Data center campus · Between East 49th and East 55th streets, Slavic Village, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Lakeland Equity Group Slavic Village data center
Denied
as of May 14, 2026
Cleveland turned down a permit for a $1.6 billion, 35-acre hyperscale proposal in Slavic Village, then adopted a citywide pause on standalone data centers.
Power150MW reported · stated
Floor area300,000sq ft
Site35acres
Who is behind it
ProjectLakeland Equity Group Slavic Village data center
Developer and teamLakeland Equity Group
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
The city announced that council had approved a three-month pause on new standalone data centers, running through Oct. 20, 2026. (City of Cleveland, July 15, 2026)
Mayor Justin Bibb's office said the city rejected the permit; the application failed zoning review. (Signal Cleveland, May 14, 2026; Data Center Dynamics, undated)
Lakeland Equity Group filed a permit application for a roughly 300,000-square-foot data center. (Signal Cleveland, May 14, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Coordinates approximate: Slavic Village near E. 55th St. DCD gives 3560 E. 55th St. as the current trucking-company site; Signal Cleveland gives only the street range.
The full record
- Status note
- City rejected the permit application in zoning review; developer said it was weighing options.
- Power note
- 150 MW across three buildings per Data Center Dynamics' account of the developer's plan.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)