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DeKalb planning panel backs 560‑acre "Project Vector" data‑center annexation, forwards recommendation to council
Summary
The DeKalb Planning & Zoning Commission voted Dec. 1 to recommend annexation, rezoning to PDI and approval of development plans for Project Vector, a multi‑phase data‑center campus proposed across about 560 acres that would build four data‑center buildings and two electrical substations; commissioners included an added conservation‑area condition and requested follow‑up on technical questions.
Jerry Krasinski, representing Chicago West Business Center, asked the DeKalb Planning & Zoning Commission on Dec. 1 to approve annexation, rezoning to PDI and a final plat for roughly 560 acres the applicant calls Project Vector, a multi‑phase data center campus with four buildings and two electrical substations.
Krasinski said the proposal follows DeKalb’s 2005 and 2022 comprehensive plans and the site’s inclusion in an expanded enterprise zone. He told commissioners the total campus would be “just under 3,000,000 square feet” across the 560‑acre site, built in four phases over an estimated six to eight years. The application packet and staff report listed approximate building sizes (staff cited about 980,000 sq ft for Building 1, 550,000 sq ft for Building 2, and ~490,000 sq ft for Building 4) and noted Building 1 could be completed as early as the fourth quarter of 2027; Building 4 was estimated around 2032.
The applicant and operator (Endeavor/Edge) described technical and environmental measures they say distinguish Project Vector from other…
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