Montgomery County · Upper Merion · MCPC #26-0060-001
Renaissance Blvd. - Data Center
Renaissance Blvd, Upper Merion, PA · 1,971,766 sq ft non-residential, data center · 57.61 acres
About this project
Five 2-story data center buildings totaling 1.97 million square feet are proposed for a 57.61-acre site on Renaissance Boulevard in Upper Merion, replacing existing office buildings and capped quarries. The project includes backup power generation, utility systems, and 693 parking spaces to support the secure data processing facility.
County planning commission: Raises serious concerns
Issues raised: Encroachment on steep slopes and riparian corridors, Within 75 feet of residential zoning with 2M SF magnitude, Undetermined energy generation and operational impacts, Special exception required for data center use, Will serve letters for water/wastewater not provided, Landscape plan missing from application
- Applicant
- MLP Ventures
- Engineer / rep.
- Kevin Kyle
- Zoning
- SM-1, LI
- Tax parcel
- 58-00-15956-01-5, 58-00-15956-00-6
- Cross street
- Renaissance Blvd & Horizon Driv
- Approvals needed
- special exception, conditional use, landscape plan
- Utilities
- public water, public sewer
- Demolition
- 3 office buildings
Filing history
- 2026-03-11 · MCPC #26-0060-001 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 1,971,766 sq ft
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $1.4B
- ~9,858 roofing squares (assumes 2 stories)
- ~4,929 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- ~57.6 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- Five data center buildings with data hall spaces
- Primary and backup generator systems
- Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems
- Utility pad and infrastructure
- 693 parking spaces
- Access drives and site improvements