Pocono Township approved Core5’s massive Warner Road warehouse after a three-year battle. This outlet later built the case that the facility is actually a data center disguised as a warehouse.
Commissioner Mike Velardi gave contradictory answers about whether Core5 is a data center and about the project’s water consumption, while a proposed Data Center Overlay District near the Core5 site raised its own questions about who asked for it.
Commissioner Ellen Gnandt raised early warnings about the project that turned out to be right, and officials have since debated publicly whether the door on future data centers is really closed. If it happens with Core5 and it’s of public interest, we’ll cover it — check back here to stay current.
Opinion & Analysis A reader wrote in after “Built to Convert” ran. They’d heard the Warner Road project was tied to Blackstone, that Core5 was building it for the private equity giant, and that money was changing hands somewhere it shouldn’t. They asked us to look. So we did. Who Is Blackstone? Blackstone is the...
Six properties. One overlay. Somebody requested it. The public record doesn’t say who — but the list of suspects is very short. Opinion & Analysis · PoconoReview.com In April 2026, the Pocono Township Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a Data Center Overlay District covering six parcels near the intersection of Warner Road and Route 715....
Opinion & Analysis I wrote that Charles Keppler and Matt Long closed the door on data centers in Pocono Township. They moved fast. They tightened the ordinance. They stripped the overlay zones. They added decommissioning requirements. I meant every word of it. But clearly, I was wrong. The door isn’t closed. It’s not even closing....
An Investigative Analysis of Spec Anomalies, Zoning Timelines, and Industry Patterns in Pocono Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania In Pocono Township, a 702,000-square-foot warehouse is rising on 86.68 acres at 246 Warner Road in Tannersville. (Core5’s own property listing shows 88.68 acres; Monroe County tax assessment records show 86.68 — the county’s surveyed parcel figure is...
Opinion & Analysis · Wayne County, PA Charles Keppler and Matt Long Close the Door on Data Centers — Are Your Officials Leaving It Open? If your elected officials were serious about signaling to data centers they aren’t welcome, they would be following Pocono Township’s lead. PoconoReview.com · May 2026 A developer already showed up...
Pocono Township commissioners vote 4-1 to approve Core5's 702,000-square-foot warehouse on Warner Road. Ellen Gnandt casts lone no vote. No tenant announced.