Data Center Operator Reveals Plans for Downtown Seattle Facility as City Weighs One-Year Ban

Seattle headed towards ban on large data centers

(The Center Square)- A one-year ban on new large-scale data centers appears likely to be approved by the full Seattle City Council later this month.

Data center operator reveals plans for downtown Seattle facility as city weighs one-year ban

The building at 301 Virginia St. in downtown Seattle, formerly a Bed Bath & Beyond store. (Image via King County property records) A Texas company has formally signaled plans to build a data center in downtown Seattle, even as the city moves toward a moratorium that could impact the construction of such facilities. Digital Realty of Austin, a real estate investment trust with more than 300 data centers worldwide, wants to demolish the building a…

Seattle advances AI data center moratorium bill

Seattle inched closer to banning new data centers this week. The proposed one-year moratorium comes as developers are proposing massive warehouses full of servers within city limits. There’s huge demand because of the AI boom.

Seattle’s data center moratorium moves forward

The measure is set for consideration by the full city council next month.

Digital Realty Advances 380,000 SQFT Data Center Plan at 301 Virginia in Seattle as Council Moratorium Looms

A new construction permit filing lists the Texas-based REIT as owner of the former Bed Bath & Beyond property, even as the Seattle City Council moves a one-year data center ban toward a final vote. Digital Realty is pressing ahead with plans for a roughly 380,000-square-foot data center and research facility at 301 Virginia St. in downtown Seattle, racing a regulatory clock as the Seattle City Council prepares to vote on a one-year moratorium on…