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Ascent Lines up $107 Million for Chicago Project
April 18th, 2012 : Rich Miller
Data center developer Ascent Corporation has closed on $107 million in debt financing to fund the expansion of its CH2 project in Chicago and to enter new markets. Read More
Jim Kerrigan, David Horowitz Join Avison Young
February 13th, 2012 : Rich Miller
Data center real estate veterans Jim Kerrigan and David Horowitz have joined Avison Young’s brokerage operations in Chicago, the company said today. Kerrigan and Horowitz have joined Avison Young as Principals and will lead the company’s data center specialty efforts. Read More
Zayo Opens Colo Facility in Downtown Chicago
January 19th, 2012 : Rich Miller
The Zayo Group is once again expanding its colocation footprint. This week the company said that its zColo subsidiary is opening a facility in downtown Chicago at 600 South Federal Street, a data center building operated by Digital Realty Trust. Read More
Largest Data Center Leases of 2011
December 30th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Social media and service providers were the biggest adopters of wholesale data center space in 2011, according to data in a year-end roundup from Jim Kerrigan at the Grubb & Ellis National Data Center Practice. Read More
Server Farm Realty Announces Chicago Tenant
November 7th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Interconnection specialist Peerless Network has signed a long-term lease with Server Farm Realty for a new 12,600 square foot data center facility in downtown Chicago that will launch a new colocation services offering. Read More
ServerCentral Expands as Growth Continues
October 28th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Server Central has expanded its data center footprint in the Chicago market, and provides an example of a local company bootstrapping its way to growth in a capital-intensive industry, moving up the value chain in the process to emerge as a regional player. Read More
Facility Gateway to Redevelop Chicago Facility
October 3rd, 2011 : Rich Miller
Facility Gateway Corporation has partnered with Pi Data Holdings (PDH) to develop and manage 601 West Polk, a data center in downtown Chicago. PDH recently purchase of the building from Ten X Capital Partners. Read More
An Underground Data Center Beneath Chicago?
August 31st, 2011 : Rich Miller
The operators of an underground parking garage in downtown Chicago are investigating whether to convert part of the facility into a data center. Data center space has historically been tight in downtown Chicago. Read More
Comcast Moves In at Ascent Chicago Project
August 17th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Data center developer Ascent Corporation today unveiled Comcast as the anchor tenant for its new CH2 Data Center in Northlake, Illinois. Comcast has moved into a 27,000 square foot dedicated data center. Read More