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Data center campus · DeKalb; Peace and Gurler roads, ChicagoWest Business Center, DeKalb County, Illinois

Meta DeKalb Data Center

Operating as of Nov. 29, 2023

Meta's DeKalb campus, announced in 2020 and expanded with three more buildings in 2022, began operating in late 2023 on about 500 acres on the city's south side. Also known as: Facebook DeKalb.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Floor area2.4e+06sq ft
Site505acres

Who is behind it

ProjectMeta DeKalb Data CenterAlso: Facebook DeKalb
Developer and teamMeta Platforms
End userMeta

The record, newest first

  1. Reporting during the Project Vector debate put Meta's property tax payments to DeKalb taxing bodies since 2022 at more than $46.3 million. (Shaw Local (Daily Chronicle), Dec. 8, 2025)

  2. The DeKalb data center was reported operational. (FOX 32 Chicago, Nov. 29, 2023)

  3. Meta announced three more buildings, bringing the campus to nearly 2.4 million sq ft and more than $1 billion. (DatacenterDynamics, April 27, 2022)

  4. Facebook's roughly 900,000 sq ft, $800 million data center on a 500-acre site at Peace and Gurler roads was reported, with a 20-year 55% property tax break. (WSPY News (WLBK), June 30, 2020)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The Karis Acquisitions site at the northeast corner of Peace and Gurler roads is recorded as a separate project (karis-dekalb); no source ties it to Meta.
  • Campus acreage given as 500 (2020) and 505 acres (2022).
  • Coordinates approximate, from the Peace / Gurler roads location.

The full record

Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.