Menlo Digital data center campus at Thistle Landing, Ahwatukee
Also called: MD-PX1
Menlo Digital plans five data center buildings on 38 acres of an old office park in Ahwatukee. Some buildings would be about 150 feet from homes. Neighbors worry about noise, heat and air quality and want the city to rethink the zoning.
Where things stand: Site zoning already allows it; developer is getting building permits. City Council removed old easements in July 2026.
🕒 Latest update (July 2026): Phoenix City Council approved removing drainage and water line easements on the site.
What we know
- 📍 Where4801 E. Thistle Landing Dr., along 48th Street between Ray Road and Chandler Boulevard in Ahwatukee, on a former office park., Phoenix, Maricopa County
- 🏢 CompanyMenlo Digital (Menlo Equities)
- 🏛️ Owned byMenlo Equities
- 🌳 Size38 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs257 megawatts (about as much as 205,600 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromPlanned for more than 257 megawatts of power from the grid.
❓ Still unanswered
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- How will the site be cooled, and how much water will it use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Which company will use the data centers? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- July 2026Phoenix City Council approved removing drainage and water line easements on the site.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other
At least 11 landowners have filed Prop 207 claims saying the 2025 data center rules lowered their land value. Instead of paying, the city has given waivers in some cases that let projects go ahead, such as a planned Aligned Data Centers campus in Deer Valley.
📜 Data center rules
City council unanimously changed the general plan and zoning code for data centers. They may only go in industrial and some commercial areas, and need a special permit. They must reduce noise if within 300 feet of homes and stay half a mile from high-capacity transit.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Ahwatukee residents push back on proposed 38-acre Menlo Digital data center · FOX 10 Phoenix · July 9, 2026
- Menlo Equities plans five-building data center campus in Phoenix, Arizona · DatacenterDynamics · 2025
- Menlo Equities Plans To Raze Phoenix Office Park For Data Center Campus · Bisnow · 2025
- Census geocoder: 4801 E Thistle Landing Dr · U.S. Census Bureau · Oct 7, 2026
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