The Hyatt Place hotel near LAX could be headed for the wrecking ball, with a proposal to replace it with a five-story data center and new electrical substation now headed to El Segundo’s Planning Commission. The plan calls for roughly 230,000 square feet of server space in a building that would rise to about 160 to 169 feet. The commission is set to weigh the project at a public hearing on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
Project details
According to a public hearing notice from the City of El Segundo, the filing (EA-1400 / SPR 25-04) proposes demolishing the existing Hyatt Place at 750 North Nash Street and constructing a five-story, up to 169-foot-tall data center with 230,780 gross square feet. The project also includes an on-site 66/12-kilovolt electrical substation to power the facility. The notice lists Eight Form c/o Andrew Messori as the applicant and states that an Addendum to the El Segundo Corporate Campus Environmental Impact Report has been prepared under CEQA. The packet lays out how the public can review project plans and submit comments ahead of the July 9 meeting.
Design and site
Plans prepared by engineering firm Arup and developer Eight Form show a contemporary metal-and-glass exterior and a compact five-story footprint oriented toward the El Segundo Corporate Campus, according to Urbanize LA. The site is surrounded by hotels, offices, sports fields and the Lakers’ practice facility, placing the proposed project in an already heavily commercial stretch of Nash Street.
Who owns the lot
The property is owned by Welcome Group, which purchased the 143-room Hyatt Place in 2022 for about $49 million, The Real Deal reported. The firm is better known for hotel projects, so a shift from hospitality to data-heavy infrastructure would mark a notable reuse for the South Bay parcel.
Local context and pushback
This proposal arrives at a time when local resistance to new data centers has been rising across Los Angeles County, including a June vote in Monterey Park that permanently banned new data centers. That move signals heightened scrutiny of similar projects, the Los Angeles Times reports. With that backdrop, the July 9 hearing could attract residents and advocacy groups who want to press the city on noise, water use, traffic and potential impacts on the power grid.
What happens next
The Planning Commission is scheduled to take up the project on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at 350 Main Street. The city notice says written comments may be emailed to [email protected] by noon the same day. If the commission backs the application, the EIR addendum and subsequent permits would still need to be finalized before any construction could move forward, and any appeal would generally be limited to issues raised during the hearing, per the notice.
