Project Steel (Yorkville)

AI data center in Yorkville, IL, United States — 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 ~6.8M sq ft plus four substations, built in three phases over 20 years with a summer 2027 construction start and a $40M up-front payment to the city.

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