Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus
Tonawanda, Erie County, NY
Source: Primary source
Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus is a blocked data center in Erie County, NY. DataCentersExposed has documented 600 MW of reported power capacity and a 500,000 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkSite developer is a subsidiary of Ontario Speciality Consulting, a WNY-centric brownfield developer with a mixed portfolio of commercial and industrial projects. Owner, Jon Williams, has very close ties to cryptomining companies, including US Bitcon and Digihost Technologies Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
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- North Tonawanda Extends Data Center Pause as AI Conversion Plan Faces PushbackTheEnergyMag· Jun 18, 2026
- North Tonawanda approves one-year moratorium extension amid AI facility concernsWKBW· Jun 17, 2026
- North Tonawanda extends data center moratoriumBuffalo News· Jun 17, 2026
- Complete coverage: North Tonawanda crypto company wants to transform into data centerBuffalo News· Jun 16, 2026
- North Tonawanda crypto company now wants to be AI data centerBuffalo News· Jun 16, 2026
- Grand Island urges Tonawanda to consult with the town on proposed data center; board authorizes LOI talks for battery storage leasecitizenportal.ai· Jun 14, 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.
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, Kaegebein School in Grand Island, is 1.5 mi from this site (393 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.