The new owner of the 185-acre property at the northwest corner of routes 59 and 72, just west of the Arboretum of South Barrington, wants to build a third data center campus in Hoffman Estates. | Courtesy Plum Farms
By Eric Peterson | Daily Herald
The recent sale of the 185-acre Plum Farms property at the northwest corner of Route 59 and Higgins Road could lead to a third data center campus in Hoffman Estates, Mayor Bill McLeod announced in his State of the Village address Wednesday.
The undeveloped site lies directly west of The Arboretum of South Barrington shopping center. Until recently, plans centered around residential development.
In his annual update before the Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce at the Now Arena, McLeod said no formal plans have been submitted, but the village expressed its openness to the possibility of another data center campus.
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