Otava Metro Detroit
Westland, MI
Source: Primary source
Otava Metro Detroit is a mapped data center in MI.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkOtava LLC — colocation facility (1 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Leaders tout new data center project in Washtenaw CountyClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4· Jun 1, 2026
- Westland Insurance names new real estate headGreen Street News· May 28, 2026
- Lake County Plan Commission gives no recommendation on Lowell data center rezoneChicago Tribune· May 21, 2026
- Seven new hyperscale data centers to be built in the NetherlandsTechzine Global· Mar 29, 2026
- Lake County Council approves more stringent regulations for data centersChicago Tribune· Mar 10, 2026
- Ruling expected later this month on injunction against Hobart data centerChicago Tribune· Mar 9, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Michigan reported $1.1M in Data Center / Colocation Sales and Use Tax Exemption (MCL 205.54ee / 205.94, pre-2025 program) for FY2023 (Michigan Department of Treasury, Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis (ORTA)). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Johnson Upper Elementary School in Westland, is 1.3 mi from this site (443 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.