Project Steel (Yorkville)
AI data center in Yorkville, IL, United States: permitted.
- Location: Yorkville, IL, United States
- Developer: Prologis
- Status: permitted
Project Steel (Yorkville) is a AI data center project located in Yorkville, IL, United States, currently permitted. It is being built by Prologis. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across IL, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Shaw Local's May 30, 2026 statewide roundup lists Prologis's 540-acre Project Steel in Yorkville as approved. Its March 23, 2026 report described 16 two-story data center buildings totaling about 6.8M sq ft plus four substations. They'd be built in three phases over 20 years, with construction starting in summer 2027 and a $40M up-front payment to the city.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Project Steel (Yorkville)?
- Project Steel (Yorkville) is an AI data center project in Yorkville, Illinois tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is permitted.
- Where is Project Steel (Yorkville)?
- Project Steel (Yorkville) is in Yorkville, Illinois. Every tracked Illinois campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/illinois.
- Who is building Project Steel (Yorkville)?
- Prologis is developing Project Steel (Yorkville).
Sources
- 'You sold us out': Illinois data center boom ignites local backlash (shawlocal.com · press · 2026-05-30)
- City of Yorkville (yorkville.il.us · public record · 2026-09-21)
- Yorkville Herald (yorkvilleherald.com · press · 2026-09-12)