Developer formally abandons 20MW North Loop Star Tribune data center deal
Legacy Investing has formally abandoned plans to buy the Star Tribune's North Loop printing facility in Minneapolis and to build a 20-megawatt data center with mixed uses.[1]
The Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal reported that Legacy will not proceed with the purchase and described the project as a 20-megawatt data center paired with other mixed uses at the former Heritage printing plant.[1] Local television reported the developer had already scrapped the plans in earlier coverage.[2]
The site is the Star Tribune's North Loop printing facility, the former Heritage plant, which had been under contract for a sale tied to redevelopment plans.[1]
Early TV reports named only a developer.[2] The Business Journal confirmed Legacy Investing as the buyer and said the purchase is off, changing prior expectations about redevelopment.[1]
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📌 Key Facts
- The Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal reported Friday, September 11, 2026, that the buyer was identified as Legacy Investing in its coverage of the deal (Legacy Investing).
- The project was described as a 20‑megawatt data center paired with other mixed uses at the former Heritage printing plant (20‑megawatt data center).
- The site at issue is the Star Tribune's North Loop printing facility (the former Heritage plant) in Minneapolis (Star Tribune's North Loop printing facility).
- The report confirms that Legacy Investing is no longer proceeding with the purchase of the property, not merely pausing or revising the data center concept (Legacy Investing).
- All of the above details were published in the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal story titled “Data center developer drops plan to buy Star Tribune's North Loop printing facility” on Friday, September 11, 2026 (Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal).
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- Identifies buyer as Legacy Investing in a business context (previous coverage relied on TV news; this confirms for the business press audience).
- Specifies the project scope as a 20‑megawatt data center paired with other mixed uses at the former Heritage printing plant.
- Confirms that Legacy is no longer proceeding with the purchase of the property, not just pausing or revising the data center concept.