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Microsoft Gaines Township data center campus

Proposed · Microsoft's planned campus south of Grand Rapids on land it owns, with a pending request to rezone about 104 additional acres that drew hundreds to a hearing.

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Status
Proposed · as of April 15, 2026
Location
Patterson Avenue SE and 76th Street SE, Gaines Township, near Caledonia · Kent County
Status note
Planning Commission tabled Microsoft's request to rezone about 104 more acres; Microsoft already owns about 320 acres zoned for the use.
Power
Not reported
Power not stated in sources reviewed.
Land
424 acres
Developer and team
Microsoft
End user
Microsoft
Water
Microsoft pledged not to draw local groundwater, including for cooling (conditional rezoning draft)
Incentives
Microsoft said it would not seek local property tax abatements
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.

Updates, newest first

  1. April 15, 2026 After hours of public comment at South Christian High School, the Planning Commission tabled the rezoning with no set date for a decision. (WWMT News Channel 3, April 16, 2026; FOX 17, April 15, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Acreage is about 320 acres owned plus about 104 acres requested; FOX 17 described the request as more than 400 acres.

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