Planning Commission, July 16, 2026
Votes on Data center land development at 2401 West Emmaus Avenue (tabled), unanimous
What happened
The Allentown Planning Commission held a special forum on the proposed data center at 2401 West Emmaus Avenue, an adaptive reuse of an existing warehouse into a 75-80 megawatt data center by Quantum Development Group; no decision was made and the applicant withdrew its Friday res…
- Jurisdiction
- Allentown, PA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- July 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Tabled, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 1
Data center land development at 2401 West Emmaus Avenue (tabled)
Proposal to retrofit an existing warehouse into a 75-80 megawatt data center, construct a 23,342 sq ft substation enclosure, convert truck loading docks to a generator yard with 32 (reduced from 36) tier four backup generators, 42 rooftop chillers, closed-loop cooling using ~1,500 gallons/day...
Meeting Summary
The Allentown Planning Commission held a special forum on the proposed data center at 2401 West Emmaus Avenue, an adaptive reuse of an existing warehouse into a 75-80 megawatt data center by Quantum Development Group; no decision was made and the applicant withdrew its Friday res…
Key Decisions (1)
Data center land development at 2401 West Emmaus Avenue (tabled)
Development Activity (1)
2401 West Emmaus Avenue Data Center
Industrial
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Pennsylvania has 15 existing data centers with 68 planned by…
Infrastructure
Data center reduced its request from 80 to 75 MW…
Infrastructure
Ongoing multi-year Pennsylvania drought affecting Lehigh County water supply raises…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: 3 staff members, the applicant's representative, 2 witnesses, and 6 members of the public.
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