Projects
DC Blox data center next to the Nashville Zoo
Nashville-Davidson Metro, Davidson County
23.49 acres
🕒 Aug 4, 2026: Metro Council voted 27-5 to let Metro negotiate for the 23.49-acre site or take it by em…
ProposedFisk University Innovation & Technology Center (data center)
Nashville-Davidson Metro, Davidson County
5 acres · for unknown (Fisk is looking for a partner)
🕒 June 2026: Two online petitions started against the Fisk data center.
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case · Nashville-Davidson Metro
DC Blox sued Metro Nashville in federal court. The company says its permits were already approved (vested) before the data center pause, and that Metro unfairly targeted its project near the Nashville Zoo. Metro says it acted lawfully and will defend the case.
📌 Other · Nashville-Davidson Metro
Metro Council voted 27-5 to let Metro buy, or take by eminent domain, the 23.49-acre DC Blox data center site next to the Nashville Zoo. Metro must first get an appraisal and is not required to buy. If the two sides cannot agree on a price, a judge decides.
📜 Data center rules · Nashville-Davidson Metro
Metro Council passed Nashville's first data center zoning rules and a pause on new data center permits until December 1, 2026. The rules ban the biggest data centers (over 500,000 square feet), keep data centers in heavy industrial zones, add buffer zones near homes, schools, parks and zoos, and ban on-site gas turbines.
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