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Sentinel Grove Technology Park

Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, FL

Also known as Project Jarvis

PausedTimberline announced a temporary pause after the planning board's 4-2 recommendation against; a county commissioner said in February 2026 the developer appears to have pulled back
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Sentinel Grove Technology Park is a proposed $13.5 billion, 1,000-megawatt hyperscale data center on a 1,218-acre former citrus grove at Orange Avenue and Minute Maid Road in rural St. Lucie County, Florida. The county Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-2 in October 2025 to recommend against it, and Timberline Real Estate Development announced it would temporarily pause the project.

Planned capacity
1 GW
Stated investment
$13.5 billion
Site size
1,218 acres

Key facts

Size & schedule

Planned capacity1 GW [1]
Source excerpt
“Sentinel Grove would have a capacity of 1,000 megawatts — or 1 gigawatt — an electricity consumption comparable to a city of 1 million residents.”
Site size1,218 acres [1]
Source excerpt
“The 1,218‑acre site would house up to 15 million square feet — more than 260 football fields — of computer systems, server racks and other data-center infrastructure across several buildings.”
Floor area15 million sq ft [1]
up to 15 million square feet
Source excerpt
“The 1,218‑acre site would house up to 15 million square feet”
Stated investment$13.5 billion [1]
Source excerpt
“Plans for a $13.5 billion hyperscale data center — Sentinel Grove Technology Park, which would be built on former citrus groves at Orange Avenue and Minute Maid Road in rural St. Lucie County — were unveiled to the Planning and Zoning Commission Oct. 16.”

Water

Water permitParcel already allocated for 2.2 million gallons of water use per day [2]
Source excerpt
“She noted that the parcel is already allocated for 2.2 million gallons of water use per day.”

Local decisions & site

Deciding voteSt. Lucie County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-2 to recommend against [1]
Source excerpt
“The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-2 to recommend against approving development, citing concerns of stormwater runoff, construction traffic and urban sprawl.”
ZoningRezoning of a 1,200-acre parcel sought; planning board recommended against [4]
Source excerpt
“The planning and zoning board of St. Lucie County recently voted against recommending a developer's proposal for rezoning a 1,200-acre parcel for multiple buildings around 60 feet tall.”
Parcel / addressFormer citrus groves at Orange Avenue and Minute Maid Road; land owned by Epic Estates [1]
Source excerpt
“The land is owned by Tallahassee-based land banking investment firm Epic Estates, which purchased it for $15 million in July 2024, according to the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser's Office.”

Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.

Timeline

  1. Epic Estates purchases the land for $15 million [1]

  2. Planning and Zoning Commission votes 4-2 to recommend against the proposal [2]

  3. Timberline announces it will temporarily pause the project [1]

  4. County Commissioner Cathy Townsend says the developer appears to have pulled back in anticipation of new state legislation [3]

Issues raised

  • The planning board cited stormwater runoff, construction traffic and urban sprawl [1]
  • Neighboring residents raised concerns about traffic, light pollution and water consumption [2]

Sources

  1. Massive data center, one of the world's largest, proposed in rural Treasure Coast
    TCPalm (via AOL) · news
  2. Proposed 15 million square-foot AI data center in St. Lucie County faces pushback
    WPTV · Dec 10, 2025 · news
  3. SCRAPPED? Developer of St. Lucie County data center project may withdraw plan amid new AI legislation
    WPTV · Feb 23, 2026 · news
  4. Proposals for massive data centers are popping up across Florida. Are local governments prepared?
    WUSF · Feb 16, 2026 · news