Google data center campus at Elliot and Sossaman roads, Mesa
Also called: Redhawk, Google Mesa
Google is building an air-cooled data center campus in southeast Mesa, about 750,000 square feet across three phases. Mesa gave up to $16 million in tax breaks. The first building was due to open in 2025.
Where things stand: First building was due online in 2025; a second building (Redhawk) is being planned. Full build-out is set for 2030.
🕒 Latest update (2024): Plans for the second building (Redhawk Phase 2) went to Mesa for review.
What we know
- 📍 Where187 acres of former farmland at the northwest corner of Elliot and Sossaman roads in Mesa's Elliot Road Technology Corridor. Map point is that corner., Mesa, Maricopa County
- 🏢 CompanyGoogle
- 👤 Built forGoogle
- 🌳 Size187 acres
- ❄️ Coolingair cooling
- 💵 Cost$1 billion
- 💸 Tax breaksMesa City Council approved up to $16 million in tax breaks over 25 years. Google must spend $800 million by 2027.
❓ Still unanswered
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What happened so far
- July 1, 2019Mesa City Council approved a development deal for Google's $1 billion data center, with a $16 million property tax break over 25 years.
- 2023Google broke ground on the Mesa campus.
- 2024Plans for the second building (Redhawk Phase 2) went to Mesa for review.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
City planning board approved a smaller EdgeCore data center in Eastmark: two buildings (1.2 million square feet, down from 2.1 million). Generator tests only 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. It still needs a city council vote.
📜 Data center rules
City council unanimously passed data center zoning rules, in effect Aug. 8, 2025. Data centers need council approval, may only go in industrial zones, must be 400 feet from homes and no taller than 60 feet, and must do an early review of power and water use.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Mesa approves $1 billion deal to develop Google data center · KJZZ · July 2, 2019
- Plans Advancing for Construction of New and Very Large Google Data Center · Construction Reporter · 2024
- Google breaks ground on Mesa data center campus in Arizona · DatacenterDynamics · 2023
- Geocoded road corner: Elliot Rd and Sossaman Rd · Esri World Geocoder · Oct 7, 2026
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