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Data center project · Somerset County, New Jersey

Former Kenvue campus, Skillman (Montgomery Township)

Site zoned or marketed · A former Kenvue research and manufacturing campus whose owner argued it suits a data center before Montgomery banned them; the owner says its light industrial site plan is pending, and it has sued to overturn the ban.

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Status
Site zoned or marketed · as of July 31, 2026
Location
199 Grandview Road, Skillman · Somerset County
Status note
No data center application was found in the sources reviewed; the owner told the township the site is ideal for one and is suing over the town's ban.
Power
Not reported
No power figure; the owner's attorney told the township the site already has dual 69,000-volt transmission lines.
Land
257 acres
Developer and team
E. Kahn Development Corp.
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.

Updates, newest first

  1. July 31, 2026 E. Kahn sued in Superior Court, Somerset County (SOM-L-001072-26), to overturn the ordinance; the New Jersey Monitor reported it also seeks $300 million in damages. (Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Somerset County, July 31, 2026; New Jersey Monitor, Aug. 20, 2026)
  2. June 18, 2026 The Township Committee adopted Ordinance 26-1779 prohibiting data centers and detention centers townwide, over E. Kahn's objection that the campus is well suited to a data center. (Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Somerset County, July 31, 2026; The Montgomery News, June 19, 2026)
  3. April 15, 2026 According to its complaint, E. Kahn filed a light industrial site plan on this date, which the township deemed complete on June 9, 2026. (Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Somerset County, July 31, 2026)
  4. Dec. 2025 Kenvue sold the property to E. Kahn Development, according to the company's complaint. (Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Somerset County, July 31, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Acreage differs: 257 acres (New Jersey Monitor) versus a 300-acre tract (The Montgomery News).
  • Included because the site is in active litigation over a data center ban; no data center application was found in the sources reviewed.
  • The New Jersey Monitor spells the company "E. Khan"; the complaint and The Montgomery News use E. Kahn.
  • Statements about the site's suitability for a data center are the owner's claims in its complaint and at the township meeting, not findings.

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