A render of the proposed Hammond Data Center Peninsula. Photo from City of Hammond.

News Release

HAMMMOND — At its Monday, June 9, City Council meeting, the City of Hammond approved with an 8-0 vote a development agreement for a multibillion-dollar data center investment, the largest economic development project in Hammond’s history.

CoreWeave, Inc., an AI cloud computing company that specializes in providing graphics processing units for AI developers and companies will expand their current presence at Hammond’s current data center into a new facility at 301 Digital Crossroads Drive, built to their specifications.

Decennial Group, LLC, who built and still owns the current 105,000 square foot data center, will construct and own the new 450,000 square foot state-of-the-art building on a 25-acre parcel.

Dubbed the Data Center Peninsula, this site was the former location of the State Line Energy plant, a legacy coal burning electrical power plant site. The future of this site is to grow and expand with clean, innovative development, thanks to the continued hard work of the Decennial Group.

“This pioneering project will be incredibly impactful for our community and the State of Indiana,” stated Hammond’s Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. “The Community Impact Payments the city will be receiving from CoreWeave as part of the development agreement will not only help with new city-wide infrastructure and quality of life initiatives, but also will help thousands of students in Hammond go to college, through our College Bound program. It can’t get more impactful than that.”

“Hammond has proven to be a forward-thinking partner, and we’re excited to deepen our investment here,” said Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of CoreWeave Brian Venturo.

Photo from the City of Hammond.

He continued, “We appreciate the City approving the development agreement which will provide CoreWeave with cost certainty over the project term. This state-of-the-art, 180-megawatt facility will not only enable us to deliver next-generation cloud solutions but also support economic and educational opportunities for the region. We’re proud to help drive innovation and sustainable growth in Northwest Indiana.”

“This milestone is testament to the steadfast leadership of Mayor McDermott and the incredible partnership from CoreWeave, the world’s only AI Hyperscaler,” said David Pavlik, co-founder and managing partner of decennial group. “Yesterday’s unanimous support of the Hammond City Council brings us one step closer to delivering billions of dollars of investment into Northwest Indiana through one of the largest AI infrastructure projects in the United States.”

“Our team have been working on this development with CoreWeave and Decennial for a year now and we couldn’t be more excited,” stated Anne Taylor, Executive Director of Planning and Development. “The groundbreaking team of CoreWeave and Decennial is capable of so much in Hammond. And, the location couldn’t be better. Hammond continues to be poised for great things, as it has been throughout Mayor McDermott’s tenure, and this project just solidifies it.”

While the City of Hammond is in full support and ready to move forward, the project is contingent upon finalization of a NIPSCO power agreement and the subsequent execution of the lease agreement, between the parties.

For questions contact Director of Planning and Development Anne Taylor, at (219) 853-6508, extension 8.