Data center proposed for Yaphank in existing warehouse complex
News Clip2:04Newsday·Yaphank, Suffolk County, NY·6/20/2026
A new data center, named the Brookhaven Digital Infrastructure Facility, is proposed for Yaphank, New York. It would occupy three existing warehouses and plans to utilize an innovative closed-loop cooling system to reduce water usage. The project, backed by WF Industrial (Wildflower), represents an investment of over $1 billion and is expected to create numerous jobs.
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A center proposed for Yaphank would occupy three currently vacant warehouses, employ an innovative closed-loop cooling system to minimize water use and invest upward of $1 billion in the region, according to its owners.
The proposed Brookhaven Digital Infrastructure Facility would occupy all 549,000 square feet of recently constructed warehouse space built by owner WF Industrial, also known as Wildflower, the owners said.
The plan for the Digital Infrastructure Facility will be to house large amounts of computer processing, communications and data storage equipment. Bowden said the project would provide 50 full-time employees and more than 1,000 construction jobs.
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