Construction Underway on 4 New Microsoft Data Centers
West Des Moines continues to expand the Microsoft Inc campuses on the south side of town. The data center investment by Microsoft has resulted in nearly $200 million in public improvements through tax increment financing where the data centers are located. This has opened up more than 4,500 acres of land for additional development in West Des Moines.
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Sixteen building permits were issued for new commercial projects in the Des Moines area in June, including four for data centers at two of the Microsoft Inc. campuses in West Des Moines.
- Two permits were issued for the construction of data centers at the Ginger West campus, 11100 Booneville Road. Turner Construction Co. is overseeing the construction of the two Ginger West data centers.
- Two permits were issued for the construction of data centers at the Ginger East campus, 1475 S.E. Maffitt Lake Road. Weitz Co. is overseeing the construction of the centers in Ginger East.
The centers are each 244,676 square feet, records show. Each of the projects in Ginger West is valued at $374.5 million; the Ginger East data center projects are each valued at $384 million.
Since Jan. 1, the valuation of all building permits issued by West Des Moines totals more than $1.65 billion, the highest calendar year valuation ever for the city, according to city building officials. More than $1.5 billion of the valuation is for Microsoft projects.
Source: The Des Moines Business Record, July 17, 2024.