{"id":1004738309,"date":"2024-11-22T04:42:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T12:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004738309"},"modified":"2024-11-26T06:42:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T14:42:34","slug":"cologix-plans-7b-ai-ready-data-center-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/cologix-plans-7b-ai-ready-data-center-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Cologix Plans $7B Data Center Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cologix has acquired a 154-acre site from Johnstown Land Co. in Johnstown, Ohio, to develop a new, AI-ready data center campus. The first phase of development is anticipated to begin in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/11\/An-AI-ready-data-center-Cologix-built-in-Columbus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"620\" data-attachment-id=\"1004738316\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/cologix-plans-7b-ai-ready-data-center-campus\/an-ai-ready-data-center-cologix-built-in-columbus\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/11\/An-AI-ready-data-center-Cologix-built-in-Columbus.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"An AI-ready data center Cologix built in Columbus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A representative example of the latest AI-ready data center Cologix built in Columbus. Image courtesy of Cologix &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/11\/An-AI-ready-data-center-Cologix-built-in-Columbus.jpg?w=800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/11\/An-AI-ready-data-center-Cologix-built-in-Columbus.jpg\" alt=\"A representative example of the latest AI-ready data center Cologix built in Columbus. \" class=\"wp-image-1004738316\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/11\/An-AI-ready-data-center-Cologix-built-in-Columbus.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/11\/An-AI-ready-data-center-Cologix-built-in-Columbus.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/11\/An-AI-ready-data-center-Cologix-built-in-Columbus.jpg?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A representative example of the latest AI-ready data center Cologix built in Columbus. <em>Image courtesy of Cologix<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The expansion, part of a $7 billion investment, marks the network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company\u2019s continued presence in Central Ohio\u2019s digital infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campus will feature eight AI-ready data centers when fully built-out, delivering a potential 800 MW of scalable capacity across 2 million square feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis new 800 MW data center campus will help us meet the growing demand for AI-ready infrastructure,\u201d Chris Heinrich, chief revenue officer at Cologix, told <em>Commercial Property Executive<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Central Ohio is a premier area for data center expansion thanks to its strategic location and robust infrastructure, Heinrich explained. \u201cThe region\u2019s accelerating tech ecosystem and highly skilled workforce make it an ideal hub for innovation and growth. Breaking ground in 2025, this campus will mark the next step in our commitment to driving innovation and enabling our customers&#8217; digital transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/getting-in-the-heads-of-data-center-tenants\/\">Getting in the Heads of Data Center Tenants<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Heinrich said Cologix recognized Central Ohio&#8217;s potential over a decade ago, identifying it as a strategic hub for digital growth. Since then, it has become the largest colocation provider in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cologix operates four data centers in Columbus with a combined footprint of 500,000 square feet and 80 MW of power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis area is rapidly becoming the digital heartland for tech businesses,\u201d Heinrich said. \u201cAs demand for AI-ready infrastructure grows, Cologix sees even more opportunities to expand its colocation and interconnection footprint to help power customers across North America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-columbus-data-center-market-expansion\">Columbus&#8217; data center market expansion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Columbus data center market has experienced tremendous growth over the last five years, far exceeding the national average, according to Andrew Batson, head of U.S. data center research for JLL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across colocation and hyperscale facilities, the Columbus market has grown from 160 MW in 2019 to 2,100 MW in 2024, increasing 13 times in just five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cColumbus has many advantages working for it: abundant and affordable land, power rates below the national average, proximity to the national long-haul fiber-optic network, a growing labor pool, and a central Midwest location with seamless transportation options,\u201d Batson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the surge in data center development in Columbus several years ago, the region had excess power capacity and offered relatively quick connections to the grid, Batson added. \u201cPower capacity has become more constrained, and connection lead times have increased. Still, the current conditions in the region are on par with what data center developers and operators will find in other markets across the US.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Columbus began to grow at scale in the late 2010s as a hyperscale market. Similar to the growth trajectory of other data center markets, one large hyperscale investment attracted other hyperscalers, which in turn attracted a number of colocation providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Columbus has since grown into a complete data center ecosystem with over 2.1 GW commissioned facilities, a trained data center labor force, and roughly 6 GW of land-banked sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/vantage-starts-2b-ohio-data-center-project\/\">Vantage Data Centers is another firm<\/a> that has invested in the Columbus area. Last month, the company made a $2 billion investment and broke ground on a 192-megawatt campus dubbed OH1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The facility will be more than 1.5 million square feet on 70 acres in New Albany, a suburb northeast of Columbus. Upon completion, it will total more than 1.5 million square feet and be designed to achieve LEED Silver certification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Development of Phase 1 is scheduled to start in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3568,"featured_media":1004738316,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1585,21755,21782,21808,13,21742],"tags":[38116,32796],"class_list":["post-1004738309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-columbus","category-data-centers","category-development","category-featured","category-midwest","category-latest","tag-cologix","tag-jll"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cologix Plans $7B Data Center Campus - 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