Japanese company’s East Valley data center campus moves forward

NTT Data Group Corp. has acquired 173 acres in Mesa for its $300 million data center project, allowing the massive development to move forward.

BY HELENA WEGNER/REPORTER, PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL

May 17, 2026, 6:31 AM Updated: 1:06 pm

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A massive data center project planned in Mesa is moving forward.

Mesa Planning Commission members cast their votes on May 13 in a quiet and nearly empty chamber, ending a 10-minute meeting with a unanimous vote that recommended approval of the 2.2 million-square-foot data center project.

The Wednesday meeting stood in contrast to a raucous four-hour meeting Chandler City Council experienced last December when a group of red-clad attendees formed a striking opposition to a data center project known as Price Road Innovation Campus. It’s one of many data center projects in the Valley facing increasing scrutiny.

The 173 acres of land at 10126 E. Pecos Road were acquired by Tokyo-based NTT Data Group Corp. in March 2025 for $300 million. The company has plans to construct a seven-building data center campus with a private power substation as well as a new Salt River Project substation.

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