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Gateway Digital Campus

This record consolidates 11 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

proposed_or_reviewproject status
CORROBORATEDbest evidence tier
11linked evidence rows
Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerProvident Data Centers
JurisdictionVilla Ridge, MO
AddressRobertsville Road, along Interstate 44 (8,000 ft of I-44 frontage; 1,200 ft of Old Highway 66 frontage)
Location precisionparcel or bounded site
CoordinatesNot published; no coordinate inferred
CapacityNot established
AliasesGateway Digital Campus · Diamond Farms · Provident Gateway Digital Campus
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile0 rows
Intent / permits0 rows
Civic / infrastructure2 rows
SOURCE RECORD

Gateway Digital Campus: source record

planned

13 two-story buildings for high-density AI and cloud workloads. Acreage conflict: 575 acres (baxtel, DCD, missouridatacenters.org) vs 'more than 600 acres' (The Missouri Times) vs 613 acres. Vote-count conflict: reported as 8-1 and as 5-4; DCD states only a one-vote margin. MW capacity not disclosed by any fetched source. Datacentermap lists individual Gateway Digital Campus buildings (7, 11, 12, 13) as separate records; they are treated here as phases of one campus per rule 5. Multi-billion-dollar investment stated without a figure.

Key data: Ameren Missouri | MISO (Ameren Missouri / AMMO)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

Open source 1

OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

Gateway Digital Campus: ownership and profile

planned

Developer: Provident Data Centers (a division of Provident Realty Advisors, Dallas, Texas) | County: Franklin | Research region: St. Louis west / Franklin County

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

Open source 1

POWER AND GRID

Gateway Digital Campus: power and grid

planned

Key data: Utility: Ameren Missouri | Grid area: MISO (Ameren Missouri / AMMO)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

Open source 1

WATER AND COOLING

Gateway Digital Campus: water and cooling

planned

Key data: Cooling: Closed-loop cooling intended to eliminate daily water draws

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

Open source 1

PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

Gateway Digital Campus: permits and jurisdiction

planned

Key data: Jurisdictions: Franklin County | Missouri | Tax incentives: Projected $50 million per year in local tax revenue; no abatement documented

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

Open source 1

CIVIC AND COMMUNITY

Gateway Digital Campus: civic and community

planned

More than 170 individuals gave input at the county hearings

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

Open source 1

planned

Opposition Facebook group 'No AI Data Centers in Franklin County' had more than 3,000 members

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

Open source 1

ENVIRONMENT AND SITE

Gateway Digital Campus: environment and site

planned

Adjacent to the 2,400-acre Shaw Nature Reserve operated by the Missouri Botanical Garden

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

Open source 1

planned

More than 50% of the site to remain undisturbed green space with a 1,000-foot buffer zone

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

Open source 1

TIMELINE

Gateway Digital Campus: timeline

planned

Franklin County Planning & Zoning recommended approval of the Diamond Farms rezoning, by a one-vote margin; county commission approval still required

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-04-21

Open source 1

planned

Planned year per developer listing; phased over 10 to 15 years

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2028

Open source 1

Sources

Evidence and provenance

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