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Metrobloks Indianapolis Data Center

Indianapolis, Marion County, INDeveloper: MetrobloksCensus GEOID 18097

Stage
Proposed
Power
45 MW
the developer's figure
Buildings
1 building
zoning application, verified October 27, 2026
Undisclosed in public filings
Land, Water

Metrobloks received municipal rezoning approval in May 2026 for an urban AI data center at 2505 North Sherman Drive in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It is approved, since July 24, 2026.

How much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.

1 hearing on the record, 2025

Last verified · 2 sources, 0 primary · Built from one source, not yet reviewed in depth by a person. · How to read this page

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  • data center
  • Smaller pins: 28 other published records in Indiana
Details
  • this record's location, ringed
  • parcel outline, from the county parcel record
  • city limits, U.S. Census Bureau, on a town level record
  • county boundary

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What is known

Each figure as its source gave it. The number in brackets is its place in the source list.

Buildings
1 building zoning application, verified October 27, 2026
Power it would draw
45 MW the developer's figure About 0 percent of New York City's summer peak demand in 2024.
Who leads it
Metrobloks as stated by the source
Undisclosed in public filings
Land, Water, Who would use it, Jobs once it runs, Tax each year
The math behind the comparison
  1. Metrobloks Indianapolis Data Center, capacity: 45 MW.
  2. New York City (NYISO Zone J) summer peak demand, actual, 2024: 10,245 MW (2024).
  3. 45 ÷ 10,245 = 0 (MW over MW).

Sources:

A comparison is arithmetic on two published rows and is never a new fact (how comparisons are made).

Every field, with who said it and when (Researcher view)

Impact figures

FieldValueWho says soSourceLast verified
How much power it needs 45 MW the developer's figure indy.gov October 27, 2026
How much water it would use
How loud it would be
Jobs once it runs
Tax it would pay each year

The record's fields

FieldValueWho says soSourceLast verified
Who is building it Metrobloks as stated by the source October 27, 2026
Who is constructing it
How much land
Buildings 1 building zoning application, verified October 27, 2026 indy.gov October 27, 2026
Where its power comes from
Grid connection
How it is cooled

A blank value cell means not disclosed by any source on file; a blank basis cell means the source gave the figure without saying on what basis.

The developer's figure is what the company said; what a permit allows is the ceiling a permit sets; measured means observed. Water is in gallons a day or a year, whichever the source stated; a tax claim given as a range shows both ends, each linked to the source that gave it.

Still not public, and where it would show up

The record adds each the day a source gives it. Why these documents.

  • Water use A state water right filing or a water supply agreement.
  • Who would use it A lease announcement or a tenant named in a filing.
  • Jobs and tax An incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.

What was decided

Acts of Marion County and Indianapolis about data centers, on the record with their source. A rule about the area is not a decision about this record.

DateWhoDecisionSource
Indianapolis closed MDC passed 10 year property tax abatement and 15 year enhanced personal property tax abatement for Indianapolis data center insideindianabusiness.com
Indianapolis closed Indianapolis approved construction of three data centers before agreeing to a moratorium through 2027 inputfortwayne.com
September 22, 2025 Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis City County Council Franklin Township Google Data Center Rezoning Hearing Indianapolis City County Council 3clips

Minutes before the Indianapolis City County Council was scheduled to vote on September 22, 2025, Google withdrew its rezoning petition for a 468 acre data center campus in Franklin Township after a majority of councilors signaled they would vote to reject the project following months of resident opposition.

  1. Michael Paul Hart, Councilor, Indianapolis City County Council Elected Official transcribed from the official recording
    "vote that was needed to secure this big project. Our Alex Almanzo was at tonight's meeting and got reaction from both sides. Just minutes before counselors were set to vote on the project, Google threw in the towel. What was supposed to be a billion dollars investment in Franklin Township disappeared in an instant. And I'd like to announce our intention to withdraw this proposal. Hundreds of residents cheering after Google dropped the proposal that would"
  2. Resident public comment Resident Public Comment transcribed from the official recording
    "have brought a nearly 470 acre data center to town. We're all so happy that this was the right choice tonight. The project, shrouded in secrecy for a majority of its lifetime, received sharp criticism from residents and both sides of the council. I think that's the reason why Google. Their petition today because I've seen how many people came out in 6 years that I've been on this council. I haven't seen both of these overflow rooms and that room full."
  3. Indianapolis City County Council Member Elected Official transcribed from the official recording
    "a majority of the council but also flipped opinions. Franklin Township Schools was originally against the project, but after meeting with Google, the school's superintendent said it would bring. Tax relief stemming from funding shortfalls from Senate Bill 1. Though the school didn't share the exact figures that Google provided. Councilor Ron Gibson supported the project. He stands by what would have been a yes vote. A billion dollars is a lot to pass up and uh in terms"
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Said and filed

Said and filed

Statements and filings, side by side

Earlier and later statements Indianapolis & Marion County, IN Hearing Record → Project Dossier: databank-indianapolis-data-center-in → Project Dossier: dc-blox-irvington-data-center-campus-indianapolis-in → Project Dossier: google-south-side-marion-county-data-center-indianapolis-in → Project Dossier: lifeline-data-centers-lifeline-eastgate-indianapolis-in → Project Dossier: metrobloks-indianapolis-data-center-in → Project Dossier: netrality-data-centers-netrality-indy-telcom-center-733-w-henry-indianapolis-in → Project Dossier: sabey-data-center-properties-indianapolis-in →
Zoning land_use Water Power & Grid
Column A · Dated Statement
Google LLC Development Counsel & Metropolitan Development Commission Project Applicant & Planning Commission
Venue: Marion County Metropolitan Development Commission Hearing on Petition 2025 CZN 840
"Recommended approval of rezoning 468 acres of agricultural land in Franklin Township for a hyperscale Google data center campus and advanced the petition to the full Indianapolis City County Council."
Column B · Subsequent Recorded Position
Withdrawal of Rezoning Petition 2025 CZN 840 Minutes Before Indianapolis City County Council Vote
Marion County Rezoning Petition 2025 CZN 840 (Withdrawn Sept 22, 2025)
Agency or Venue: Indianapolis City County Council
"Minutes before the September 22, 2025 Indianapolis City County Council roll call vote, Google formally withdrew rezoning petition 2025 CZN 840 after Councilor Michael Paul Hart and a bipartisan council majority announced they had the votes to reject the campus."
Primary Record / Docket Source ↗
WTHR 13 Indianapolis
Source video ↗

What happened

  1. · Status: approved (content date)

    Metrobloks received rezoning approval in May 2026 at 2505 N. Sherman Drive in Martindale Brightwood, Indianapolis, with Indianapolis Economic Development Inc. offering up to $56 million in tax breaks.

    [2] indystar.com

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The site

The pin is the site's address.

The site map is at the top of the page.

Where
2505 North Sherman Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46218, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana [source]
How exactly it is located
Exact, at the address
The parcel
No parcel outline in the public record
Nearest homes
Not computed for a record placed at a place center

USGS NAIP aerial view of Metrobloks Indianapolis Data Center
LAT 39.80380 / LON -86.10250 Imagery: U.S. Geological Survey / USDA NAIP (Public Domain)
USGS National Map OpenStreetMap

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The county Marion County 7 projects on the record. A pause on new data centers is on the record. The state Data centers in Indiana Every Indiana project, the rules on the record and what comes next. Nearest proposal DC Blox Irvington data center campus Indianapolis, Marion County, 3.8 mi away · Proposed
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Questions about this project

5 questions answered from the record

Answered from the rows on this page.

How big is Metrobloks Indianapolis Data Center?

The record has 2 measures of its size: 45 MW (the developer's figure, indy.gov) and 1 building (zoning application, verified October 27, 2026, indy.gov). Its acreage is not disclosed.

Who is building Metrobloks Indianapolis Data Center?

Metrobloks is the developer. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.

How much power and water does Metrobloks Indianapolis Data Center say it needs?

Power: 45 MW (the developer's figure, indy.gov). Water: not disclosed by any source on file.

What has Indianapolis or Marion County decided about it?

Indianapolis (rated closed): MDC passed 10 year property tax abatement and 15 year enhanced personal property tax abatement for Indianapolis data center (reported September 16, 2026, insideindianabusiness.com); and Indianapolis: Indianapolis approved construction of three data centers before agreeing to a moratorium through 2027 (reported August 29, 2026, inputfortwayne.com). 2 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.

Sources

Primary documents first: filings, minutes, dockets and official pages. Then reporting. The numbers are the ones the entries above cite.

Reporting

  1. Indy councilors hit pause button on data centers - Mirror Indy, Mirror Indy, August 10, 2026, query feed
  2. Indiana data center tracker: Where projects stand in Indiana - IndyStar, IndyStar, July 24, 2026, query feed

2 sources on file.

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Stage
Proposed
Tier
built from one source
Tags
Built from one source
Coordinates
39.8038, -86.1025
How the location is known
Location from the site's street address.
Location source
https://www.indy.gov/
Coordinate source
Indianapolis rezoning approval at 2505 North Sherman Drive
How capacity was disclosed
the developer's figure
Capacity, if disclosed
45 MW, the developer's figure
Rating of the county's rows
Closed
Published
September 28, 2026
Last verified
October 27, 2026
Undisclosed in public filings
Location source number, Location last verified, EPA registry id, Uses, Tenancy, Cooling, How water was disclosed, How acreage was disclosed, Interconnection

Researcher view · Metrobloks Indianapolis Data Center · 2 sources, 1 entry, 2 decisions nearby · basis and source tier on every row · verified October 27, 2026

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