Stockland Files for New 250MW Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Replacing Existing Warehouse
June 1, 2026
Stockland Files for New 250MW Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Replacing Existing Warehouse
Australian real estate giant Stockland has filed for a planning permit to develop a new two-story data center campus in Melbourne’s western suburbs, marking the latest step in the company’s aggressive push into digital infrastructure. The proposed facility, located at 412 Francis Street in Brooklyn, is designed to deliver up to 250MW of capacity and will replace a portion of the existing Brooklyn Distribution Centre, a large warehouse complex currently spanning 130,160 square meters of lettable space across ten buildings.
The application, lodged late last month with Victoria’s planning register, outlines a development that will occupy roughly half of the 22-hectare site, replacing three of the largest warehouse structures. Stockland has not disclosed a timeline for construction or completion of the project. The company originally acquired the Brooklyn site in 2003, and current tenants include logistics firms such as BTI Logistics Pty Ltd and New Aim Pty Ltd, as well as automotive auctioneer Carlins Automotive Auctioneers Pty Ltd.
This filing follows closely on the heels of Stockland’s February announcement that it had secured power for approximately 350MW of data center development in Melbourne, split between the Brooklyn site and another location at Cherry Lane in Laverton. At the Cherry Lane site, Stockland has already filed to develop two two-story facilities totaling 250MW, replacing a 20,000-square-meter warehouse. Together, the two Melbourne campuses represent a combined 500MW of planned capacity, underscoring the company’s ambition to become a major player in Australia’s rapidly growing data center market.
Founded in 1952 and headquartered in Sydney, Stockland is one of Australia’s largest diversified property groups, with a portfolio valued at AU$10.6 billion (US$6.6 billion) and a development pipeline worth approximately AU$59 billion (US$41.6 billion). Beyond Melbourne, the company has several data center projects underway in and around Sydney, including a partnership with EdgeConneX for a development in Macquarie Park, as well as a previously filed 168MW facility in Kemps Creek and another planned project at 2 Davis Road in Wetherill Park. In its most recent earnings report, Stockland confirmed that three of its data center projects—in Wetherill Park, Kemps Creek, and Macquarie Park—have been included in the New South Wales Government’s Investment Delivery Authority fast-track approval process, and that the company now has three sites with secured power totaling 450MW.
The shift from warehouse to data center development reflects a broader trend in the Australian industrial property sector, where rising demand for digital infrastructure is driving landlords to repurpose logistics assets for high-density computing. Stockland’s move to replace existing warehouse space with data centers highlights the growing tension between traditional logistics needs and the explosive growth of cloud computing and AI workloads, which require vast amounts of power and cooling capacity. As hyperscale cloud providers and enterprise customers continue to expand their footprint in the Asia-Pacific region, developments like the Brooklyn campus are expected to play a critical role in meeting Melbourne’s long-term data center demand.
Source: datacenterdynamics
