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Switch Core 2.0 Phase 1 Campus

North Las Vegas, Clark County, NVDeveloper: Switch

ProposedLetter of intent and site documents filed with the city in August 2026; not yet scheduled for Planning Commission or City Council as of late September. Map pin marks the city; the site is in Apex Industrial Park, roughly 20 miles northeast.
  1. Rumored
  2. Proposed
  3. Approved
  4. Under construction
  5. Operating

Switch has filed a letter of intent with the City of North Las Vegas for a campus it calls Switch Core 2.0 Phase 1. The campus would span 14 parcels totaling roughly 175.8 acres by Apex Power Parkway and US-93 in Apex Industrial Park, in the city's far northeast. The first phase would include two data center buildings plus a substation, switching station, fire pump house and logistics office, with about 486,000 sq ft of building space in all. The city has not yet scheduled public review.

Key facts

Size & schedule

Site size175.8 acres [1]
Site spans 14 parcels, per Switch's letter of intent as reported.
Source excerpt
“The campus would sit on 14 parcels of land occupying approximately 175.8 acres, with the buildings estimated to be a total of 486,250 square feet near Apex Power Parkway and US-93, according to Switch.”
Floor area486,250 sq ft [1]
Total building area estimated by Switch.
Source excerpt
“The campus would sit on 14 parcels of land occupying approximately 175.8 acres, with the buildings estimated to be a total of 486,250 square feet near Apex Power Parkway and US-93, according to Switch.”
Buildings2 data center buildings [1]
Data center buildings; the first phase also includes a fire pump house, a substation with control house, a switching station and a logistics office.

How big is that? Data center sizes compared with football fields and Central Park.

Water

Coolingclosed-loop (Switch EVO design) [2]
This is Switch's general claim about its designs as reported with this proposal, not a figure specific to this site.
Source excerpt
“Zero water consumption - no water is consumed in our closed-loop EVO data center designs since 2022.”

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

Timeline

  1. DCD reported, citing property records, that Switch paid $85.5 million for 176 acres at Apex Industrial Park. [6]

  2. KTNV reported, citing county assessor records, that Switch had bought more than 300 acres in the Apex area for about $200 million. The city said it had no plans to share. [5]

  3. County records showed Switch had bought about 176 more acres at Apex for roughly $196 million, with no announced plans for that land. [4]

  4. KTNV reported Switch's letter of intent for a 175.8-acre campus, based on documents filed with the city in August. [1]

  5. A city spokeswoman said the proposal had not yet been scheduled before the Planning Commission or City Council. [3]

Issues raised

  • After Switch's Apex land purchases, a local advocate objected to another data center, citing the region's water situation [5].
  • KTNV cited Las Vegas Valley Water District data showing Switch used about 340 million gallons of water in 2025 [5].
  • North Las Vegas Councilman Isaac Barron said the city's recently enacted Apex Act would let it oversee permitting for infrastructure-driven development in the park [2].

Issues are concerns and claims raised by the parties, officials or residents named in the cited sources. They are reported as attributed, not as findings by the Census.

Sources

  1. Switch proposes 175-acre data center campus in North Las Vegas
    KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas · Sep 23, 2026 · news
  2. Switch data center proposal heads to North Las Vegas review as Nye fight continues
    News 3 Las Vegas (KSNV) · Sep 24, 2026 · news
  3. Switch Submits Plans for 175-Acre Data Center Campus in North Las Vegas
    102.7 Coyote Country (Beasley Media) · Sep 25, 2026 · news
  4. Switch buys more land at Apex Industrial Park in North Las Vegas
    FOX5 Las Vegas (KVVU) · Sep 14, 2026 · news
  5. Locals raise concerns after land purchase tied to data center company in Apex Industrial Park
    KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas · May 22, 2026 · news
  6. Switch buys 176 acres at Apex Industrial Park, Las Vegas
    DatacenterDynamics · Jan 20, 2026 · news

Cite this page

Last updated Sep 27, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.

APAData Center Census. (2026). Switch Core 2.0 Phase 1 Campus. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/switch-north-las-vegas-nv
MLA“Switch Core 2.0 Phase 1 Campus.” Data Center Census, Sep 27, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/switch-north-las-vegas-nv.
Linkhttps://datacentercensus.com/dc/switch-north-las-vegas-nv

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