Facebook To Build Its First Arizona Data Center in Mesa

[Melanie Johnston]

Well this is big news. More good jobs coming to the Metro Phoenix area.

CoStar is reporting on a new $800 million project to be built in Mesa. Investors I know, who have purchased single-family homes in the area, are thrilled.

Here are the deets:

By Randyl Drummer
CoStar News

August 12, 2021

Facebook plans to build its first Arizona data center in an $800 million project in Mesa, Arizona, that underscores the growing popularity of the greater Phoenix area as a technology hub.

The 960,000-square-foot facility is expected to support 100 permanent jobs and up to 1,500 construction jobs to build what the technology company said will be "an important part of the global infrastructure" that brings Facebook apps, including the hugely popular Instagram and WhatsApp, to billions of people around the world.

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Facebook paid $123.2 million for roughly 360 acres to build the center at the southeast corner of South Ellsworth Street and Elliot Road east of Loop 202 in Mesa, which is 18 miles southeast of downtown Phoenix, according to CoStar and public sale documents.

The company said it considered numerous sites over several years before deciding on Mesa.

“Mesa stood out as a great location for a number of reasons," Facebook Vice President of Infrastructure Rachel Peterson said in a statement. "It has great access to infrastructure, opportunities for renewable energy development, strong talent for both construction and operations and great community partners.”

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