744 Roble Road Data Center (former Flexential site, Hanover Township, Lehigh County)
Hanover Township, Lehigh County
An existing 46,800 square foot data center at 744 Roble Road in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, bought by two LLCs in May 2026 and now marketed for lease or sale with a claimed path to 51.1 MW of utility power.
The project by the numbers
Former Flexential data center on Roble Road marketed for a 51.1 MW expansion
- Developer
- The Serfass Companies (named in the broker brochure as redevelopment lead with direct property ownership); owners of record Roble Rd Hldings LLC and R2H2 Penn LLC; marketed by Five 9s Digital
- Tenant
- No tenant or operator named. The building was recently vacated by Flexential.
- Current stage
- The property is being marketed. Five 9s Digital is marketing it for lease or sale, and its brochure pitches an 11.1 MW first phase within about a year and 40 MW more later. We found no township application, hearing or vote tied to the expansion, and no utility agreement has been made public.
- Decision body
- Hanover Township (Lehigh County) Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission, for any land development or zoning approvals
- Top issues
- How much power PPL will actually deliver and when; backup generators; cooling and water use, which haven't been disclosed; who will lease or buy the building
- Key opponents
- None found
- Key supporters
- None found beyond the owners and their broker
How we got here
November 2015: ViaWest buys iNetU, operator of the Allentown facility. January 2018: ViaWest and Peak 10 rebrand as Flexential. May 5, 2026: Lehigh County records list a deed with a $4,965,000 sale price and Roble Rd Hldings LLC and R2H2 Penn LLC as owners. 2026 (Five 9s page dated 09/03/26): Five 9s Digital posts 'Lehigh Valley PA 51.1 MW Data Center - Now Available.'
How it has unfolded
- 2026-05-05Lehigh County assessment records list a deed dated May 5, 2026, instrument 2026012283, with a $4,965,000 sale price, and name Roble Rd Hldings LLC and R2H2 Penn LLC as owners. Lehigh County GIS
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Know your rights
In Pennsylvania, the local zoning ordinance sets the route. A conditional use is decided by the elected governing body (supervisors, commissioners or council). A special exception or variance, and an appeal of a zoning officer’s decision, go to the Zoning Hearing Board. Each is a public hearing on a record: affected neighbors can ask for party status, cross-examine witnesses, and appeal. Municipalities can also adopt data center ordinances with enforceable standards.
Know your rights →Take action
Organized community opposition is the single most effective check on these projects in Pennsylvania. Show up to hearings, submit comment when it is taken, support legal and expert-witness costs, and press your municipality for a real ordinance. Pennsylvania municipalities cannot simply freeze applications, but a curative amendment under the Planning Code gives them a defined window to fix a defective ordinance.
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