# 5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters) > Under construction: a 15 MW data center in Shelby County, Tennessee, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/5c-mem01-memphis-former-fred-s-headquarters-tn-dc_9fd6af74e290 Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/5c-mem01-memphis-former-fred-s-headquarters-tn-dc_9fd6af74e290.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records 5C Data Centers is building a 15 MW data center in Shelby County, Tennessee (under construction). One source reports this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** 5C Data Centers (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 15 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **Site area:** 59 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $152.0M (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported jobs:** 15 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Construction start reported:** Sep 14, 2026 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **City:** Memphis (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **County:** Shelby (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **State:** Tennessee (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **Location precision:** Street address reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **AI workload:** Mixed use, AI among other workloads (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **Facility type:** Enterprise (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | 5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters) | Under construction | 15 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is 5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters) under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 14, 2026) reports it as under construction. ### Who is building 5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters)? 5C Data Centers is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve 5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters)? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on 5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters) get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - **Sep 14, 2026:** [Construction start reported](https://web.archive.org/web/20250720112541/https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/5c-plots-data-center-at-former-freds-site-in-memphis-tennessee/) ## Related records - [5C Data Centers CMH01](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/5c-data-centers-cmh01-oh-dc_55d03911030a): Same operator - [5C Data Centers Phoenix Region (PHX01)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/5c-data-centers-phoenix-region-phx01-az-dc_68e878c50193): Same operator - [5C MEM01 Memphis Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/5c-mem01-memphis-data-center-tn-dc_acc020359b93): Same operator - [Bitdeer Knoxville AI Datacenter (5101 S. National Drive)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/bitdeer-knoxville-ai-datacenter-5101-s-national-drive-tn-dc_635efcbf5284): Same state - [Cielo Clarksville Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/cielo-clarksville-data-center-tn-dc_acdc859c9177): Same state - [Cielo Montgomery County AI Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/cielo-montgomery-county-ai-campus-tn-dc_867ac6a1709f): Same state - [Colossus 2 (Whitehaven)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/colossus-2-whitehaven-tn-dc_d45c96f898ef): Same state - [DC BLOX Nashville (Grassmere Park)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/dc-blox-nashville-grassmere-park-tn-dc_5a2f1a18830d): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record. - Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution. - An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. - Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://web.archive.org/web/20250720112541/https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/5c-plots-data-center-at-former-freds-site-in-memphis-tennessee/) · as of Sep 14, 2026 · record 5c-mem01-memphis-tn - [DataCenterDynamics (archived) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://web.archive.org/web/20250720112541/https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/5c-plots-data-center-at-former-freds-site-in-memphis-tennessee/) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [We Are Memphis (Greater Memphis Chamber) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://wearememphis.com/news/152-million-data-center-coming-to-former-freds-headquarters-advancing-memphis-tech-future/) · as of Sep 14, 2026 - [FOX13 Memphis (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/data-center-company-purchases-freds-headquarters-building-for-25-million-records-show/article_4cae4b04-ee6a-41a6-9ac3-279134616909.html) · as of Sep 14, 2026 - [FOX13 Memphis (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/data-center-company-purchases-freds-headquarters-building-for-25-million-records-show/article_4cae4b04-ee6a-41a6-9ac3-279134616909.html) · as of Sep 14, 2026 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/5c-mem01-memphis-former-fred-s-headquarters-tn) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 175744415490704 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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