Office parks · Nebraska

Project Horizon

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedKearney, NE

Proposed data center on former crypto site; rezoning approved but no construction underway. Score 0.0 due to 'already in play' status per record. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …proposed newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Rezoning

This site: …rezoning for the Tech One Boulevard area in the Northeast part of town (conditional use permit) newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: The site is about five minutes from the Kearney Regional Airport and has been operating for nearly a decade as a crypto mining facility. record · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit proposednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Redevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source
New uses	data centerWikipedia no source
What is there now	The site is about five minutes from the Kearney Regional Airport and has been operating for nearly a decade as a crypto mining facility.newtypes-extraction reported
Redeveloper	Mara and Starwood Digital Venturesnewtypes-extraction reported

Planning

Zoning change	rezoning for the Tech One Boulevard area in the Northeast part of town (conditional use permit)newtypes-extraction reported
Entitlement year	2026Wikipedia no source
Planning notes	Approved by Kearney Planning Commission.Wikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Buffalo County (NE), 2024	0 units in 5+ unit buildings, 8 in 2–4, 119 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	3,411 jobs in 226 establishments; average annual pay $34,723; employment location quotient 1.23; employment +0.9% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	3,598 jobs; 492 in retail trade, 325 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 31019969500)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 47th income percentile as adults; 3.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (269 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 32.3%; median family income $46,250; 125 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Kearney Public Schools (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation	2,152 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	210 county-logged events: 97 hail, 93 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 5 flood; $67,366,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 68847, 2026-09	median list price $349,900 (+7.7% on the year); 37 active listings; median 53 days on market; 17% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	254 establishments (+7%); 4,137 jobs (+10%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $305,204 (+6% 1 yr, +33% 5 yr); typical rent $1,574/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	25,870 vehicles a day on 2ND AVENUE (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 290 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Proposed data center project on former crypto mining site in Kearney, NE. Developer Mara and Starwood Digital Ventures seeking rezoning (conditional use permit) for Tech One Boulevard area, pending 2026 entitlements. Approved by Kearney Planning Commission per planning_notes.

Why. Status marked 'proposed' with 'opp_reasons' citing 'already in play' (under construction/approved/sold). Verified status is 'draft', no construction or sales confirmed.

Where it stands. No current construction or sale status; entitlements pending 2026. Site remains a crypto mining facility per after_notes.

For a planner

Rezoning approved for conditional use, but no physical changes yet. Airport proximity noted (5 mins).
Housing market data (ZHVI $305k, 6.5% 1y growth) not directly relevant to project status.

For a developer

Project is proposed only; no active deals or construction. Peer projects (Omaha, VA, NJ) show similar 'redevelop' strategy but not directly comparable due to location/size.
Score 0.0 due to being 'already in play' per record, though no active development confirmed.

What we do not know yet

No construction timeline or budget disclosed. 'Verified: draft' suggests incomplete verification. No current sales or occupancy data.

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History and original facts

County	Buffalo County
Census division	4 · West North Central
Notes	Draft from nebraska.tv, model-extracted, unreviewed: A crypto mining facility operating for nearly a decade is proposed to be redeveloped into a data center as part of Project Horizon in Kearney, Nebraska.

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Timeline

2026 Kearney Planning Commission approved conditional use permit and rezoning for Project Horizon data center

Sources

Kearney OKs first step to bring data center to town - Nebraska.tv
2 quoted sentences
Project Horizon
Commissioners approved a conditional use permit tied to the project, as well as rezoning for the Tech One Boulevard area in the Northeast part of town.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Project Horizon, Kearney, NE." Record n-9a8542d286, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/ne/kearney-project-horizon/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_kearneyprojecthorizon,
  title = {Project Horizon, Kearney, NE},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/ne/kearney-project-horizon/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-9a8542d286, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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