Data center in the Jersey Avenue / Sandford Street redevelopment plan
Also called: Jersey-Sandford redevelopment
A redevelopment plan for 22 acres on Jersey Avenue included a 27,000 sq ft data center. After strong resident protest, the City Council took it out. The plan now has apartments, shops and a 4-acre park.
Where things stand: City Council removed the data center from the plan 5-0 on Feb. 18, 2026. A park will go there instead.
🕒 Latest update (Feb 18, 2026): City Council voted 5-0 to take the data center out of the redevelopment plan and require a park. Hundreds of people came to the meeting.
What we know
- 📍 Where90-298 Jersey Avenue, between Sandford Street and Mitchell Avenue (22 acres), New Brunswick, Middlesex County
- 🏢 CompanyAmzak Capital Management (redeveloper of the site)
What happened so far
- Feb 18, 2026City Council voted 5-0 to take the data center out of the redevelopment plan and require a park. Hundreds of people came to the meeting.
Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change
New Brunswick's council voted 5-0 to change the Jersey Avenue redevelopment plan. It took out a planned 27,000 sq ft data center and requires a public park instead.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- New Brunswick residents win fight against data center as Jersey Avenue redevelopment plan gets amended · Jersey Digs · March 10, 2026
- City council in New Brunswick is getting pushback on AI data center · News 12 New Jersey · Feb 18, 2026
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