Pavilion Township AI Data Center

Real estate development firm Franklin Partners set their sights on 265 acres of farmland in agricultural Pavilion Township, just outside of Kalamazoo, in fall of 2025. The planned AI data center greenfield development would have required Pavilion Township to make changes to its master plan in order to accommodate the heavy industrial zoning.

But local residents quickly formed a grassroots movement and began expressing concerns to township officials. By September, town halls were filled. By November, the developer withdrew their request to the township. Still, local residents remain watchful for activity from Franklin Partners, or from other developers.