Data center campus · Off Highway 53, Calhoun, across the highway from St. Clement's Catholic Church, Gordon County, Georgia
Masterworks Atlanta data center (Calhoun, Highway 53)
Paused by moratorium
as of June 8, 2026
A roughly 500,000 sq ft data center floated for 11 acres of a 57-acre industrially zoned tract in Calhoun, on hold under a city moratorium that now runs through 2026.
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Floor area500,000sq ft
Site57acres
Who is behind it
ProjectMasterworks Atlanta data center (Calhoun, Highway 53)
Developer and teamMasterworks Atlanta
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
The council extended the moratorium to Jan. 1, 2027. (Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 27, 2026)
The council took a proposed technology district out of its draft zoning ordinance so the topic could be studied further. (Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 27, 2026)
A city building official wrote to Masterworks that the land is zoned industrial general and that a data center would be an appropriate use. (Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 27, 2026)
Late in the month the city approved a 90-day moratorium on data centers. (Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 27, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Below the 100-acre scope floor; kept because it is contested and blocked by a moratorium.
- The Times Free Press reports the moratorium does not expressly bar the developer's regional impact study, so it is unclear whether that work has stopped.
- The developer's job and tax projections are its own and were left out of the summary.
The full record
- Status note
- City moratorium on new data center permits and zoning approvals extended to Jan. 1, 2027.
- Power note
- Power was not stated in reporting.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)