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Data center campus · Elk Grove Village (1550-1650 E. Higgins Rd.; Midway Court), Cook County, Illinois

Prime Data Centers Chicago Campus ORD01

Operating as of Oct. 2026

Three-building hyperscale campus on Higgins Road whose first building is operating and whose other two are under development. Also known as: ORD01-01, ORD01-02, ORD01-03.

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Power180MW reported · stated
Floor area958,000sq ft
Site29.75acres

Who is behind it

ProjectPrime Data Centers Chicago Campus ORD01Also: ORD01-01, ORD01-02, ORD01-03
Developer and teamPrime Data Centers
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. The operator's Chicago page listed ORD01-01 as operational and leased and ORD01-02 and ORD01-03 as in development and leased; ComEd is named as the utility. (Prime Data Centers, Oct. 22, 2026; Prime Data Centers, Oct. 1, 2025)

  2. The first building, ORD01-01, topped out. (DatacenterDynamics, June 11, 2024)

  3. Prime broke ground on the campus at 1600 E. Higgins Rd., describing 175 MW across three buildings. (DatacenterDynamics, Nov. 18, 2022)

  4. Reporting described the village buying a nearly 5-acre concrete-recycling site on Midway Court for $16.5 million, the last major parcel for the campus, and planning a short-lived TIF district to help pay for cleanup. (Daily Herald, May 27, 2022)

  5. The Elk Grove Village board approved a redevelopment agreement with Prime for a 150 MW, three-building campus valued at $1 billion. (Village of Elk Grove Village, Sept. 14, 2021)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Square footage given as both 958,000 and 985,000 on the operator's page.
  • Coordinates approximate, from the Higgins Road addresses.
  • The operator's ORD01-02 tech sheet (undated; uploaded October 2025) shows that building as available, while the Chicago page shows it as leased.
  • DatacenterDynamics (June 2024) reported a 180 MW campus on about 30 acres.

The full record

Status note
The operator lists ORD01-01 as operational and leased, with ORD01-02 and ORD01-03 in development and leased.
Power note
Building figures on the operator's page sum to 180 MW of critical load (72, 54, 54); the same page also states a 270 MW campus total, and 2021-2022 records and reporting gave 150 to 175 MW. Range 150-270 MW depending on source.
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.