Mayor moves to delay vote on controversial $3B St. Louis data center

The mayor's office in St. Louis has intervened to delay a scheduled vote by the Board of Public Service on a permit for a significant $3.1 billion data center development. The project, proposed for 3728 Market Street, involves converting the old Famous-Barr warehouse into a 487,000-square-foot data center, with the adjacent Armory building planned for luxury office space for the data center user. The development has been described as controversial, prompting the mayor's office to postpone the permit vote, which was initially slated for Tuesday afternoon. City staff had reportedly recommended approval for the project, indicating a potential divergence in opinion regarding the large-scale data center's impact and necessity.