Data center planned for existing warehouse in Auburndale | Exclusive
(This article was revised to include comment from the CEO of the Central Florida Development Council.) Another data center is planned for Polk County, and the developers hope to avoid the fervent opposition that greeted a proposed facility in Fort Meade . Hillwood Development Company filed an application on Nov. 4 for a building permit on the Auburndale Technology Center, which will occupy two existing buildings at 810 Pace Road. The 75-acre site lies within the Central Florida Innovation District surrounding Florida Polytechnic University. The two buildings, totaling about 500,000 square feet, have been vacant since construction finished last year. The property, just east of the Polk Parkway, lies within Auburndale’s city limits. “This was the right place, the right location, the right scale for this kind of a project,” said Charles Korrell, senior vice president for Texas-based Hillwood Development Company. “There aren't many of those around the country, and there are plenty of large greenfield developments. You see them all over West Texas. You’re seeing them here in Florida, seeing them all over the country. Not much industrial space is appropriate or available for this kind of development.” Pace Road DC Development Company, a subsidiary company, bought the property
