Star Tribune print plant sold for North Loop data center
Legacy Investing has acquired the former Star Tribune Heritage printing facility campus in Minneapolis' North Loop and plans to convert the site into a large urban data center.[1]
The buyer intends to redevelop the multi-acre industrial site as a data center rather than traditional office, housing or mixed-use space.[1] The move places a major data project in the urban core amid widening regional fights over data-center power demand and land use.[1]
The complex formerly housed the Star Tribune's Heritage printing operations.[1] Developers have more often targeted suburban sites for data centers, making this North Loop conversion a notable shift in where heavy power and infrastructure demands land.[1] That dynamic has sparked debate among city leaders, residents and planners who will likely scrutinize how the property is powered and integrated into the neighborhood.[1]
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- Legacy Investing has acquired the former Star Tribune Heritage printing facility campus in Minneapolis’ North Loop.
- The buyer intends to redevelop the multi-acre industrial site as a large data center rather than traditional office, housing or mixed-use space.
- The property’s conversion comes amid wider regional fights over data-center power demand and land use, putting a major data project directly in the urban core rather than only in the suburbs.
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