Data center profile · Southern Boulevard (SR 80) at the L-8 Canal, Loxahatchee, unincorporated Palm Beach County, Florida

Project Tango

PBA Holdings' 600 MW (developer's IT capacity) data center on 203 acres in Loxahatchee, rejected by Palm Beach County in July 2026, now in court.

Denied, developer suing. Palm Beach County denied the expansion on July 15, 2026, without prejudice, then adopted a one-year moratorium on data centers of 50 MW or more. The developer sued on Oct. 9, 2026; no tenant or power agreement shown.
The campus, Aerial photo, Jan. 29, 2024
600 MW
IT capacity the applicant's own studies cite
developer's figure; the county application lists square footage, not MW
5 to 1
county commission vote to deny, July 15, 2026
mayor recused; zoning commission had recommended denial 6 to 0
1.03M sq ft
data center space in the revised plan
cut from 1.79M sq ft in the Oct. 2025 application
Sept. 24, 2027
latest end of the county's moratorium
on data centers of 50 MW or more
OperatorPBA Holdings, Inc. (applicant and landowner)
CustomerNone named; the developer cited an unnamed end user and would not identify it
Planned IT capacity600 MW at full build-out (company IT figure)
Next deadlineSept. 24, 2027: County moratorium on large data center zoning applications ends at the latest (sooner if permanent rules take effect)
From orbit

The site from above

Satellite overview1
Aerial photo, Jan. 29, 2024. Pin: Project Tango parcels, graded commerce-center pad, materials laydown, batch plant and entrance buildings; FPL plant at the west edge.
From orbit

Project Tango parcels

Clear view of the site, Jan. 29, 2024.

Project Tango parcels
Aerial photo, Jan. 29, 2024
From orbit

The latest view

Latest clear view, Sept. 26, 2026. It comes from a lower-resolution satellite (10 m pixels), so buildings show as blocks of color, not detail.

The latest view
Lower-resolution satellite image, Sept. 26, 2026
Permits

Permits checklist

1 denied · 1 withdrawn · 1 recommended denial · 1 lapsed · 1 checked, nothing on file

Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what the record shows.

Risks

Why it stopped, what could revive it

Lawsuits

2 cases on record

Power

Power and the grid

None energized or contracted yet

Florida Power & Light grid serviceClaimed, not shown
600 MW
applicant claims a binding FPL power agreement; none was produced and FPL has not confirmed it; the 600 MW is the applicant's IT figure Local government · Oct. 2026
Proposed
Backup generators (emergency use, not a power supply)

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. April 27, 2026
    Developer claims a power agreement
    The applicant's statement says it holds a binding FPL service agreement with strict substation deadlines; no copy is in the record. Local government · July 2026
  2. As of Oct. 2026
    No utility filing found
    No FPL or Florida Public Service Commission filing for the campus was found. Local government · Oct. 2026

What is next door

campus0.39 km · gas pipeline0.65 km · 345 kV+ substation0.69 km · 345 kV+ linecampus0.39 km · gas pipeline0.65 km · 345 kV+ substation0.69 km · 345 kV+ line

Distances from mapped lines and plants. OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026

Money

Money on record

$36M
price paid to PBA for 60 acres in the center of the site in 2023
by WPB Logistics, now PBA's adversary (press) News report · June 2026
6 GW
data center load in FPL's plan through 2032, a bank's estimate
read on Wall Street as showing local permitting is the limit (press) News report · July 2026

Not on record: investment: not disclosed, no capital figure exists in county filings, a $2.6B figure online belongs to another project News report · Oct. 2026

Land assembly

1 recorded land document for the campus company in county records (March 2023); 1 lists a price. 1 sale or conveyance by the campus company or to public bodies is not listed. Parcel counts come from the deed; acreage is not recorded.

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. April 28, 2016
    Permits County first approves the Central Park Commerce Center, a warehouse park, and changes the land use Local government · July 2026
  2. March 7, 2023
    Money Land purchase recorded at $36M: PBA Holdings Inc and Palm Beach Aggregates Inc to WPB Logistics Owner LLC County deed records · March 2023
  3. Jan. 30, 2025
    Permits County rezones 64 more acres into the park and approves 2.02M sq ft, including 752,000 sq ft of data center concurrency Local government · July 2026
  4. Oct. 2025
    Site Project Tango application adds 1.67M sq ft, mostly data centers, for a total of 3.69M sq ft Local government · Oct. 2025
  5. Dec. 4, 2025
    Permits Zoning commission recommends approval of the plan Local government · Dec. 2025
  6. Dec. 10, 2025
    Permits County commission postpones the hearing to April and sets noise limits Local government · Dec. 2025
  7. April 28, 2026
    Site Applicant distances itself from the neighboring owner's own plan to convert its warehouses to data centers Company · April 2026
  8. July 2, 2026
    Permits Zoning commission reverses itself and recommends denial, 6 to 0 News report · July 2026
  9. July 15, 2026
    Permits County commission denies the expansion 5 to 1 without prejudice after a 12-hour hearing Local government · July 2026
  10. Aug. 6, 2026
    Site PBA sues its own site partner and its lawyers for working against the approval News report · Aug. 2026
  11. Sept. 24, 2026
    Permits County adopts a one-year moratorium on data centers of 50 MW or more News report · Sept. 2026
  12. Oct. 9, 2026
    Site PBA sues the county, alleging the mayor and a commissioner's staff prejudged the project, and seeks a magistrate hearing News report · Oct. 2026
  13. Sept. 24, 2027
    Permits Moratorium ends at the latest Local government · Aug. 2026
Construction activity

Satellite captures by quarter

Since Jan. 2024: 2 satellite captures.

Satellite
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Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 1. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

202.67 acres
Central Park Commerce Center, on the north side of Southern Boulevard
Local government · July 2026
1,032,000 sq ft of data center
in a 3.59M sq ft revised plan with warehouses (Apr. 2026)
Local government · April 2026
100,000 gallons a day
cap in staff's proposed conditions; the applicant said about 5,000 for the data center
Local government · July 2026
752,000 sq ft
data center space the county approved earlier on paper, in three buildings
Local government · Oct. 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Developer and owners
  • PBA Holdings, Inc. (Enrique Tomeu): applicant and landowner
  • WPB Logistics Owner, LLC and TPA Group: owners of about 60 central acres, opposed
  • Central Park Commerce Center Master Association
Decision-makers
  • Palm Beach County Commission: denied 5 to 1; Commissioner Flores moved the denial, Mayor Baxter recused
  • Palm Beach County Zoning Commission
Advisers
  • Carlton Fields and WGI: land-use agents
  • Jacobs: sound study
  • Gunster: counsel
Power
  • Florida Power & Light: utility and neighbor via West County Energy Center
Opponents
  • Western Palm Beach Community Alliance (Earthjustice)
  • Westlake, Loxahatchee Groves and nearby homeowner groups
  • Palm Beach County School Board: concern letter
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

167 records from 28 documents

Drawn from news reports, local government records, public and commercial datasets, company statements, state agency records, court filings, securities filings and satellite captures, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 12Local government 9Dataset 5Company 2State agency 1Court filing 1SEC filing 1Satellite 0
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (22)
  • Moratorium: One-year Palm Beach County moratorium on Large-Scale Data Center zoning and comprehensive-plan applications (anticipated monthly peak load >= 50 MW), adopted September 24, 2026; expires on the earlier of Sept
    “This Ordinance shall expire upon the earlier of the following: one year from the effective date of this Ordinance or upon the effective date of Unified Land Development Code amendments”
    Local government · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • State law: Florida SB 484 (2026), Hyperscale Data Center Act (signed May 7, 2026; effective July 1, 2026): created Fla. Stat. 366.043(2) defining a 'large load customer' (anticipated monthly peak load of 50 MW or more) a
    “Local governments shall maintain the authority to exercise the powers and responsibilities for comprehensive planning and land development regulations granted by law with respect to large load customers”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Stated campus size: 600 MW
    “PBA Holdings, Inc., has proposed Project Tango, a data and information processing development with a capacity of 600 megawatts (MW) in Loxahatchee, Palm Beach County, Florida”
    Local government · June 2026 · grade A
  • IT capacity: 600 MW
    “a proposed data center with an information technology (IT) capacity of 600 megawatts in Loxahatchee, Palm Beach County, Florida”
    Local government · June 2026 · grade A
  • Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 0.69 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 0.65 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest gas pipeline: 0.39 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Filing record: No SEC filing states a campus MW figure; developer WPB Logistics LLC has zero EDGAR footprint and landowner PBA Holdings appears in EDGAR only via litigation records
    “No SEC filing states a campus MW figure for this campus”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: not stated
    “DOCUMENTED ABSENCE: no contracted or committed FPL capacity in any record opened. The load figure (if any) in the applicant's claimed FPL power service agreement was never disclosed, and no FPL or Florida PSC filing for this campus was found”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “four generator yards”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Power plan: grid
    “This FPL power agreement has strict timelines to develop the required substations and AI use needed to accept the power, and to begin utilizing the power.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Interconnection status: No interconnection or electric service agreement in the public record; applicant claimed a binding FPL power service agreement (Exhibit F-14) that was never produced and has not been confirmed by
    “The agreement itself is not in the county record, and no FPL or PSC confirmation was found”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Electric service agreement signed: not stated
    “DOCUMENTED ABSENCE: no executed energy service agreement evidenced in any record opened. Applicant-CLAIMED only (Exhibit F-14 justification statement).”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility: Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)
    “The Applicant has also stated that it has secured a binding power service agreement with Florida Power & Light (FPL), which is a need for a hyperscale AI Data Center.”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade B
  • On-site power technology: Battery energy storage (Tesla Megapack 2 XL per applicant fire protection study, Exhibit F-20); backup generator yards; 20,000 sq ft water treatment building (in the WPB Logistics plan)
    “to designate mechanical equipment area with screening for the battery storage system units”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: 600 MW
    “Basis: press (WaPo) states 600 MW anticipated peak load - no MW figure appears in the county filing”
    grade C
  • PBA argues the county had long promoted the site as well-suited for a data center because of its electrical capacity, elevation, and fiber-optic infrastructure, and reversed course under public pressure; the site is adja
    “The property chosen by PBA Holdings for the data center sits adjacent to Florida Power & Light's West County Energy Facility, a factor the developer says makes it an ideal data-center location”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Regulatory status: Palm Beach County adopted a one-year moratorium on data centers of 50 MW and above on Sep 24, 2026 (6-0), running to Sep 24, 2027
    “The Palm Beach County Commission has officially approved a one-year moratorium on large-scale AI data centers as officials develop new regulations”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • System context only, NOT a campus position: Jefferies estimates FPL's capital plan through 2032 includes roughly 6 GW of prospective data center load (~$12B, ~12% of planned spending), and cited the Project Tango denial
    “Investment bank Jefferies estimates Florida Power & Light's capital plan through 2032 includes roughly 6 GW of prospective data center load, representing about $12 billion in capital investment, or 12% of the utility's planned spending.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Jefferies estimates FPL's capital plan through 2032 includes roughly 6 GW of prospective data center load (~$12B, ~12% of planned spending); the Tango denial is being read on Wall Street as evidence that local permitting
    “Investment bank Jefferies estimates Florida Power & Light's capital plan through 2032 includes roughly 6 GW of prospective data center load”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Interconnection status: none - Project Tango was DENIED by the Palm Beach County Commission on July 15, 2026 (5-1, without prejudice) before any FPL service filing existed: no FPL interconnection request, study or electr
    “On Wednesday, commissioners voted 5–1 to reject Project Tango, a 600 MW AI-focused campus, despite months of redesigns, additional technical studies, and a recommendation for approval from county planning staff.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Project Tango was denied at the county stage: the Palm Beach County Commission rejected the rezoning / development-order amendment (DOA/ZV-2025-01602) on July 15, 2026, by 5-1, without prejudice, after the zoning commiss
    “The Palm Beach County Commission rejected the project on July 15, 2026”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (19)
  • Large-Scale Data Center moratorium (ULDC Art. 4.B.5.D, amending Ord. 2003-067): scope Moratorium on acceptance, processing, and approval of zoning and comprehensive-plan applications for Large-Scale Data Centers (anticip
    “While the moratorium is in effect the County shall not accept, process, or approve any application relating to the Zoning approval of a Large-Scale Data Center”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • Large-Scale Data Center moratorium (ULDC Art. 4.B.5.D, amending Ord. 2003-067): termination Expires on the earlier of one year from the effective date or the effective date of ULDC and/or Comprehensive Plan amendments de
    “This Ordinance shall expire upon the earlier of the following: one year from the effective date of this Ordinance or upon the effective date of Unified Land Development Code amendments”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • Large-Scale Data Center moratorium (ULDC Art. 4.B.5.D, amending Ord. 2003-067): condition Applies to new applications and to pending applications not deemed Sufficient before the effective date; applications deemed suffi
    “will apply to all new applications submitted on or after the effective date of the Ordinance and to any pending application that have not been deemed Sufficient”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • Square feet: 3594564 sq ft
    “The revised Preliminary Master Plan indicates 2,346,564 sq. ft. of Warehouse use, 1,032,000 sq. ft of Data Information Processing use (Data Center), and 216,000 sq. ft. for Minor Utility use for a total of 3,594,564 sq. ft.”
    Local government · April 2026 · grade A
  • Statutory decision-period extension and postponement consent: scope Applicant voluntarily extended the statutory 180-day final-decision period and consented to postponement of the BCC hearing from April 23, 2026 to July
    “we respectfully request (i) an extension of the statutory 180-day final decision period and (ii) a postponement of the currently scheduled Board of County Commissioners (BCC) public hearing from April 23, 2026, to July 15, 2026”
    Local government · April 2026 · grade A
  • Square feet: 3692000 sq ft
    “1,900,000 sq. ft. of Warehouse use, 1,792,000 sq. ft. of Data Information Processing (Data Center), and a Minor Utility use for a total of 3,692,000 sq, ft.”
    Local government · Oct. 2025 · grade A
  • Square feet: 2020000 sq ft
    “The approved Master Plan indicates 2,020,000 square feet (sq. ft.) of Warehouse, Accessory Office, and Uses Permitted in an EDC MUPD”
    Local government · Jan. 2025 · grade A
  • Comprehensive plan conditions (Ord. 2025-003, surviving entitlement): scope Development under the EDC designation is capped at 491,749 sq ft of light industrial uses and 2,786,577 sq ft of warehouse uses, or uses not exc
    “Development of the site under the Economic Development Center future land use designation is limited to a maximum of 491,749 square feet of light industrial uses and 2,786,577 square feet of warehouse uses”
    Local government · Jan. 2025 · grade A
  • Comprehensive plan conditions (Ord. 2025-003, surviving entitlement): condition Residential uses (except security or caretakers' quarters) are prohibited
    “Residential uses (except security or caretakers' quarters) are prohibited”
    Local government · Jan. 2025 · grade A
  • Tenants: not stated
    “DOCUMENTED ABSENCE: no tenant, operator, or end user is named in any county document opened (staff reports, denial resolution, project page, applicant exhibits). The developer claimed an unnamed end-user client; at the Jul 15, 2026 BCC hearing Commissioner Flores asked”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenant status: none (end user claimed by developer but never identified)
    “No tenant, LOI, or lease in any source opened; the claimed end-user client's identity was refused to the county.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Electric service agreement (APPLICANT-CLAIMED, never produced): termination FINDING: no termination, cancellation, or condition clause for the claimed FPL agreement appears in any record opened; the agreement itself was
    “The agreement itself is not in the county record, and no FPL or PSC confirmation was found”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Electric service agreement (APPLICANT-CLAIMED, never produced): condition Applicant marketing claim: the project would be served under an FPL special large-load rate structure with 100% project-funded infrastructure. Unv
    “Any new electric infrastructure needed to serve the Central Park Commerce Center (Project Tango) will be 100% funded by the project.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Electric service agreement (APPLICANT-CLAIMED, never produced): scope Applicant's justification statement (Exhibit F-14, Apr 27, 2026) claims PBA Holdings holds a binding power service agreement with FPL with strict subs
    “The Applicant has also stated that it has secured a binding power service agreement with Florida Power & Light (FPL), which is a need for a hyperscale AI Data Center.”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade B
  • Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 36000000 USD
    “Recorded: March 7, 2023 · Price: $36,000,000 · Mortgage1amount: 10000000 · Grantor: PBA HOLDINGS INC · Grantee: WPB LOGISTICS OWNER LLC · Address: 000 ADDRESS EXCEPTION · City: CITY EXCEPTION”
    County deed records · March 2023 · grade B
  • Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD
    “Recorded: March 6, 2023 · Grantor: PBA HOLDINGS INC · Grantee: CENTRAL PARK COMMERCE CTR MASTER AS · Parcel number: 00-40-43-32-00-000-1030 · Address: 20125 SOUTHERN BLVD · City: LOXAHATCHEE”
    County deed records · March 2023 · grade B
  • Stated capital cost: not stated
    “DOCUMENTED ABSENCE: no capital-investment figure for Project Tango appears in any source opened. A '$2.6 billion' figure circulating in aggregator coverage belongs to Fort Meade's Stonebridge project (4.4M sq ft), not Tango; a '$34.5 billion' figure in meeting summaries is”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site acres: 202 acres
    “It includes about 1 million square feet devoted to the data center, on a 202-acre site at Southern Boulevard and 20-Mile Bend”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • WPB Logistics (TPA Group) bought its roughly 60 acres in the center of the site from PBA Holdings in 2023 for $36 million (opposition research via Arden Strong; consistent with the county deed reference ORB 34162/1619).
    “It bought that land from PBA Holdings in 2023 for $36 million, and the original approval for those 60 acres called for warehouses”
    News report · June 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (36)
  • site plan conversion application: PENDING
    “Decision: PENDING”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • site plan modification: approved
    “to designate mechanical equipment area with screening for the battery storage system units”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Palm Beach County Zoning Commission / Land Development Regulation Commission: ULDC revisions: Large-Scale Data Centers (definition + moratorium)
    “STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of these revisions based on the findings and conclusions presented in this report”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • Zoning: Multiple Use Planned Development District (MUPD); Future Land Use: Economic Development Center (EDC); Glades Tier; Glades Area Protection Overlay (GAPO); Commission District 6
    “Future Land Use: Economic Development Center (EDC) Zoning District: Multiple Use Planned Development District (MUPD) Tier: Glades Utility Service: PBC Water Utilities Overlay/Study: Glades Area Protection Overlay (GAPO)”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Opposition: Western Palm Beach Community Alliance (Earthjustice counsel); Arden Property Owners Association; Acreage Landowners Association; City of Westlake; Town of Loxahatchee Groves; Fox Trail Property Owners Associa
    “G-3 Resolution from Acreage Landowners Association G-4 Resolution from Arden Property Owners Association G-5 Resolution from the City of Westlake G-7 Resolution from Town of Loxahatchee Groves”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • zoning commission recommendation: recommended approval
    “The Zoning Commission approved the requested parking variance and transmitted its recommendation to the BCC on December 4, 2025”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • development order amendment: DENIED without prejudice
    “did not meet all the Standards contained in Article 2. B (Public Hearing Processes) including Consistency with the Plan, Consistency with the Code, Compatibility with Surrounding Uses, Design Minimizes Adverse Impact, and Adequate Public Facilities”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • site plan modification: administratively withdrawn
    “This application was administratively withdrawn because it was contingent on a decision by the Board of County Commissioners for application DOA/ZV-2025-01602”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners: DOA/ZV-2025-01602: final decision (Resolution R-2026-0860)
    “was denied on July 15, 2026, without prejudice”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners: Moratorium ordinance (ULDC revisions): permission to advertise
    “At the July 14, 2026 Hearing, the BCC approved permission to advertise by a vote of 7-0”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners: Direction to staff: draft a one-year moratorium on Large-Scale Data Center applications
    “At the July 7, 2026 Hearing, the BCC directed staff to implement a oneyear Moratorium on the acceptance, review, processing and approval of Zoning applications and related requests for Large-Scale Data Centers”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • land use amendment: approved
    “The site was originally approved on April 28, 2016, concurrently and contingent on the approval of the Future Land Use amendment from Rural Residential 10 du/acre (RR-10) to Economic Development Center (EDC)”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • ordinance: approved
    “The second amendment (LGA 2018-027; Ordinance 2018-012) extended the date for commencement of development from June 30, 2019, to June 30, 2022.”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • rezoning and doa: approved
    “The last approval by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) was on January 30, 2025, to allow a rezoning of approximately 64.46 acres to the Multiple Use Planned Development (MUPD)”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • state statute: effective
    “a customer with an anticipated monthly peak load of 50 megawatts or more, calculated as the highest average load over a 15-minute interval at a single location”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • The Palm Beach County School Board sent a concern letter about the school near the site (Exhibit E-4); the applicant responded with a retained expert panel (acoustics, occupational/environmental medicine, public health)
    “determine the potential impact of Project Tango on neighboring properties and on the Saddle View Elementary School”
    Local government · June 2026 · grade A
  • Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners: DOA/ZV-2025-01602 (postponement agenda)
    “At the April 23, 2026 BCC hearing this item was on the Postponement Agenda, administratively postponed to the July 15, 2026 BCC hearing.”
    Local government · April 2026 · grade A
  • At the December 10, 2025 hearing - even while postponing the application - the BCC established maximum noise thresholds for the project: 60 dB fixed mechanical equipment at any time; 75 dB for permanent generators during
    “Maximum noise thresholds for the Project data center were established by the Board of County Commissioners during their December 10, 2025, meeting”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners: DOA/ZV-2025-01602 first BCC hearing
    “On December 10, 2025, the BCC voted to postpone the hearing to April 23, 2026, to provide time for the applicant and County officials to meet with neighboring residents”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • variance: approved (contingent; never took effect)
    “December 4, 2025 - The Zoning Commission approved the Type 2 Variance with a vote of 8-1, but this request is contingent upon a decision by the BCC for the Development Order Amendment”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • Palm Beach County Zoning Commission: DOA/ZV-2025-01602: Type 2 parking variance decision and DOA recommendation to the BCC
    “The Zoning Commission approved the Type 2 Variance with a vote of 8-1”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • development order amendment: certified
    “The application was certified on November 4, 2025.”
    Local government · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • development order amendment: submitted
    “The request submitted in October 2025 is to modify the overall Master Plan to add square footage (+1,672,000 sq ft), modify uses and Conditions of Approval, and amend the phasing of development”
    Local government · Oct. 2025 · grade A
  • Land use history: April 28, 2016: EDC future land use adopted (LGA 2016-005, Ord. 2016-026; RR-10 to EDC on 138.31 acres) with initial MUPD approval; 2018: Ord. 2018-012 extended the commencement deadline to June 30, 202
    “which amended the land use from Rural Residential 1 unit per 10 acres (RR-10), to Economic Development Center (EDC) on 138.31 acres”
    Local government · Jan. 2025 · grade A
  • State permit status: No Florida DEP air permit and no SFWMD environmental resource permit found for Project Tango as of Oct. 18, 2026; the campus was denied at county level on July 15, 2026 (5-1) before any state permit app
    “July 15, 2026 - This application was administratively withdrawn because it was contingent on a decision by the Board of County Commissioners for application DOA/ZV-2025-01602.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Construction stage: not stated
    “There are no pending public hearings or any Public Hearing applications in process for this site at this time.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • pre application: filed
    “On April 28, 2026, WPB Logistics submitted a request for a pre-application meeting to Palm Beach County regarding a modification of its existing site plan”
    Company · April 2026 · grade B
  • PBA invoked the Fla. Stat. 70.51 special magistrate process to challenge the denial and sued to compel the county to hold the hearing, alleging the county improperly delayed the process
    “The company is seeking a hearing before a special magistrate to challenge the denial. It alleges county officials have improperly delayed the process”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • uldc amendment moratorium: adopted
    “The 6-0 vote during a Sept. 24 zoning hearing follows the commission's rejection of the Project Tango data center in July.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • With the moratorium adopted, the BCC voted 4-2 against forming a standing Technical Advisory Committee and 5-1 to direct staff to return a consultant contract (estimated $200,000-$2,000,000) to draft permanent data-cente
    “a proposal to form a standing Technical Advisory Committee was denied 4-2”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners: Moratorium ordinance: second reading and final adoption
    “The Palm Beach County Commission has officially approved a one-year moratorium on large-scale AI data centers as officials develop new regulations governing their use”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners: Moratorium ordinance: first reading
    “Palm Beach County commissioners gave initial approval on Thursday, Aug. 27, to a one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers as officials develop new regulations governing the facilities.”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Stop Project Tango petition reported at 8,400+ signatures (advocacy-compiled count, August 2026 friction tracker). A separate Change.org petition stood at roughly 2,145 signatures in December 2025 coverage
    “Community opposition with 8,400+ signatures; zoning commission recommended denial July 2026”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Construction stage: none - DENIED: the Palm Beach County Commission denied the rezoning/expansion on Jul 15, 2026 (5-1, without prejudice) after a ~12-hour hearing; the zoning commission had unanimously recommended denia
    “The Palm Beach County Commission rejected the project on July 15, 2026”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • zoning commission recommendation: recommended denial
    “In their 6-0 vote, the commission disregarded a finding from the Zoning Division staff that the Project Tango bid should move forward.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Palm Beach County Zoning Commission: DOA/ZV-2025-01602 (revised April 27, 2026 plan): recommendation to the BCC
    “In their 6-0 vote, the commission disregarded a finding from the Zoning Division staff that the Project Tango bid should move forward.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
Legal (3)
  • Lawsuits: PBA Holdings, Inc. v. WPB Logistics Owner, LLC, TPA Group, LLC, Central Park Commerce Center Master Association, Inc., Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A., Matthew Prince and Tara Duhy, No. 50-2026-CA-008952-XXXA-MB
    “PBA Holdings, Inc. filed the complaint Aug. 6, 2026, in Palm Beach County Circuit Court. The case, PBA Holdings, Inc. v. WPB Logistics Owner, LLC, et al., is Case No. 50-2026-CA-008952-XXXA-MB”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • PBA Holdings sued Palm Beach County over the denial: alleges Mayor Sara Baxter prejudged the project (she recused at County Attorney David Ottey's determination after publicly opposing it at her own town hall, but allege
    “The lawsuit filed Oct. 9 accuses Sachs' chief of staff of preparing a 'bench memorandum' recommending denial of the project”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • PBA Holdings sued its own development partner: WPB Logistics Owner, LLC, its parent TPA Group, LLC, the Central Park Commerce Center Master Association, the law firm Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A., Matthew Prince, and Tar
    “PBA Holdings has sued its development partner, that partner's parent company and its land-use attorneys in Palm Beach County Circuit Court, alleging in a new complaint that they worked to defeat the Project Tango data center approval”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
Site and other (24)
  • Applicant entity: PBA Holdings, Inc. (DOA/ZV-2025-01602; DRO-2025-01675; DRO-2026-00966)
    “Applicant: PBA Holdings, Inc.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Sq ft data center approved: 752000 sq ft
    “concurrency approved for 752,000 sq. ft of Data Information and Processing (Data Center) with accessory office within three buildings”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Name: Project Tango (Central Park Commerce Center)
    “Application Name: Project Tango, DOA/ZV-2025-01602 Control Name: Central Park Commerce Center MUPD (2015-00085)”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Aliases: Central Park Commerce Center; Central Park Commerce Center MUPD
    “Application Name: Project Tango, DOA/ZV-2025-01602 Control Name: Central Park Commerce Center MUPD (2015-00085)”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Developer: PBA Holdings, Inc.
    “Applicant: PBA Holdings, Inc.”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Owner companies: PBA Holdings, Inc.; WPB Logistics Owner, LLC; Central Park Commerce Center Master Association, Inc.
    “Owner: PBA Holdings, Inc.; WPB Logistics Owner, LLC; and Central Park Commerce Center Master Association, Inc.”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Address: North side of Southern Boulevard (SR-80), west of the L-8 Canal, approximately 3.4 miles west of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, Loxahatchee (unincorporated Palm Beach County)
    “North side of Southern Boulevard, west of the L-8 Canal, approximately 3.4 miles west of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Parcel IDs: 00-40-43-29-01-001-0000; 00-40-43-29-01-002-0010; 00-40-43-29-01-002-0040; 00-40-43-29-01-002-0050; 00-40-43-29-01-015-0000; 00-40-43-29-01-023-0000; 00-40-43-32-00-000-1030; 00-40-43-32-00-000-1050; 00-40-43
    “Parcel Control: 00-40-43-32-01-012-0030 (Partial); 00-40-43-32-00-000-1050 00-40-43-32-00-000-1030; 00-40-43-29-01-001-0000”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Legal description: Portions of Sections 29 and 32, Township 43 South, Range 40 East, Palm Beach County, Florida (Central Park Commerce Center MUPD plat, Plat Book 135, Page 101)
    “A PORTION OF SECTIONS 29 AND 32, TOWNSHIP 43 SOUTH, RANGE 40 EAST, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Acres: 202.67 acres
    “Acres: 202.67 acres”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Water use stated: 100000 gpd
    “Daily Flow Limits: Based on the available hydraulic capacity of the existing PBC WUD pipeline and existing demands the daily flow shall not exceed 100,000 gallons per day.”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Water supplier: Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department
    “Utility Service: PBC Water Utilities”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Stage: cancelled
    “was denied on July 15, 2026, without prejudice”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Conditions of approval: None in effect for Project Tango: county staff recommended approval subject to Exhibit C-1/C-2 conditions (annual noise testing, 100,000 gpd water cap, grey-water measures, BESS flood elevation),
    “Staff recommends approval of the requests subject to the Conditions of Approval as indicated in Exhibit C-1 and C-2”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade A
  • Sq ft data center: 1032000 sq ft
    “1,032,000 sq. ft of Data Information Processing use (Data Center)”
    Local government · April 2026 · grade A
  • Announced: Oct. 2025
    “The application was certified on November 4, 2025.”
    Local government · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Water use stated: 5000 gpd
    “Estimated potable water use for the data center facilities at full buildout is about 5,000 gallons per day or 1.825 million gallons annually.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Original target date: not stated
    “DOCUMENTED ABSENCE: no COD or opening date was ever stated in any source opened.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Current target date: not stated
    “None: the application was denied July 15, 2026, and the county moratorium bars new large-scale data-center applications until September 24, 2027 (or earlier adoption of permanent rules).”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Jobs permanent: 20-50 per phase (applicant-stated) jobs
    “Limited staff (about 20-50 employees per phase)”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Site address: 20125 State Road 80, Loxahatchee, FL (Central Park Commerce Center, 202.67 acres, at Southern Blvd / SR 7, beside FPL West County Energy Center)
    “Application Name: Project Tango, DOA/ZV-2025-01602; Control Name: Central Park Commerce Center (2015-00085); Applicant: PBA Holdings, Inc.”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade B
  • Cooling: Not finalized in the county record; applicant markets a closed-loop system; cooling water concepts (Exhibit F-16) and a January 23, 2024 cooling options memo (Exhibit F-17) are in the record
    “F-16 Data Center Cooling Water Concepts June 8, 2026 F-17 Data Center Cooling Options Memo dated January 23, 2024”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade B
  • UNVERIFIED single low-grade aggregator claim: the operator's identity is shielded under Fla. Stat. 288.075 (economic development confidentiality). No county document opened states this; the documented fact is only that t
    “the operator - the actual company that will own the servers inside - is confidential. Shielded under a 2017 Florida statute, section 288.075”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Lake Worth Waterkeeper (Reinaldo Diaz) warned that waste heat discharged from the data center could raise water temperatures in the surrounding Everglades watershed and increase toxic bloom risk - an opposition claim, no
    “Reinaldo Diaz, founder of the nonprofit Lake Worth Waterkeeper, has warned that waste heat discharged from the datacenter could raise water temperatures in the surrounding watershed”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C

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