Compass Datacenters ORD I (former Sears headquarters)
Five hyperscale buildings on the former Sears headquarters campus; a village board committee approved site grading in 2024 and construction is under way. Also known as: Compass ORD I.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
Precast walls were rising on the first two buildings; each of the five buildings will exceed 250,000 square feet and no tenant had been named. (Daily Herald, Dec. 8, 2025)
The village newsletter welcomed Compass to the 197-acre site it bought in September 2023. (Village of Hoffman Estates, Sept. 2024)
A village board committee unanimously approved mass grading and tree removal for Compass Datacenters ORD I at 3333 Beverly Road (draft minutes). (Village of Hoffman Estates, July 15, 2024)
ComEd and Compass held a kickoff for five data center buildings on nearly 200 acres, with an on-site substation planned to be energized in mid-2026. (Business Wire (ComEd and Compass Datacenters release), June 13, 2024)
Conflicts and open questions
- Acreage differs by source: 197 acres (village newsletter), nearly 200 (press release), 273 (Daily Herald, Dec. 2025).
- Coordinates approximate, based on the former Sears headquarters address.
The full record
- Status note
- Walls were going up on the first two of five buildings, with substation foundations and utility extensions under way.
- Power note
- No MW figure found in any opened record or report.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)