Montgomery County · Upper Merion · MCPC #26-0068-001
600 River Road - Data Center
River Road, Upper Merion, PA · 450,000 sq ft non-residential, data center · 47.97 acres
About this project
A 450,000-square-foot data center building with accessory office space and parking is being developed on 47.98 acres of currently vacant, wooded industrial land. The site, formerly part of the Allen Wood Steel Company, will be redeveloped in the Heavy Industrial zoning district.
County planning commission: Raises serious concerns
Issues raised: Discrepancy between stated warehouse use and described data center operations, Non-compliance with township's March 2026 data center ordinance, Data centers not anticipated in current comprehensive plan, Potential truck traffic and operational impacts, Need for additional standards and site-specific review before approval
- Applicant
- Innovation River Road LLC
- Engineer / rep.
- Milkinson Design Group, LLC
- Zoning
- HI
- Tax parcel
- 58-00-16521-00-8
- Cross street
- McCoy's Lane
- Approvals needed
- conditional use, special review
- Utilities
- electric, natural gas
Filing history
- 2026-03-18 · MCPC #26-0068-001 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 450,000 sq ft
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Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $315.0M
- ~2,250 roofing squares (assumes 2 stories)
- ~1,125 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- ~48.0 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- UPS batteries and backup generators
- Chillers and cooling systems
- Electrical transformers and switchgear
- Data halls with network and server equipment
- Loading areas for truck storage and access