American Tower has secured zoning permission for two Edge data center sites in Oklahoma and Florida. The company this month announced it has secured locations in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Tampa Bay, Florida, for future Edge data center development.  Moreover, the firm said its construction-ready program is designed to accelerate customers’ time to market. This is done by securing zoning approval and confirming critical utilities, such as power and fiber, on land it owns.

As a result, the company said it can bring capacity online in 12-18 months once an anchor lease agreement has been signed. It also noted its prefabricated design can offer liquid cooling, Computer Room Air Conditioners (CRAC), hot aisle containment, and more. Set on 83.5 acres, the Oklahoma site is located at 1309 Northeast 122nd Street. The development could span 16,000 sq. ft. (1,486 sq. m). Furthermore, it features three fiber providers. The site is currently home to a radio broadcast tower for KJYO-FM Oklahoma City. Oklahoma has welcomed major data centers such as Project Clydesdale. 

Scope on the American Tower Edge Data Centers

The other American Tower Edge data centers is located at 10700 76th Court in North Largo in Tampa. Like the one in Oklahoma, the facility will also reportedly offer 4MW on 2.3 acres. The wider 23-acre site has access to five fiber providers. The site is an office building with a cell tower, with online listings suggesting the property is occupied by payments firm Elavon. As well as owning data center firm CoreSite, American Tower is developing a number of Edge data centers at cell tower sites across the US.

The company has identified “more than 1,000 plots of land” that it owns or has long-term leases for potential development into multi-megawatt data centers. It recently launched a 1MW facility in Raleigh, North Carolina, and has previously filed to develop another in San Antonio, Texas. On its website, the company is listing construction-ready target sites across Sacramento, California (4MW); Austin (4MW), Houston, and San Antonio.

Moreover, Philadelphia and Sacramento could reach construction-ready status in the first half of 2026. The Charlotte site is located at 8036 Hood Road and is currently home to a radio broadcast tower for WEZC-FM Charlotte. The site has had its zoning approved, according to the company’s website, but the city of Charlotte’s planning page says its status is still pending.

Project Overview

• Developer: American Tower
• Project Type: Edge Data Centers (construction-ready program)
• Strategy: Obtaining zoning and confirming power/fiber in advance to facilitate 12-18 month delivery after anchor lease.

Site 1 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

• Location: 122 nd Street 1309-1311 northeast, Oklahoma City.
• Site Size: 83.5 acres
• Possible Facility Size: 16,000 sq. ft. (1,486 sq. m)
• Fiber Providers: Three
• Current Application: Radio tower of KJYO-FM.
• Status: Zoning secured

Location 2 – North Largo (Tampa Bay), Florida

• Address: 10700 76 th Court, North Largo, Tampa Bay.
• Data Center Capacity: 4MW
• Data Center Site Area: 2.3 acres (part of 23 acres site)
• Fiber Providers: Five
• Current Tenant (Office Building): Elavon.
• Status: Zoning secured

Design & Technical Features

• Ready-to-wear structure.
• Liquid cooling capability
• Computer Room Air Conditioners (CRAC)
• Hot aisle containment
• Expansion Strategy of Broader Edges.
• Owns CoreSite
• Located 1,000+ owned or long-term lease plots that can be used as data center multi-MW locations.
• Recently introduced 1MW plant in Raleigh.
• Formerly submitted with the development application in San Antonio.

Ready-to-build objectives are:

• Sacramento (4MW)
• Austin (4MW)
• Houston
• Philadelphia
• Charlotte (8036 Hood Road – home to WEZC-FM tower; under review)