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Bowers data center (2805 Bowers Avenue)

Also called: Bowers Data Center, Bowers Backup Generating Facility

GI Partners won approval to tear down an office building and build a four-story, 244,000-square-foot data center with 32 backup generators and its own substation. A CoreSite company bought the land in 2026. It is not clear yet if CoreSite will build the same plan.

✔ ConfirmedSourceLast checked: Oct 2026

Where things stand: City Council approved it in August 2024; the land was sold to a CoreSite company in early 2026. No building start reported.

🕒 Latest update (Feb 9, 2026): A CoreSite company bought 2805 and 2855 Bowers Ave and 2710 Walsh Ave for about $100 million.

What we know

  • 📍 Where2805 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara (parcel 216-28-063), Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
  • 🏢 CompanyGI Partners
  • ⚡ Power it needs72 megawatts (about as much as 57,600 homes)
  • 🔌 Where the power comes fromSilicon Valley Power, with a new on-site substation paid for by the developer
  • 🗼 New power linesYes
  • ❄️ Cooling42 air-cooled rooftop chillers
  • 🛢️ Diesel generators32

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What happened so far

  • Aug 2024
    Santa Clara City Council approved the data center unanimously, even though the Planning Commission did not recommend it.
  • Feb 9, 2026
    A CoreSite company bought 2805 and 2855 Bowers Ave and 2710 Walsh Ave for about $100 million.

Local votes and rules

✅ Approved

Council overturned the Planning Commission's 'no' vote and approved the Prime data center at 1231 Comstock St.

Dec 3, 2024

✅ Approved

Council approved the 2805 Bowers Ave data center unanimously, even though the Planning Commission did not recommend it.

Aug 2024
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Photos: Sentinel-2 cloudless by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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Where this comes from

  1. Council approves data center in spite of Planning Commission objection · Silicon Valley Voice · Aug 30, 2024
  2. CoreSite drops $100 million on Santa Clara tech strip · Hoodline · Feb 9, 2026
  3. Parcel 216-28-063 (2805 Bowers Av, 5.1 acres) · Santa Clara County GIS · Oct 8, 2026

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