Charles Schwab Phoenix Data Center

A listing site shows a Charles Schwab data center in Phoenix as operational, and county records list a Charles Schwab data processing center at 4701 E Francisco Dr in Phoenix. Schwab's annual report for 2025 says the company abandoned certain data centers in 2024, without naming them.

We found no recent public information about this project. The latest we found is from February 10, 2025. A City of Phoenix fire permit at 4701 E Francisco Dr, issued February 10, 2025, covered changes to 12 sprinkler heads in the CRAH 1A area. It may have been abandoned or put on hold. Its figures are not counted in the statewide totals.

Where it is

Outlined in yellow: Parcel 301-14-989, named for Charles Schwab Data Center in county Air Quality record F001535. It shows the land, not where buildings would go. Parcels: Maricopa County Air Quality Department, Facility record F001535, Charles Schwab Data Center, parcel 301-14-989. Shapes: Maricopa County Assessor (read November 8, 2026).

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Timeline

1. August 6, 2024: A City of Phoenix permit at 4701 E Francisco Dr covered upgrading end-of-life mechanical CRAH units, with a stated valuation of $2,500,000. Source: City of Phoenix, Permit SME 24013492, Charles Schwab Rm 1A Mech Upgrade
2. February 10, 2025: A City of Phoenix fire permit at 4701 E Francisco Dr covered adding or modifying 12 sprinkler heads in the CRAH 1A area. Source: City of Phoenix, Permit F809 25002135, Charles Schwab CRAH 1A A/S Mod

How we know this

Compiled from public records and checked on 2026-11-13. Confidence in this record: low. Blank figures mean the number is not publicly established, not that it is zero.

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• Status: No recent information

  Note: Only a listing site shows a Schwab data center in Phoenix as operational.

  • [1] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, The Charles Schwab Corporation 2025 Form 10-K (February 25, 2026): lower depreciation on equipment due to abandonment of certain data centers in 2024 related to the integration of Ameritrade
  • [2] datacenter.fyi, Charles Schwab - Phoenix, AZ | datacenter.fyi (read October 7, 2026): Charles Schwab is a operational data center with 5 MW of power capacity developed by Charles Schwab & Co Inc in Phoenix, AZ.

• Location: 4701 E Francisco Dr, Phoenix

  Note: The address comes from county and city records, not from a Schwab statement.

  • [3] Maricopa County Air Quality Department, Signed final permit dated 2021-05-03, facility F001535 (May 3, 2021): Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. 4701 E. Francisco Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85044

• A City of Phoenix fire permit at 4701 E Francisco Dr, issued February 10, 2025, covered changes to 12 sprinkler heads in the CRAH 1A area.

  • [4] City of Phoenix, Fire permit F809 25002135, CHARLES SCHWAB CRAH 1A A/S MOD (February 10, 2025): Permit # F809 25002135 Issued 10-FEB-2025 Expires 10-FEB-2027 [...] Address 4701 E FRANCISCO DR PHOENIX AZ 85044-5365 [...] DESCRIPTION OF WORK: ADDING/MODIFYING (12) SPRINKLER HEADS IN THE CRAH 1A AREA

• The Maricopa County Assessor lists Charles Schwab Global Holdings as owner of 4701 E Francisco Dr, and a City of Phoenix fire permit issued in February 2025 for that address covers adding or modifying 12 sprinkler heads in the CRAH 1A area.

  • [5] Maricopa County Assessor, Parcel 301-14-989 (read November 7, 2026): CHARLES SCHWAB GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC | 4701 E FRANCISCO DR PHOENIX 85044
  • [4] City of Phoenix, Fire permit F809 25002135, CHARLES SCHWAB CRAH 1A A/S MOD (February 10, 2025): Address 4701 E FRANCISCO DR PHOENIX AZ 85044-5365 [...] ADDING/MODIFYING (12) SPRINKLER HEADS IN THE CRAH 1A AREA

• Maricopa County's signed air quality permit dated May 3, 2021 is issued to Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., 4701 E. Francisco Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85044.

  • [3] Maricopa County Air Quality Department, Signed final permit dated 2021-05-03, facility F001535 (May 3, 2021): Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. 4701 E. Francisco Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85044 This facility is a data processing center with a total of 8 diesel powered emergency engines.

• The county's technical support document for the same facility, dated April 8, 2021, says 'This facility is a data processing center with a total of 8 diesel powered emergency engines.' It also says the primary function of an emergency engine is to provide back-up power.

  • [3] Maricopa County Air Quality Department, Signed final permit dated 2021-05-03, facility F001535 (May 3, 2021): Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. 4701 E. Francisco Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85044 This facility is a data processing center with a total of 8 diesel powered emergency engines. The primary function of an emergency engine is to provide back-up power when electric power from the local utility is interrupted. This facility is a data processing center with a total of 8 diesel powered emergency engines.

• City of Phoenix permit records for 4701 E Francisco Dr also include work titled CHARLES SCHWAB RM 1A MECH UPGRADE and SCHWAB SITE ELECTRICAL.

  • [6] City of Phoenix Planning and Development Department, Permit 24013492, CHARLES SCHWAB RM 1A MECH UPGRADE (August 6, 2024): CHARLES SCHWAB RM 1A MECH UPGRADE
  • [7] City of Phoenix Planning and Development Department, Permit 26000451, SCHWAB SITE ELECTRICAL (January 11, 2026): SCHWAB SITE ELECTRICAL

• The listing site datacenter.fyi shows a Charles Schwab data center in Phoenix as operational, with no address or date.

  • [2] datacenter.fyi, Charles Schwab - Phoenix, AZ | datacenter.fyi (read October 7, 2026): Charles Schwab is a operational data center with 5 MW of power capacity developed by Charles Schwab & Co Inc in Phoenix, AZ.

• Schwab's annual report for 2025 says it abandoned certain data centers in 2024 without naming them.

  • [1] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, The Charles Schwab Corporation 2025 Form 10-K (February 25, 2026): lower depreciation on equipment due to abandonment of certain data centers in 2024 related to the integration of Ameritrade

Our own notes

These remarks are Arizona AI's own. They say how this record is counted or what we could not find, so there is no outside page to link.

The sources cited include no Schwab statement naming the data center's address.