American Tower is looking to develop an Edge data center outside Tampa, Florida.

As reported by local press, including BizJournal, Fox, and Spectrum Bay News 9, the tower firm has submitted a proposal to Pinellas Park officials to build a data center at 10700 76th Court North in North Largo.

Pinellas Park is a city located in central Pinellas County, southwest of Tampa. The firm announced plans to develop a facility around Tampa in February.

City community development administrator Nick Colonna said the city isn’t for or against the proposed data center and is only exploring the option. The city is yet to hold any public meetings about the project.

In a statement to Fox, American Tower said: "American Tower is exploring the potential development of a small-scale data facility in Pinellas Park to support local connectivity and the growing demand for digital services. These facilities are purpose-built to process and store data closer to where it is used, enabling faster and more reliable access to digital applications for businesses, public services, and residents.”

According to its website, the Tampa Bay facility will reportedly offer 4MW on 2.3 acres in a building totaling 17,655 sq ft (1,640 sqm). The wider 23-acre site has access to five fiber providers.

The site currently hosts a 1980s office building and a cell tower, with online listings suggesting the property was previously occupied by payments firm Elavon. American Tower aims to demolish a vacant building currently sitting on the site.

Citing local property records, BizJournal reports the company acquired the property in 2020 for $1.975 million.

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.

American Tower recently launched a 1MW facility in Raleigh, North Carolina, and has previously filed to develop another in San Antonio, Texas.

Other sites set for development include Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (4MW); Sacramento, California (4MW); Austin (4MW), Houston, and San Antonio, Texas; Omaha, Nebraska; Detroit, Michigan (4MW); Baltimore, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4MW); and Charlotte, North Carolina (1MW).

American Tower recently paused plans for a 4MW facility at a broadcast tower site near Indianapolis, Indiana, after the city said it would be revising its zoning ordinances with regard to data centers.