Lehigh County · South Whitehall Township · #2026-01-atlas-data-center-campus-on-north-cedar
Atlas data center campus on North Cedar Crest Blvd
2493 North Cedar Crest Boulevard, south of Orefield Road between Mauch Chunk Road and North Cedar Crest Boulevard, South Whitehall Township, PA · 5,038,100 sq ft non-residential, data center · 410.0 acres
About this project
A proposed campus of six data center buildings totaling about 5.04 million square feet, with a new substation and a new township road. It would sit on a vacant, roughly 410-acre site of farmland next to Parkland High School, with heavy industry to the south and homes to the north.
County recommendation: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Karst geology and sinkhole risk; geotechnical study needed, Water supply and cooling method; septic disposal design, Generator noise (55 dB limit) and Tier 4 emissions, Traffic, bridge condition and construction truck routing, Electric grid demand coordinated with PPL; oversized parking
- Applicant
- CDE Acquisitions LLC
- Engineer / designer
- Kimley-Horn
- Plan type
- Land use of regional significance (LVPC review)
- Land use
- data-center
- Zoning
- Industrial (I) base district with Planned Innovation, Research and Technology (PIRT) overlay
Filing history
- 2026-01-20 · #2026-01-atlas-data-center-campus-on-north-cedar · Land use of regional significance (LVPC review) · 5,038,100 sq ft
Map pin is approximate.
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $3.5B
- ~25,190 roofing squares (assumes 2 stories)
- ~12,595 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)