Investors to pitch building data center near Armory in Midtown
News Clip2:11FOX 2 St. Louis·St. Louis, St. Louis City County, MO·3/19/2026
Investors are proposing to build a $3.1 billion, 525,000 square foot data center in Midtown St. Louis, Missouri. The project, led by Contour and local investor Rod Thomas, seeks a conditional use permit for the site of the old Famous-Barr warehouse.
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Developers on this project want to build a $3.1 billion data center, just west of the historic Armory venue in Midtown. Local investor Rod Thomas and Las Vegas real-estate firm Contour are seeking a conditional use permit to build the 525,000 square foot facility at the old Famous-Barr warehouse, located at Market Street and Vandeventer Avenue.
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