Microsoft continues Arizona expansion, spends $20M on El Mirage land to build data centers

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Microsoft

By Joshua Bowling |Arizona Republic

  • Microsoft on Tuesday paid $20.3 million for El Mirage land it intends to build data centers on
  • The deal is Microsoft’s third metro Phoenix land grab in recent months
  • Records show Microsoft plans data centers for its two sites in Goodyear, as well

Microsoft continued its march through metro Phoenix’s west side on Tuesday, spending $20.3 million on 151 acres of El Mirage land it intends to use for more data centers, the company confirmed.

The land, south of Olive Avenue between Dysart and El Mirage roads, is the tech giant’s third major land grab in recent months. The company is planning data centers for two sites in Goodyear on a piece of land near the Phoenix Goodyear Airport and another near the Arizona State Prison Complex-Perryville.

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