Natelli Investments LLC, the developer behind a proposed data storage facility in Western Wake County, filed a land use amendment and rezoning and annexation requests with the Town of Apex Tuesday, according to a press release from the developer. It plans to begin construction in late 2026 or early 2027 “pending all approvals and site planning,” the release stated.
The company wants to build a new “digital campus” on a 190-acre farm property currently zoned for residential use off of Old U.S. Highway 1 in New Hill in unincorporated Wake County. The property will “support the processing and storage requirements of digital applications for residents in Apex and the greater Triangle area,” according to the release.
Large data facilities are popping up all over the country to power technology and run AI, and residential communities are grappling with their impacts, including the staggering amounts of water and electricity they typically require. Neighbors of the New Hill site, including many who live in the nearby Jordan Pointe planned community, are organizing to oppose the proposed data storage facility. An online petition against the data center proposal, launched two weeks ago, has nearly 2,000 signatures…