Turin Management: 200MW AI Data Center at Historic Remington Arms Site
Status: Preconstruction Phase / Brownfield Cleanup Program Enrollment Active (May/June 2026) | Location: 14 Hoefler Avenue, Village of Ilion, Mohawk Valley Region, Upstate New York (Famed former Remington Arms industrial footprint)
Project Overview
The transformation of the historic Remington Arms manufacturing plant in the Village of Ilion, New York, into a master-planned 200 MW artificial intelligence infrastructure campus marks a notable shift in how hyperscale and edge facilities are sited. Following the closure of the fabled firearms production floors in 2024, the 32-acre industrial campus sat vacant until its acquisition and subsequent re-envisioning by Turin Management. The project represents a growing trend in the asset class: utilizing distressed, power-connected legacy industrial assets to bypass the extended queue timelines of greenfield utility interconnections, while injecting high-tech capital back into displaced manufacturing towns. The engineering core of the project involves two symmetrically deployed 250,000-square-foot data processing structures, designated as Site C (Phase I) and Site E (Phase II). Because the site sustained nearly two centuries of continuous heavy metallurgy and industrial manufacturing, the developer’s immediate operational hurdles are environmental. Turin Hoefler Avenue, LLC, has mobilized environmental consultants HRP Associates to enroll 7.8 acres of the property into the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Brownfield Cleanup Program. This process targets the remediation and containment of legacy heavy metals, specifically elevated concentrations of arsenic, lead, and copper, before heavy foundation work can begin.
Quick Facts
| Field | Value |
| Project Name | Turin Management: 200MW AI Data Center at Historic Remington Arms Site |
| Location | 14 Hoefler Avenue, Village of Ilion, Mohawk Valley Region, Upstate New York (Famed former Remington Arms industrial footprint) |
| Status | Preconstruction Phase / Brownfield Cleanup Program Enrollment Active (May/June 2026) |
| Commissioning | Phase 1 data hall shell scheduled for initial compute commissioning by Late 2028 |
| Total IT Load | 200.0 MW (Full Site Master-Planned Allocation Across Phase I & II) |
| Total Capacity | 500,000 sq ft of total whitespace split symmetrically across two twin structures. |
| Tier Level | Tier III Built to AI-Training / High-Density Compute Environmental Standards |
| Project Type | Brownfield Industrial Adaptive Reuse / AI Training & Data Processing Hub |
City Profile
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| City Name | Ilion |
| Population | 7,621 (2020 Census) |
| Urban Agglomeration | ~117,000 (Utica Urban Area, which includes Ilion) |
| City GDP | Not officially reported separately for Ilion; economy is part of the Utica–Rome metropolitan region |
| Per Capita Income | Approximately $30,000 USD |
| City Tier | Tier 4 – Small Town / Village |
| Key Strengths | Manufacturing heritage, Remington Arms history, affordable living, proximity to Utica, access to the Mohawk Valley region |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | Turin Management |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) / Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency. |
| Construction Contractor | To Be Announced (Tenders active for legacy building selective demolition). |
| MEP Engineering | High-efficiency industrial heat exchange loops; High-capacity closed-loop liquid cooling configurations. |
| Network Connectivity | Dark fiber pathing traversing the New York State Thruway communications corridor, tying back to major East Coast peering points. |
| Power Infrastructure | New dedicated high-voltage substation interconnecting with Upstate New York's clean hydroelectric grid transmission networks. |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | 200.0 MW Combined Ultimate Load Capacity |
| UPS Redundancy | NA |
| Cooling System | Closed-Loop Chilled Water Matrix with Closed-Loop Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling Provisions. |
| Connectivity | NA |
| PUE Target | < 1.15 (Leveraging northern climate winter economization cycles) |
| Energy Mix | 100% Fossil-Fuel-Free framework utilizing regional carbon-free hydro and renewable generation. |
Milestones
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| Announcement | June 2025 ($2.1M acquisition from Roundhill Group post-RemArms relocation) |
| Construction Start | Projected 2027 – 2028 post-RemArms relocation) |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | 2030 |
| Full Buildout | 2031 |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | $2.0 Billion to $3.0 Billion |
| Funding | Private Equity Infrastructure Funds, New York State Brownfield Tax Credits, and Capital Markets. |