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Data center campus · Athena Drive, northeast Athens (east of the Loop), Clarke County, Georgia

Athena Studios data center conversion

Proposed as of Dec. 10, 2025

The owner of Athena Studios proposed turning the Athens film studio and surrounding land into a roughly 1.3 million sq ft data center that county staff say needs industrial rezoning.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Floor area1,300,000sq ft

Who is behind it

ProjectAthena Studios data center conversion
Developer and teamReynolds Capital
W&A Engineering
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. The commission extended the moratorium to June 5, 2026. (The Red & Black, March 4, 2026)

  2. The studio said it would keep filming while preparing to move toward a data center if necessary. (WSB-TV, Dec. 17, 2025)

  3. The AJC reported the proposal would convert soundstages and add new buildings, about 1.3 million sq ft in all. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dec. 15, 2025)

  4. Plans were reviewed by county planners; the same night, Athens-Clarke commissioners unanimously passed a data center moratorium and the manager said the site would need industrial zoning. (WUGA, Dec. 3, 2025; Flagpole, Dec. 10, 2025)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Neither power nor acreage has been published, so the 50 MW / 100 acre scope test cannot be confirmed; kept because of the 1.3 million sq ft size. Editor may drop.
  • WSB-TV gave 185,000 sq ft (the existing studio space); AJC and Flagpole give about 1.3 million sq ft for the full plan.
  • No 2026 filing or rezoning application for the site was found.
  • What happened after the moratorium expired on June 5, 2026 was not checked (search limit reached during verification).

The full record

Status note
Plans were reviewed Dec. 2, 2025, but the county manager said the E-I zoning does not allow a data center; Athens then adopted a moratorium.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.