DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Shadowbox Studios and an affiliated real estate company want a judge to rule that DeKalb County’s moratorium on data centers is illegal and give the companies the go-ahead to build a massive facility in south DeKalb. According to a lawsuit filed Aug. 5 in DeKalb County Superior Court, Shadowbox Studios and Henrico 183 have spent more than $30 million to develop a data center on a nearly 200-acre property at 3600 International Park Drive. The lawsuit said county officials told the companies a data center would be allowed on the site. The lawsuit also says that the county’s moratorium on data centers, now more than a year old, has diminished the property's value by $200 million. The companies are asking a judge to declare the moratorium invalid and give them the OK to build a data center. They are also asking for “just compensation” for the alleged violation of property rights as well as attorneys’ fees. A DeKalb County spokesperson said the county does not comment on pending litigation. Shadowbox Studios was formerly Blackhall Studios, founded by Ryan Millsap. Millsap sold the studios to Commonwealth Group, a private equity firm, in 2021, and the studios were rebranded as Shadowbox. Its main campus at 1415 Constitution Road spans about 100 acres and includes nine sound stages and several support buildings. In 2021, Henrico purchased nearly 200 acres on International Park Drive, south of Constitution Road, with plans to expand Shadowbox Studios and build…
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