows light industrial but not a heavy industrial use, and that an early site plan showing a substation signaled the scale.
Noise and air: cooling fans, dozens of diesel generators (72 on the first three buildings, 120 planned) and construction dust; unclear cooling method.
Power: about 257 megawatts requested, which one speaker compared to powering 154,000 to 205,000 homes.
Speakers asked the council not to cite fear of litigation as a reason to ignore residents.

During another item, Mayor Gallego said a law firm had sued the city the previous day on behalf of a data center; the captions do not say whether it is this project.

About 5 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-21 - City Council Formal Meeting	5

2026-10-21 - City Council Formal Meeting - Two residents spoke against the project in citizen comment; no council response.
2026-09-23 - City Council Formal Meeting - Several Ahwatukee residents opposed the project in citizen comment, citing 257 megawatts of power demand, early construction noise and a height increase; no council response.