Possibly coming to a St. Louis near you. Remember the Armory #datacenterSTL has basically no setbacks. "They found surface temperatures increased by an average of 3.6 F after a data center started operations. In extreme cases, nearby temperatures reached up to 16.4 F." www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/c...
Today's Conditional Use Hearing will be posted on the City of St. Louis Youtube channel.
The video should appear in the playlist "Building Division Hearings"
Bookmark this:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Note that some of the hearings were uploaded weeks later.
#DataCenterSTL #3728Market
I can confirm the F-bomb count from today’s #datacenterSTL
We’re at 3 hours 10 minutes into the hearing.
DC opponents are rocking the zoom room with their testimony.
9:11 a.m. Zoom is still at capacity.
Hearing officer is asking developer to answer the Qs in Exec. Order 92 for #DataCenterSTL
www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/d...
The City didn't post the developer's permit app. until 2 p.m. on 3/17. It's on the BOA portal, NOT the Building Div. or PDA website.
*I posted the wrong link earlier to the #DataCenterSTL hearing.
Correct notice:
www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/d...
Note directions on Zoom & phone testimony.
(The IDs & passcodes differ)
9:00 a.m. Hearing Officer Evan Winkler states that city is working to expand the Zoom capacity.
He notes that people can submit written comment before the end of the hearing to:
zoning@stllouis-mo.gov
IMO the #DataCenterSTL hearing should be continued to another date.
URGENT UPDATE at 8:57 a.m. on the Conditional Use Hearing for #DataCenterSTL
Zoom capacity has been reached!
If you haven't already joined via Zoom, the only way to access the hearing & testify is by phone:
➡️ Dial 253-215-8782 & enter:
Meeting ID: 961 610 0275
Passcode: 892471
#TransparencyFail
Lead-off hitter for developer is Steadfast City's
Cecilia Dvorak.
She describes #DataCenterSTL project at #3728Market
Speaks of public feedback received at the October 2025 town halls as if it was for the Market St. project. ❌
The town halls were for the original D.C. design at #500Prospect.
FYI: The #datacenterSTL
site at 3728-3852 Marlet is not within the #SLU353 boundaries.
A heartfelt tip of the hat to MCM for hosting my follow-up about potential hazardous heat pollution from the proposed Armory data center. Now with 3D simulations and plotted data! #datacenterstl moundcitymessenger.com/2026/03/19/w...
Essential reading 👇
“This form of heat pollution is quite new to urban planning, largely due to the novelty of these facilities, and, although the extent of genuinely hazardous heat pollution is uncertain, this #datacenterSTL will definitely elevate the air conditioning costs of its neighbors”
Left side. GreenStreet CEO, pictured in a screengrab from a Zoom meeting of the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority (PIEA) of the City of St. Louis. Right side: screengrab image from the City of St. Louis website, showing the property tax status for 3728 Market St. (Goodwill warehouse facility). Tax data provided by the Collector of Revenue. Link to property tax information for 3728 Market St: https://property.stlouis-mo.gov/parcel/view/39299015000/2025 As of 3.17.26, the total amount owed for 3728 Market St. is $2,783,078.
"Zoning only" permit application for construction of a data center at 3728 Market St. The application was filed on 1.16.28 and is signed by Phil Hulse, CEO of Greenstreet. The property owner, GS 3728 Market Street Investors LLC, is an affiliate of Greenstreet. Link to permit application and accompanying materials: https://stlouis.govocal.com/en/projects/data-centers See section 8. The document was posted on the "Speak Up St. Louis", the Board of Aldermen's Public Engagement Portal" on 3.17.26. There is no information on the permit application or data center project posted on the Building Division/Zoning Section webpage of the City of St. Louis website.
Agenda for 3.19.26 Conditional Use Hearing. Link to agenda, which has Zoom & telephone information for the public to access the meeting: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/public-safety/building/zoning/documents/upload/cu-3-19-26-r1.pdf The data center permit applications for 3728 and 3854 Market St. (aka 3852 Market St.) is the second agenda item
Calling @caraspencer.bsky.social !!
Why is the city processing the permit application for the Armory/Goodwill #datacenterSTL when owner Greenstreet owes over $2.8M in taxes on the #3728Market & #3852Market properties?
Url to property tax data for 3728 in ALT no. 1
cc @saintlouispres.bsky.social
#DeadbeatDeveloper alert‼️
With the 3/19 Conditional Use Hearing for the Armory #datacenterSTL looming, GreenStreet still hasn’t paid the delinquent real estate taxes for #3728Market
Meanwhile GS’s CEO Hulse is collecting & spending public money as a board member for 6 taxing districts.
#SoSTL
My #SunshineWeek 📞 call to the St. Louis Collector of Revenue’s office:
“What is the total real estate tax owed on Greenstreet’s #3728Market ?”
Answer: “A LOT! What you see on the website is correct”
It’s bonkers that the city is processing the #datacenterSTL permit application for 3728 & 3852
💯this 👇
“Ignore promises of money from those who owe taxes”
The application for the “zoning only” permit to construct a #DataCenterSTL at #3728Market was signed by Phil Hulse.
An LLC operated by Hulse owes over $2.7M in real estate taxes for the property.
See ALT in image 1 for 3/19 hearing agenda
Requests for #DataCenterSTL records from the City of St. Louis have resulted in different records being supplied to individuals whose requests sought essentially the same informartion.
“Zoning only” permit application signed by property owner Phil Hulse. Submitted to the City of St. Louis Building Division on 1/13/26.
Greenstreet CEO Phil Hulse. Screengrab from a 2024 PIEA board meeting on Zoom.
Screengrab from St. Louis Assessor’s property information webpage for 3728 Market St. Goodwill/Famous Barr warehouse. Real estate taxes owed for 2022 through 2025 exceed $2.78 Million, as of 3/11/26. Data via St. Louis Collector of Revenue.
Screengrab from St. Louis Assessor’s property information webpage for 3852 Market St. Vacant parcel adjacent to Goodwill warehouse. Real estate taxes owed for 2023 through 2025 exceed $69,000, as of 3/11/26. Data via St. Louis Collector of Revenue.
Q to #DataCenterSTL developer at town hall: Do you own the former Macy’s site today❓
A: The site is part of the project footprint for the proposed redevelopment, & details on site control & transaction timing will be addressed as the project proceeds through the City’s process.❌
Correct A: NO❗️
Congratulations!
Do you want to try extracting the records that the City of St.Louis Zoning Section is withholding from me regarding the #DataCenterSTL ?
MCE's list needs to include heat management, for example heat capture for onsite power generation or district energy. Hyperscale data centers otherwise output up to a kilowatt per square meter, contributing to heat islands and even hazardous air conditions during heat waves. #datacenterSTL
The "Dirty Data Center Score Card", which is posted on the MO Coalition for the Environment webpage about data centers. https://moenvironment.org/our-work/emerging-issues/data-centers/
Screengrab from MCE webpage. "Emerging Issues: Data Centers" https://moenvironment.org/our-work/emerging-issues/
Complete the "Dirty Data Center Score Card", which is posted on the MO Coalition for the Environment's webpage on data centers. See🔗 in ALT 1.
MCE also has info to help you prepare testimony for the March 19 Conditional Use Hearing for the proposed Armory/Goodwill #DataCenterSTL at #3728Market
“I would guess a lot of state legislators don't even realize how much money could be going out the door with a program like this. This isn't something that shows up in the budget, it's just money that no one really knows that much about except for the businesses that are benefitting." #datacenterSTL
Speculative & exploitative nature of #datacenterSTL projects like the Armory:
- Assets are 70% GPUs with 3 year lifespans, can't get bank loans
- 5 yr wait for grid interconnect is why they want Armory site so badly
- Up to 50% of DC capacity built may never be used
- <1% actual user demand is tiny
ICYMI: Developers of the proposed #DataCenterSTL at #3728Market will make their case at the City of St. Louis
Conditional Use Hearing on March 19 at 8:30 a.m.
Zoom & phone.
1.16.26 permit application signed by #DeadbeatDeveloper Greenstreet.
GS owe $2.7 M+ for 4 years property taxes for 3728.
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This #datacenterSTL proposal calls for building a 120 MW facility in the middle of an existing urban heat Island, and all of its power consumed will become heat. They can't prevent hazardous levels of heat (during a heat wave) from crossing property lines. Hearing 3/19.
Starting momentarily (11am):
St. Louis BOA #HUDZ Committee.
Two public hearings:
#BOAbb161 Re-appropriation of #ARPAstl funds to water infrastructure.
#BOARes239 Adoption of rules/regs for the Board of Adjustment. Wonky but important! ( eg: #DataCenterSTL )
www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
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Hey STL area governments,
Let’s Do This Thing!
#MoratoriumNow
#DataCenterSTL
None of the developer-driven intermediate protocol, as was authorized by Exec. Order 92 in the City of St. Louis.
Article by @goodjobsfirst.org
The city's deliberations on the proposed #datacenterSTL in the Armory district cannot be trusted.
Similar #SunshineSTL requests for zoning records yielded very different results. #3728Market
I was charged a fee & received a 7 page PDF.
@smb-grove.bsky.social received a 33 page PDF at no charge.
Essential reading on #DataCenterSTL by @westbywest.bsky.social
"While these facilities consume enormous amounts of energy to output often half-baked mimicry of thought and expression, in physical terms, their output is almost exclusively heat.. This is the reality of generative AI data centers"
Video of 2/19 mayoral presser on St. Louis water infrastructure.
The Q & A with reporters, included in live-stream, has been cut from the video. So we don't hear Spencer's comments about #DataCenterSTL or her answer about potential privatization of water dept & airport.
youtu.be/-4g5J_QK7kc?...
