Project Tango / Central Park Commerce Center (Loxahatchee)
Also called: Project Tango, Central Park Commerce Center
Developers wanted to turn an approved business park in western Palm Beach County into a 3.6 million square foot AI data center campus called Project Tango. Commissioners rejected it in July 2026. The older approval with a smaller data center still stands, and construction on the site continues.
Where things stand: County denied the big Project Tango AI campus 5-1 in July 2026. An older 2016 approval for a smaller data center plus warehouses still stands, and site work continues.
🕒 Latest update (July 15, 2026): County Commission voted 5-1 to deny Project Tango, without prejudice, after about 12 hours of debate. The mayor recused herself.
What we know
- 📍 WhereSouthern Boulevard, Loxahatchee, near the Arden community and about 1,200 feet from Saddle View Elementary, Unincorporated Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County
- 🏢 CompanyPBA Holdings (project manager Ernie Cox)
- 🌳 Size202 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromDeveloper says the site was picked partly for being close to a major power grid connection.
- 💧 Water5,000 gallons a day
- ❄️ Coolingclosed-loop cooling; developer says about 5,000 gallons a day are recirculated
- 👷 Jobs promised600
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Will the developer file a revised Project Tango plan? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who is the company behind Project Tango? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water and power would the data center already approved in 2016 use? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water would Project Tango really use? The developer said about 5,000 gallons a day; county staff estimated about 100,000. 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- 2016County approved the 202-acre Central Park Commerce Center with 206,000 sq ft of data center space and 1,814,000 sq ft of warehouses.
- July 2, 2026County Zoning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend denial of Project Tango.
- July 15, 2026County Commission voted 5-1 to deny Project Tango, without prejudice, after about 12 hours of debate. The mayor recused herself.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
County commissioners gave final approval to a pause of up to one year on new data centers with a peak load of 50 megawatts or more in unincorporated Palm Beach County. It also adds a definition of large data centers to the county code.
✋ Turned down
County commissioners voted 5-1 to deny the Project Tango AI data center expansion near the Arden neighborhood after a 12-hour hearing. The mayor recused herself. An older, smaller approval on the site still stands.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Palm Beach County commissioners reject Project Tango, but data center development still approved for site · WPTV · July 15, 2026
- 'Not compatible': Palm Beach County rejects controversial Project Tango AI data center · WLRN · July 16, 2026
- Palm Beach Co. commissioners to decide fate of controversial Project Tango AI data center · CBS12 · July 13, 2026
- Florida — Data Center Moratoriums · Data Center Bans · Oct 5, 2026
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