Hearing set for Midtown St. Louis data center in March as city mulls zoning rules

The City of St. Louis will hold a conditional use hearing in March for a proposed $3 billion "Armory Innovation District" that includes a 120-megawatt data center. The developers, including Contour, TeraWatt, and others, aim to build the data center and tech hub without seeking tax abatements or incentives. However, the original proposal faced significant public backlash, leading to a revised plan that would place the data center at the adjacent Macy's/Famous Barr warehouse property instead of the Armory building itself. The city is also considering new zoning rules that would restrict where data centers can be built, which has prompted opposition from some residents and aldermen.