Henderson, Nevada officials said a proposed data center complex approved last year is no longer moving forward after a real estate agent contacted the city in March. The Henderson Planning Commission had approved Trammell Crow Co.’s conditional use permit and design review in November for five buildings on a 157.3-acre parcel at Bentonite Avenue and Whidbey Road, near U.S. Highway 95 and Interstate 11.

The city said the property ownership group indicated it wanted to sell the site for “traditional industrial development.” Eldorado Hills LLC owns the land, which is currently occupied by Desert Hills Shooting Club and Pro Gun Vegas. City officials said no additional applications tied to a data center on the site have been submitted.

The Planning Commission gave Trammell Crow a six-year approval period after the developer told the city that utility infrastructure and power delivery construction was scheduled for completion in 2030. The city said Thursday that the permits remain active through 2030, even though the project is no longer advancing.

The halted project comes as Henderson City Council members voted at their July 21 meeting to have staff begin requiring data center operators to enter negotiated development agreements. City officials are preparing a code change for the Aug. 18 City Council meeting that would require development agreements for future data centers and review proposals case by case.

The Trammell Crow project would not need a development agreement while its existing conditional use permit remains active because it was approved before the code change. The site still must meet permit requirements, including keeping water use below 10 million gallons per year and obtaining a fire permit if fuel storage exceeds 2,500 gallons.

The Eldorado Valley site is zoned for industrial use. A Nov. 13 Planning Commission staff report said the proposed data center was not expected to negatively affect public safety, traffic, public services, utilities, noise or the surrounding environment.

The approved plan covered five 252,500-square-foot buildings for equipment and office areas, plus an electrical substation, on a nearly 1.3 million-square-foot complex. Developers said the facility would be air-cooled, use about 6.1 million gallons of water annually and produce daytime noise levels between 60 and 72 dBA.

City staff classified the proposal as speculative because no technology company, or “end user,” had been selected to operate the facility. Staff required detailed operational information and updated plans before any building permit could be issued.

A Trammell Crow representative declined to comment. Eldorado Hills LLC bought the land for $22 million in 2006, and the September 2025 application listed Pete Eliades as the company’s owner. Eliades died Oct. 26 at age 92.

Athena Eliades said Friday that a potential deal for Trammell Crow to acquire the land fell through after her father’s death. She said, “Trammell Crow is not the potential buyer” and “There’s no potential data center going there.” CBRE vice president Lauren Willmore said the land was under contract to another potential buyer, with closing expected before the end of the year, but she did not name the buyer.

Henderson, Nevada officials said a proposed data center complex approved last year is no longer moving forward after a real estate agent contacted the city in March. The Henderson Planning Commission had approved Trammell Crow Co.’s conditional use permit and design review in November for five buildings on a 157.3-acre parcel at Bentonite Avenue and Whidbey Road, near U.S. Highway 95 and Interstate 11.

The city said the property ownership group indicated it wanted to sell the site for “traditional industrial development.” Eldorado Hills LLC owns the land, which is currently occupied by Desert Hills Shooting Club and Pro Gun Vegas. City officials said no additional applications tied to a data center on the site have been submitted.

The Planning Commission gave Trammell Crow a six-year approval period after the developer told the city that utility infrastructure and power delivery construction was scheduled for completion in 2030. The city said Thursday that the permits remain active through 2030, even though the project is no longer advancing.

The halted project comes as Henderson City Council members voted at their July 21 meeting to have staff begin requiring data center operators to enter negotiated development agreements. City officials are preparing a code change for the Aug. 18 City Council meeting that would require development agreements for future data centers and review proposals case by case.

The Trammell Crow project would not need a development agreement while its existing conditional use permit remains active because it was approved before the code change. The site still must meet permit requirements, including keeping water use below 10 million gallons per year and obtaining a fire permit if fuel storage exceeds 2,500 gallons.

The Eldorado Valley site is zoned for industrial use. A Nov. 13 Planning Commission staff report said the proposed data center was not expected to negatively affect public safety, traffic, public services, utilities, noise or the surrounding environment.

The approved plan covered five 252,500-square-foot buildings for equipment and office areas, plus an electrical substation, on a nearly 1.3 million-square-foot complex. Developers said the facility would be air-cooled, use about 6.1 million gallons of water annually and produce daytime noise levels between 60 and 72 dBA.

City staff classified the proposal as speculative because no technology company, or “end user,” had been selected to operate the facility. Staff required detailed operational information and updated plans before any building permit could be issued.

A Trammell Crow representative declined to comment. Eldorado Hills LLC bought the land for $22 million in 2006, and the September 2025 application listed Pete Eliades as the company’s owner. Eliades died Oct. 26 at age 92.

Athena Eliades said Friday that a potential deal for Trammell Crow to acquire the land fell through after her father’s death. She said, “Trammell Crow is not the potential buyer” and “There’s no potential data center going there.” CBRE vice president Lauren Willmore said the land was under contract to another potential buyer, with closing expected before the end of the year, but she did not name the buyer.