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Council approves Flexential special use permit to expand data center in Northwoods Office Park
Summary
Peachtree Corners approved a second-reading special use permit allowing Flexential to retrofit and expand a data center at 2755 and 2775 Northwoods Parkway, with staff conditions on use limits, permitting, and opaque screening for exterior equipment.
The Peachtree Corners City Council approved a special use permit (SUP 2025002) allowing Flexential to expand data center operations into an adjacent building at 2755 and 2775 Northwoods Parkway, the council voted at its regular meeting.
City staff, represented by Community Development Director Adams, presented the SUP as a second‑reading request and recommended approval with conditions that limit the use on the two parcels to a data processing facility, require building permits for any site modifications, and require opaque screening for equipment visible from Northwoods Parkway. Adams told the council planning commission had recommended approval and that a resident at planning commission had raised questions about power, water usage and design.
Matt Baumann, vice president of real estate for Flexential, said the company has operated in Peachtree Corners for nearly 20 years and intends to purchase and retrofit the neighboring building rather than erect a new structure. He said the interior retrofit would create about 30,000 square feet of data center floor area and that Georgia Power has confirmed the site can access roughly 6 megawatts of utility power (the company currently operates about 1.8 MW at the existing building). Baumann also said their planned design uses air-cooled equipment with a closed-loop system, so the project would not require ongoing additional water usage for cooling beyond typical landscaping and restroom uses.
Council members asked the applicant about local job impacts, branding (mailing address listed as Norcross on company materials) and how the project compares to larger data-center proposals in Georgia with substantially higher power and water demands. Baumann estimated the fully built-out expansion would add about five net new jobs at the site and said larger projects in other parts of the state measure power in hundreds or thousands of megawatts and often use wet cooling systems that require much more water.
No members of the public spoke either in favor or in opposition during the public hearing. After discussion, a motion to approve the SUP was moved, seconded and adopted by the council by voice vote.
The approval is subject to the staff conditions presented during the hearing; final screening materials, any site changes and building permits will be reviewed by city staff before implementation.
