Data Center Impact On Nearby Neighborhoods

[Zoe]

Have they talked about numbers on potential number of employees and other things. Your local economic planning commission may know more than anybody. Your local govt may be doing everything they can to get it approved.

 

[CGinMN]

If the subject or common area backs to, or is somehow impacted by the proposed development, I would mention it. Sounds like it was originally proposed in 2022, in which case any sale since will demonstrate the impact, or lack thereof, of the proposed development. I’m willing to bet there is none.

 

[Joe Flacco]

A new data center there would be a lot better than the old warehouses that currently exist. You go from seeing commercial vehicles going in and out all day to a nice office building with nice landscaping and low traffic.

Mixed-use would be better for how the neighborhood moves forward in the future but anything new is better than what is there now.

 

[J Grant]

If the subject or common area backs to, or is somehow impacted by the proposed development, I would mention it. Sounds like it was originally proposed in 2022, in which case any sale since will demonstrate the impact, or lack thereof, of the proposed development. I’m willing to bet there is none.

It is important to note that the appraiser is not making a future prediction of impact ( such as stating there will be no impact after the data center is built)

What we are disclosing is that as of the current eff date, when the Datacenter is proposed/pending approval, that knowledge of it to buyers does not appear to have an adverse impact /any affect of buyers informed about the proposed development is not seen to adversely impact prices and marketability with townhouses selling under 90 DOM (example)

There may be no impact, or there may be an adverse impact after the data center is completed X years from now ( if it is developed into a data center. )

 

[Zoe]

It is important to note that the appraiser is not making a future prediction of impact ( such as stating there will be no impact after the data center is built)

What we are disclosing is that as of the current eff date, when the Datacenter is proposed/pending approval, that knowledge of it to buyers does not appear to have an adverse impact /any affect of buyers informed about the proposed development is not seen to adversely impact prices and marketability with townhouses selling under 90 DOM (example)

There may be no impact, or there may be an adverse impact after the data center is completed X years from now ( if it is developed into a data center. )

Yeah, just disclose what you know. It wouldn't hurt to call the planning commission and talk to someone, but your doing it "as is" right now.

 

[Zoe]

I bet there are some speculators buying up some properties nearby. It would likely only be a positive influence. New development would likely happen if it happens. I don't know how many jobs your talking about.

 

[Elliott]

As the 'old guy' in my neighborhood who retired 20-years ago when he sold his Silicon Valley company told me, "People don't realize how much energy AI takes when you ask it a question, its like turning on a 100-watt light bulb." They are talking about 'small' nuclear plants to power data centers now, so neighborhoods will have to deal with that too.
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“Low frequencies have very, very long wavelengths, so they're not able to be absorbed by air molecules,” he explained. “You could build a wall, and those wavelengths would by a process called diffraction, they would sort of bend and go right over it. You can't even block them in the normal way that you would with a lot of other sounds.”

"My auditory system is picking up on a lot of things behind the scenes all the time. Because if anything is sneaking up behind me, the auditory system is the thing that needs to let to let me know about that because my eyes aren't going to tell me that," Boren explained. "So there can be things in our context which we're not consciously aware of, it's not sort of at the forefront of our attention, but the auditory system is gauging those things and it will probably let us know about it."

The CDC warns a noise not loud enough to cause hearing damage can still cause stress, anxiety, and even heart disease when continuously exposed to it. “We have some semblance of a feeling that something's not quite right with us,” said Boren. “These feelings of low frequency hums are often indicative of that.”

What’s all the data center noise about?

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[Raven59]

It;s not a rumor. It;s a pending possible land use change - the OP read an article about it, so if he found the article, then it makes sense to assume other local people would have a high probability of similar news in the local media about the site.

We are supposed to disclose what we know and what we learn about the subject property. It is more beneficial for us to disclose it, is it not? Just disclose what we have read or learned and don't try to predict or claim as face an approval that is still pending or proposed.

Right now, the OP knows, from reading the article, that there is a possible land use change under review for possible conversion of the 10-acre site to a data center. When I find out about that kind of thing, I comment that the assumption is a well-informed buyer might be aware of it .

I see that now. Since the announcement, the OP can examine the impact of listings, sales, etc. The OP can also conduct a case study on like-type data centers and see if there is an impact. The OP can interview other real estate professionals for their feedback. Most data center effects vary, so again, this is speculative. Stating what the OP knows is the best route. The effect could be adverse, positive, or neutral. Guessing is not an option. I do agree with the need for a comment.

 

[Zoe]

As the 'old guy' in my neighborhood who retired 20-years ago when he sold his Silicon Valley company told me, "People don't realize how much energy AI takes when you ask it a question, its like turning on a 100-watt light bulb." They are talking about 'small' nuclear plants to power data centers now, so neighborhoods will have to deal with that too.
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“Low frequencies have very, very long wavelengths, so they're not able to be absorbed by air molecules,” he explained. “You could build a wall, and those wavelengths would by a process called diffraction, they would sort of bend and go right over it. You can't even block them in the normal way that you would with a lot of other sounds.”

"My auditory system is picking up on a lot of things behind the scenes all the time. Because if anything is sneaking up behind me, the auditory system is the thing that needs to let to let me know about that because my eyes aren't going to tell me that," Boren explained. "So there can be things in our context which we're not consciously aware of, it's not sort of at the forefront of our attention, but the auditory system is gauging those things and it will probably let us know about it."

The CDC warns a noise not loud enough to cause hearing damage can still cause stress, anxiety, and even heart disease when continuously exposed to it. “We have some semblance of a feeling that something's not quite right with us,” said Boren. “These feelings of low frequency hums are often indicative of that.”

What’s all the data center noise about?

Neighbors say Northern Virginia data centers emit a noise they just can't tune out. We took to the streets and dove in to the science to figure out why.

www.wusa9.com

Planning commission and local govt would know that. That's why I say they are probably best source outside of the company installing the development. But those two entities have to be communicating constantly. The mayor of the local jurisdiction and governor of the State have to be involved also.

 

[Zoe]

Here you go:

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