Data center profile · Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona (north of Camelback Rd., west of the Loop 303, along Cotton Lane)

QTS Phoenix 3

QTS's planned 750 MW, 16-building campus on about 375 acres in Glendale, Arizona, bought in 2022; no city approval, tenant or power agreement on record.

Under construction (FAA filings). QTS bought the land in July 2022 and filed plans with Glendale in early 2023. No city approval, building permit, tenant or utility service agreement is on record. FAA notices filed Oct. 2026 for an 88 ft building.
750 MW
critical capacity QTS advertises for the full campus
company says; 16 buildings of about 180,000 sq ft; no separate IT figure published
375 acres
campus size QTS gives
press reported about 391 acres bought; a 29-acre substation is also planned
$255.3M
reported price for the land, July 2022 (press)
seller reported as First Industrial Realty Trust; one aggregator names a different seller
88 ft
building QTS filed with the FAA, Oct. 2026
a 212 ft crane was filed Nov. 2025; both cleared as no hazard
OperatorQTS Data Centers (owned by Blackstone funds)
CustomerNone named; QTS markets the campus without a tenant
Planned IT capacity750 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company or utility power figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2029 or later (no dated power path yet).
Next stepNone on record: no city hearing, tenant, or utility agreement is scheduled
Power

Power and the grid

Sources on record, size not disclosed

Getting on the grid

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

  1. 2023
    On-site substation planned
    Filed plans reportedly include a 29-acre substation; no state or utility approval for it has been found. Utility regulator · July 2026
  2. June 13, 2025
    APS rate case opens
    APS asks the state commission for new rate structures tied to data-center load growth; any future QTS request would enter that frame. State agency · Oct. 2026
  3. Oct. 9, 2026
    Attorney General asks for an investigation
    The state attorney general asks the commission to look into an alleged $600M cost shift to other APS customers. State agency · Oct. 2026
  4. Not set
    Service agreement: none found
    No APS agreement, special contract or commission filing names this campus. see Permits

What is next door

campus10.54 km · 345 kV+ line12.84 km · 345 kV+ substation15.02 km · gas pipelinecampus10.54 km · 345 kV+ line12.84 km · 345 kV+ substation15.02 km · gas pipeline

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

Permits

Permits checklist

1 pending · 5 checked, nothing on file

Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup generators), and what we found.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$255.3M land purchase, July 2022 (press) (about 391 acres; purchase terms and deed not found). News report · Oct. 2026

Not on record: no abatement or grant agreement: no incentives, city and state records searched News report · Oct. 2026; no securities filing states any capacity or funding for this campus: no financing, owner Blackstone's filings never mention QTS SEC filing · Oct. 2026

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Aug. 31, 2021
    Money Blackstone funds complete the take-private of QTS Realty Trust News report · Oct. 2026
  2. July 2022
    Site QTS buys about 391 acres in Glendale for $255.3 million (press) News report · Oct. 2026
  3. Jan. 2023
    Permits QTS files initial plans with Glendale for 16 buildings and 750 MW; this is the last recorded activity News report · Oct. 2026
  4. July 2024
    Site QTS buys a separate 206-acre West Valley site for $246.8 million, about 9.5 miles away (press); not part of this campus News report · Oct. 2026
  5. June 13, 2025
    Power APS rate case opens over data-center load growth State agency · Oct. 2026
  6. Sept. 2026
    Site An Arizona tracker still lists the campus as filed in 2023 with no construction confirmed; FAA filings inside the QTS parcels contradict it News report · Oct. 2026
  7. Oct. 9, 2026
    Power State attorney general asks the utility commission to investigate an alleged $600M cost shift from data centers to other APS customers State agency · Oct. 2026
  8. Oct. 2026
    Site Attorney general calls for a pause on new data-center development; the governor opposes a moratorium News report · Oct. 2026
Construction activity

Building activity by quarter

Since March 2022: 53 FAA filings (June 2024 to Oct. 2026): tallest permanent building 90 ft (filed June 2025) and tallest crane 300 ft (May 2025); 2 OSHA inspections; and 71 satellite captures.

FAA filings
OSHA visits
Satellite
’22
’23
’24
’25
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 14. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

16 buildings
about 180,000 sq ft each, roughly 3 million sq ft in all
News report · Oct. 2026
29 acres
planned on-site substation (press)
News report · Oct. 2026
2027
first-building year one aggregator lists; QTS has published no opening date
News report · Oct. 2026
Other data centers within 40 km (51)
This campus (footprint)
16 ac
Prime Phoenix - Lower Buckeye 2 Data C
94 ac
Phoenix Data Center
70 ac
Phoenix AZ Data Center
37 ac
Phoenix Data Center Campus - Building
18 ac
Phoenix Data Center Campus - Building
15 ac
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • QTS Data Centers: developer and owner, owned by Blackstone funds
  • First Industrial Realty Trust: reported seller of the land (one aggregator names Merit Partners)
Decision-makers
  • City of Glendale: site plan, zoning and permits
  • Arizona Public Service: serving utility
  • Arizona Corporation Commission: utility regulator
Builders on site
  • Layton Construction Company LLC: contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348808346; 1 OSHA inspection
  • Ies Communications LLC: contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348808338
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

298 records from 27 documents

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

Dataset 11State agency 8News report 5SEC filing 4Utility regulator 2Company 1Local government 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 (23)
  • March 6, 2026: Series 2026-5 through 2026-7; June 15, 2026: Series 2026-6 through 2026-8); The platform's collateral is a single-tenant lease held through QTS Phoenix II DC2 Holding I, LLC (the QTS Phoenix II DC2 facility, per
    “in connection with the proposed offering of QTS Issuer ABS II, LLC and QTS Co-Issuer ABS II, LLC of their Secured Data Center Revenue Term Notes, Series 2026-6, Series 2026-7 and Series 2026-8 (the “Transaction”)”
    SEC filing · June 2026 · grade A
  • Staged as sponsor portfolio context only; no campus MW or
    “the proposed offering of QTS Issuer ABS II, LLC and QTS Co-Issuer ABS II, LLC of their Secured Data Center Revenue Term Notes, Series 2025-1”
    SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
  • Power step: utility named
    “In the Matter of the Commission's Inquiry and Review of the Existing Rate Classifications and other Potential Issues relating to Data Centers”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 10.54 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 12.84 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest gas pipeline: 15.02 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Utility: APS (Glendale service territory; no campus-specific utility filing found)
    “APS [E] (Glendale service territory; no campus-specific utility filing found)”
    grade B
  • County code: 04013
    “reference anchor (33.5079456,-112.3478653): Maricopa County AZ (04013) per FCC point-in-county lookup; the campus and its planned 29-acre substation are in Maricopa County”
    Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • EPA ECHO at site: ECHO at the true site: CWA 180 rows / 139 facilities and Air 13 facilities (incl. Microsoft Corp - Olive Ave and Luke AFB) - recall positives; no QTS facility in either service
    “MICROSOFT CORP - OLIVE AVE among 13 ICIS-Air facilities within 5 mi of the Glendale site”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Interconnection status: interconnection study per the queue, but no campus-level APS position is published: QTS filed initial plans with the City of Glendale in early 2023 including a reportedly planned 29-acre substatio
    “changes to APS's Extra High Load Factor (which applies to large load users, such as manufacturing companies and data centers)”
    Utility regulator · July 2026 · grade B
  • large load interconnection request: APS rate case - Extra High Load Factor revision for large load users incl. data centers (generally applicable; does not name QTS PHX3)
    “changes to APS's Extra High Load Factor (which applies to large load users, such as manufacturing companies and data centers)”
    Utility regulator · July 2026 · grade B
  • datacenterHawk lists QTS Glendale 13 (17501 W Bethany Home Rd #13) as commissioned, with Arizona Public Service as power provider. This matches the DC13 building at the north end of the PHX3 parcels (FAA DC13 cases at 33
    “Current status and power pipeline Commissioned This facility has been commissioned.”
    Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Acres: 375 acres
    “QTS' website says the 375-acre campus will offer 750MW of critical capacity”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Substation acres: 29 acres
    “A 29-acre substation is also reportedly planned”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Stated campus size: 750 MW
    “QTS' website says the 375-acre campus will offer 750MW of critical capacity”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • IT capacity: not stated
    “Documented absence: no IT-load figure separate from the sponsor's 750 MW critical-capacity marketing claim found in any source opened”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Utility service: not stated
    “Documented absence: no APS service agreement, ACC docket or contracted utility capacity for this campus found as of 2026-10-18; APS publishes no enumerable public large-load queue”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “Documented absence: filed plans describe grid service plus a 29-acre substation only; no on-site generation”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Utility: Arizona Public Service (APS)
    “Phoenix 3 | QTS | Glendale, Maricopa Co. | 375 acres; 16 buildings; 750 MW | Filed 2023; no construction confirmed | Jan 2023”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Power plan: utility grid
    “A 29-acre substation is also reportedly planned”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • QTS's active Phoenix construction is at PHX2 (1200 N 40th St; 85-acre, 280 MW campus, five buildings); PHX3 has no reported construction while PHX2 builds out
    “QTS currently has two other Phoenix campuses; an 85-acre, 280MW campus at 1200 40th Street”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site acres: 375 acres
    “QTS’ website says the 375-acre campus will offer 750MW of critical capacity. A 29-acre substation is also reportedly planned.”
    News report · Jan. 2023 · grade C
  • IT capacity: 750 MW
    “QTS’ website says the 375-acre campus will offer 750MW of critical capacity.”
    News report · Jan. 2023 · grade C
Money and contracts (14)
  • SEC filings: No SEC filing states any capacity for QTS Phoenix 3 / Glendale or names the project; owner Blackstone's filings never mention "QTS", and the only QTS-name Form D is a $125,000 holding-company notice (Jan. 2023
    “CIK-constrained search of all Blackstone filings for "QTS" returned 0 documents”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Land and plans: Site acquired July 2022 for $255.3M; initial plans submitted to the City of Glendale in early 2023; no construction confirmed as of Oct. 2026
    “QTS submitted initial plans for the campus to the city of Glendale in early 2023. The company acquired the site in July 2022 for $255.3 million.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Square feet: 3000000 sq ft
    “totaling around 3 million sq ft”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Tenants: not stated
    “Documented absence: no tenant named in any source opened; QTS markets the campus speculatively”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Tenant status: none named; no tenant announced
    “Phoenix 3 | QTS | Glendale, Maricopa Co. | 375 acres; 16 buildings; 750 MW | Filed 2023; no construction confirmed”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Land purchase date: July 2022
    “About 391 acres of land in the City of Glendale has been sold for $255.3 million, according to Vizzda”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Land price: 255.3 USD millions
    “The buyer was QTS Datacenters and the seller was First Industrial Realty Trust”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • land purchase: scope 255.3 USD millions
    “About 391 acres of land in the City of Glendale has been sold for $255.3 million, according to Vizzda. The buyer was QTS Datacenters and the seller was First Industrial Realty Trust”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • land purchase: termination FINDING: purchase terms, conditions and any termination/development-deadline clauses are not public; deed and PSA not opened (county portals JS-gated)
    “About 391 acres of land in the City of Glendale has been sold for $255.3 million, according to Vizzda. The buyer was QTS Datacenters and the seller was First Industrial Realty Trust”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • utility service agreement: finding FINDING: no APS service agreement, special contract or ACC filing naming this campus found as of Oct. 18, 2026; no termination/minimum-take/collateral terms exist in the public record
    “On September 2 Arizona Public Service told KJZZ it has not committed to a single new data center since January 1, 2024, because it cannot promise the power”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • development agreement: finding FINDING: no development agreement, annexation action or rezoning case for QTS PHX3 found in City of Glendale records searched; only initial plans (early 2023) are reported
    “QTS submitted initial plans for the campus to the city of Glendale in early 2023”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • tenant lease: finding FINDING: no tenant, lease or build-to-suit agreement announced for this campus in any source opened
    “Phoenix 1 and 2 | QTS | Phoenix, Maricopa Co. | About 210 MW | Operating | 2023, third campus filed in Glendale”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • incentive agreement: finding FINDING: no campus-specific incentive agreement (abatement, GIP, ACA certification) found in sources opened
    “QTS has filed plans for a new data center campus known as QTS PHX 3 in the Glendale area of the city in Maricopa County”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • QTS acquired Hermosa Ranch - 206 acres in the West Valley for $246.8M all-cash from TGV Investments LLC - a SEPARATE QTS land bank ~9.5 miles from PHX3; do not merge. QTS added Phoenix-area land in 2024 while PHX3 sat un
    “QTS has acquired 206 acres in the West Valley for $246.8 million in an all-cash deal in July, 2024 from TGV Investments LLC”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (56)
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Loading roofing materials”
    FAA · July 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Utilization of mobile crane for building Utilities”
    FAA · July 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Progressive Roofing will be installing the roof at QTS PHX3 DC1. Crane in required to load materials to the roof deck”
    FAA · July 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Permanent Structure within close proximity of Luke Field Air Base”
    FAA · July 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Erection of building”
    FAA · June 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “DATA CENTER DC-14 90' HEIGHT”
    FAA · June 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Building a permanent structure need to use a mobile crane. We will file for 4 points for crane use.”
    FAA · May 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “A mobile crane will be used at this laydown yard to assist in the assembly of 60-foot-long exhaust stacks and upon completion the stacks will be loaded onto flatbed trailers and transported to another location.”
    FAA · May 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Permanent Structure within close proximity of Luke Field Air Base”
    FAA · May 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “During construction we will be using a crane with a max tip height of 300 feet to assemble the building. The building corners are as follows: \r\n\r\nNW corner 914920.826 543027.027\r\n\r\nSW Corner 914699.915 543025.356\r\n\r\nSE Corner 914691.423 544148.240\r\n\r\nNE corner 914956.915 544150.248”
    FAA · May 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Set Rooftop Air Conditioners”
    FAA · May 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Crane lifting operation Electrical Equipment in small localized operating area.\r\nBuilding does not exceed notice criteria.”
    FAA · April 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Crane lifting operation Electrical Equipment in small localized operating area.\r\nBuilding does not exceed notice criteria.”
    FAA · April 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Proposed Temp Crane For Setting 146 000 Lbs UPS POD Generators At Ground Level. Located 1.429 Nautical Miles From LUF(KLUF) Luke AFB - Runway 03L.”
    FAA · March 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Proposed Temp Crane For Setting 146 000 Lbs UPS POD Generators At Ground Level. Located 1.429 Nautical Miles From LUF(KLUF) Luke AFB - Runway 03L.”
    FAA · March 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Proposed Temp Crane For Setting 146 000 Lbs UPS POD Generators At Ground Level. Located 1.429 Nautical Miles From LUF(KLUF) Luke AFB - Runway 03L.”
    FAA · March 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Proposed Temp Crane For Setting 146 000 Lbs UPS POD Generators At Ground Level. Located 1.429 Nautical Miles From LUF(KLUF) Luke AFB - Runway 03L.”
    FAA · March 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “use of crawler crane to erect concrete tilt up panels.\r\n\r\nBased on coordinates \r\n33*30'33.89\\r\n112*25'49.06\"\r\nStructure height of 65'-0\"\r\nsite elevation of 1085 ft\r\nThe future permanent structure does not exceed the notice criteria."”
    FAA · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “use of crawler crane to erect concrete tilt up panels.\r\n\r\nBased on coordinates \r\n33*30'33.89\\r\n112*25'49.06\"\r\nStructure height of 65'-0\"\r\nsite elevation of 1085 ft\r\nThe future permanent structure does not exceed the notice criteria."”
    FAA · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “use of crawler crane to erect concrete tilt up panels.\r\n\r\nBased on coordinates \r\n33*30'33.89\\r\n112*25'49.06\"\r\nStructure height of 65'-0\"\r\nsite elevation of 1085 ft\r\nThe future permanent structure does not exceed the notice criteria."”
    FAA · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “use of crawler crane to erect concrete tilt up panels.\r\n\r\nBased on coordinates \r\n33*30'33.89\\r\n112*25'49.06\"\r\nStructure height of 65'-0\"\r\nsite elevation of 1085 ft\r\nThe future permanent structure does not exceed the notice criteria."”
    FAA · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Request for the use of a temporary crane to assist in the construction of a permanent building. Will file for all 4 points.”
    FAA · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Request for the use of a temporary crane to assist in the construction of a permanent building. Will file for all 4 points.”
    FAA · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Request for the use of a temporary crane to assist in the construction of a permanent building. Will file for all 4 points.”
    FAA · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Request for the use of a temporary crane to assist in the construction of a permanent building. Will file for all 4 points.”
    FAA · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “The proposed building is a data center with adjacent office storage and critical power support spaces. A screened roof dunnage will be located above the building to house mechanical equipment. The top of elevator shaft is the highest point of”
    FAA · Jan. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Set Air Conditioners To Roof”
    FAA · Jan. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-AWP-16287-OE: QTS DC 1 Version 2, Building, 87 ft AGL, 1187 ft AMSL, 33.50964444,-112.43197222, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-12-20”
    FAA · Dec. 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-AWP-15145-OE: BZI Crane, Mobile Crane, 219 ft AGL, 1308 ft AMSL, 33.51019444,-112.43407778, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-11-25”
    FAA · Nov. 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-AWP-15146-OE: BZI Crane, Mobile Crane, 219 ft AGL, 1306 ft AMSL, 33.50848056,-112.43408611, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-11-25”
    FAA · Nov. 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-AWP-15147-OE: BZI Crane, Mobile Crane, 219 ft AGL, 1300 ft AMSL, 33.51019167,-112.42750833, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-11-25”
    FAA · Nov. 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-AWP-15148-OE: BZI Crane, Mobile Crane, 219 ft AGL, 1298 ft AMSL, 33.50852222,-112.42749167, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-11-25”
    FAA · Nov. 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-AWP-14474-OE: QTS PHX3 DC13 Coastal AZ 1, Mobile Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1300 ft AMSL, 33.51993611,-112.43131111, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-11-06”
    FAA · Nov. 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-AWP-14476-OE: QTS PHX3 DC13 2, Mobile Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1300 ft AMSL, 33.52005833,-112.428325, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-11-06”
    FAA · Nov. 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-AWP-14477-OE: QTS PHX3 DC13 3, Mobile Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1300 ft AMSL, 33.51936111,-112.43132222, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-11-06”
    FAA · Nov. 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-AWP-14478-OE: QTS PHX3 DC13 Coastal AZ 4, Mobile Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1300 ft AMSL, 33.51933611,-112.42832222, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-11-06”
    FAA · Nov. 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-AWP-9723-OE: QTS DC13, Building, 77 ft AGL, 1185 ft AMSL, 33.51959167,-112.42846944, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-08-01”
    FAA · Aug. 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-AWP-9114-OE: QTS DC Pheonix, Building, 72 ft AGL, 1182 ft AMSL, 33.52190556,-112.42833333, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-07-12”
    FAA · July 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-AWP-8907-OE: BZI Crane, Mobile Crane, 180 ft AGL, 1271 ft AMSL, 33.51394444,-112.43101944, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-07-11”
    FAA · July 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-AWP-8908-OE: BZI Crane, Mobile Crane, 180 ft AGL, 1271 ft AMSL, 33.51390833,-112.42731944, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-07-11”
    FAA · July 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-AWP-8909-OE: BZI Crane, Mobile Crane, 180 ft AGL, 1271 ft AMSL, 33.51530833,-112.42731944, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-07-11”
    FAA · July 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-AWP-8910-OE: BZI Crane, Mobile Crane, 180 ft AGL, 1271 ft AMSL, 33.51538333,-112.43096944, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-07-11”
    FAA · July 2024 · grade A
  • air permit: none found
    “positive control: Arizona permit rows P111-P117 (ADEQ and Pinal County)”
    grade B
  • water: none found
    “using a water-free cooling system”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • APS rate case Docket No. E-01345A-25-0105 is pending at the ACC; APS proposes new general service structures over data-center-driven load growth, and on Oct 9, 2026 the Attorney General asked the ACC to investigate an al
    “APS is asking Arizonans to pay for a $608 million annual rate increase at the same time it may have passed almost $600 million in costs from data centers”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tallest structure filed with the FAA (ft): 88 ft
    “ASN 2026-AWP-17652-OE: QTS DC9, Building, 88 ft AGL, 1190 ft AMSL, 33.51340,-112.43170, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-10-08”
    FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-AWP-17652-OE: QTS DC9, Building, 88 ft AGL, 1190 ft AMSL, 33.51340,-112.43170, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-10-08”
    FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2025-AWP-15611-OE: QTS, Crane, 212 ft AGL, 1308 ft AMSL, 33.51108,-112.43279, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2025-11-20”
    FAA · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2025-AWP-15637-OE: Mobile Crane 17408/W/CAMELBACK/RD, Mobile Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1318 ft AMSL, 33.52087,-112.43169, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2025-11-20”
    FAA · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • FAA OE/AAA filings under the campus developer's own name evidence vertical construction at the QTS Phoenix 3 campus (Glendale AZ): an 88-ft 'QTS DC9' building submitted Oct. 8, 2026 and a 212-ft 'QTS' crane submitted 2025-
    “ASN 2025-AWP-15611-OE: QTS, Crane, 212 ft AGL, 1308 ft AMSL, 33.51108,-112.43279, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2025-11-20”
    FAA · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • ACC inquiry docket: Data center rate-classification inquiry docket opened by Chair Thompson (generic proceeding; names no campus and issues no site-specific order for QTS PHX3)
    “formally opened a new docket concerning the influx of new data centers in Arizona”
    Utility regulator · April 2025 · grade B
  • site plan: plans filed
    “QTS submitted initial plans for the campus to the city of Glendale in early 2023”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • building permit: none found
    “Filed 2023; no construction confirmed”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • substation: planned only
    “A 29-acre substation is also reportedly planned”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Glendale is actively processing other data centers (Project Eagle / Takanock Z26-05 recommended for approval Sep 24, 2026; Aligned PHX-13 under construction since Apr 2025) - PHX3's dormancy is sponsor-specific, not a ci
    “The commission voted 4-2 on Sept. 24 to recommend rezoning the planned site for Project Eagle”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • City of Glendale Planning Commission / City Council: QTS Phoenix 3 - no agenda item found
    “QTS Realty Trust's proposed 3M SF campus on a nearly 400-acre site west of the Air Force base”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Legal (1)
  • Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes called for a pause on all new data center development in Oct 2026; Gov. Katie Hobbs opposes a statewide moratorium - headline risk for stalled AZ campuses seeking approvals
    “Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes called for a pause on all new development until regulations and policies around their build-out are put in place. But Gov. Katie Hobbs said she opposes such a moratorium”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Site and other (28)
  • QTS ABS II collateral (2025 and 2026 series) is a single lease held through QTS Phoenix II DC2 Holding I, LLC, the QTS Phoenix II DC2 facility; Keys tested: the property-name key fails (this campus is QTS Glendale PHX3,
    “the proposed offering of QTS Issuer ABS II, LLC and QTS Co-Issuer ABS II, LLC of their Secured Data Center Revenue Term Notes, Series 2025-1”
    SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
  • The City of Phoenix Site Plan Review Team's Notice of Results for the QTS PHX2 Data Center (DC) 2 and 3 entitlement (Project 17-2529A3, Approval PRELIM 2204611) fixes the project site at 1200 North 40th Street, Phoenix,
    “QTS PHX2 Data Center (DC) 2 and 3: A development located at 1200 North 40th Street.”
    Local government · July 2022 · grade A
  • QTS's operating Phoenix-metro campuses are both in the City of Phoenix - PHX1 on West Van Buren Street and PHX2 at 1200/1250 North 40th Street (City of Phoenix Site Plan Review record for PHX2 DC2/DC3, Project 17-2529A3)
    “QTS PHX2 Data Center (DC) 2 and 3: A development located at 1200 North 40th Street.”
    Local government · July 2022 · grade A
  • Name: QTS Phoenix 3 (PHX3)
    “QTS's Phoenix 3 data center campus in Glendale, Arizona”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Developer: QTS Data Centers
    “Designed to meet rapid, large-scale deployments, QTS's Phoenix 3 data center campus in Glendale, Arizona, will offer one of the most flexible, efficient solutions in the region”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • City: Glendale
    “QTS's Phoenix 3 data center campus in Glendale, Arizona”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Land owner current: QTS (no resale found)
    “Have questions about the Phoenix 3 data center campus?”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Cooling: Water-free cooling system (QTS design claim)
    “using a water-free cooling system”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Water commitment: not stated
    “Documented absence: no City of Glendale water-supply commitment, will-serve letter or ADWR filing for this campus found; the only water statement in the record is QTS's water-free cooling design claim”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • QTS Phoenix 3 campus page remains live on q.com at capture, in future tense - project is dormant, not publicly cancelled or delisted
    “will offer one of the most flexible, efficient solutions in the region”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Cleanview lists QTS Phoenix 3 DC14 (Maricopa County) as Operating, year operational 2026; capacity is behind its paywall. Undated aggregator listing, not confirmed by QTS or APS. The FAA record has DC13/DC14 tilt-up from
    “QTS Phoenix 3 DC14 is a data center located in Maricopa, Arizona. It became operational in 2026. Developed by QTS.”
    Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site location: Glendale, Maricopa County - north of Camelback Road and west of Loop 303 along Cotton Lane; 375 acres, 16 buildings, ~3M sq ft planned
    “The Blackstone-owned company aims to develop 16 buildings - each around 180,000 sq ft - totaling around 3 million sq ft on the property, located north of Camelback Road and west of the Loop 303 along Cotton Lane.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site address: 17408 W Camelback Rd, Glendale AZ (Maricopa County Assessor situs for APN 502-29-973, owner QTS GLENDALE I DC1 LLC) - PHX3 DC1, the first of 16 planned buildings
    “PHX3 DC1 is the first of 16 planned buildings on QTS's Phoenix 3 campus in Glendale, Arizona, at 17408 W Camelback Rd (Litchfield Park mailing address).”
    Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Sponsor: Blackstone (funds managed by Blackstone)
    “The Blackstone-owned company aims to develop 16 buildings”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • County: Maricopa County
    “a new data center campus known as QTS PHX 3 in the Glendale area of the city in Maricopa County”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Address: 17408 W Camelback Rd (Litchfield Park mailing address)
    “PHX3 DC1 is the first of 16 planned buildings on QTS's Phoenix 3 campus in Glendale, Arizona, at 17408 W Camelback Rd”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site location: North of Camelback Road, west of Loop 303 along Cotton Lane
    “located north of Camelback Road and west of the Loop 303 along Cotton Lane”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Buildings: 16
    “aims to develop 16 buildings – each around 180,000 sq ft – totaling around 3 million sq ft”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Sq ft per building: 180000 sq ft
    “each around 180,000 sq ft”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • First announced: 2023
    “QTS submitted initial plans for the campus to the city of Glendale in early 2023”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Plans filed: Initial plans filed with City of Glendale, early 2023
    “QTS submitted initial plans for the campus to the city of Glendale in early 2023”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Construction stage: none - no construction confirmed
    “Filed 2023; no construction confirmed”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Stage: announced only - stalled
    “Filed 2023; no construction confirmed”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Original target date: not stated
    “Documented absence: QTS never published an original COD for this campus”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Current target date: not stated
    “Year Planned: 2027”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Jurisdiction: City of Glendale (land use); Arizona Corporation Commission (APS service); ADWR Phoenix AMA (water)
    “QTS submitted initial plans for the campus to the city of Glendale in early 2023”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Independent Arizona tracker (updated Sep 2026) still lists Phoenix 3 as filed 2023 with no construction confirmed and shows Jan 2023 as its latest activity date - no recorded movement in ~3.75 years
    “Filed 2023; no construction confirmed”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Baxtel lists PHX3 DC1 Year Planned: 2027 - an aggregator estimate only; QTS has published no COD for any PHX3 building
    “Year Planned: 2027”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C