Chicago: Downtown Data Center Market

The Chicago: Downtown data center market is located in the metro of Chicago within Americas. Chicago: Downtown has 38 facilities with 2,831,853 sqft and 272 megawatts.

The top providers in Chicago: Downtown are Digital Realty Trust (2 sites) and QTS Data Centers with 2 facilities . The most popular facilities are Equinix Chicago CH1, CH2, & CH4 and Digital Realty: ORD10.

Market Facts

Chicago: Downtown Data Center Map

Chicago: Downtown Power Growth Over Time

Operational
Construction
Planned
Prospective
In Doubt
Withdrawn
+2387% since 1912
Operational
across NN Request Dataset sites
Under Construction
NN Request Dataset sites currently building
Planned / Prospective
announced for 1912–2026

Data Centers in Chicago: Downtown

Name Company Size Status Type
365 Chicago 365 Data Centers Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Cogent: 427 S LaSalle Cogent Communications Extra Small Operational Carrier
Cogent: 600 S Federal Cogent Communications Extra Small Operational Carrier
Cogent: 216 W Jackson Cogent Communications Extra Small Operational Carrier
Colocation America CH1 Colocation America Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Colocation America CH2 Colocation America Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
CoreSite Chicago CH1 CoreSite Medium Operational Carrier-Neutral
CoreSite Chicago CH2 CoreSite Medium Operational, Planned Carrier-Neutral
DataBank (ORD2) 840 S Canal DataBank Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
DataBank (ORD1) 600 S Federal DataBank Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Digital Realty: ORD10 Digital Realty Trust Extra Large Operational Carrier-Neutral
Digital Realty: Chicago ORD11 Digital Realty Trust Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Equinix Chicago CH1, CH2, & CH4 Equinix Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Lumen Chicago 6 Lumen Technologies Extra Small Operational Carrier
Lumen Chicago 1 Lumen Technologies Small Operational Carrier
Lumen Chicago 3 Lumen Technologies Extra Small Operational Carrier
Lumen Chicago 5 Lumen Technologies Extra Small Operational Carrier
Lumen Chicago 4 Lumen Technologies Small Operational Carrier
Lumen Chicago 2 Lumen Technologies Small Operational Carrier
QTS: Chicago Campus QTS Data Centers Large Operational Carrier-Neutral
QTS: Chicago 2 QTS Data Centers Large Construction Carrier-Neutral
QTS: Chicago 3 QTS Data Centers Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
Server Farm Realty 840 South Canal ServerFarm Realty Medium Operational Carrier-Neutral
TierPoint Chicago Polk TierPoint Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Verizon: 140 S Dearborn Verizon Enterprise Extra Small Operational Carrier
Netrality Chicago: 717 S Wells Netrality Properties Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
EXA - 111 North Canal EXA Infrastructure Extra Small Operational Carrier
Deft: Downtown CH1 Summit Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Steadfast Chicago 350 E Cermak Steadfast Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
1547 Chicago Midway Technology Centre 1547 Critical Systems Realty (fifteenfortyseven) Medium Construction, Operational Carrier-Neutral
725 S Wells - 1547 Critical Systems 1547 Critical Systems Realty (fifteenfortyseven) Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Crown Castle 725 S Wells Crown Castle Extra Small Operational Carrier
First Communications Chicago First Communications Operational Carrier
QuadraNet Chicago QuadraNet Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Centersquare: Chicago ORD1 Csquare Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Centersquare: Chicago ORD1(B, C & D) Csquare Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Metro Edge: Illinois Medical District (IMD) Metro Edge Development Partners Large Construction, Planned Real Estate
Legacy: Chicago Byte Exchange CBE1 Legacy Investing Medium Construction Real Estate

Largest Providers in Chicago: Downtown

Digital Realty Trust
Site
Power
Operational
2
118.0
Construction
0
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
2
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QTS Data Centers
Site
Power
Operational
1
42.0
Construction
1
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
2
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Legacy Investing
Site
Power
Operational
0
0.0
Construction
1
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
1
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1547 Critical Systems Realty (fifteenfortyseven)
Site
Power
Operational
2
10.0
Construction
1
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
3
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Largest Data Centers in Chicago: Downtown

Sites Under Construction in Chicago: Downtown

Location Building SqFt Power (MW) Estimated Launch
QTS: Chicago 2 366,000 SqFt 40 Megawatts Q4 2026
Legacy: Chicago Byte Exchange CBE1 385,000 SqFt 33 Megawatts Q4 2026
Metro Edge: Illinois Medical District (IMD) 184,750 SqFt 28 Megawatts Q4 2026
1547 Chicago Midway Technology Centre SqFt 21 Megawatts Q4 2026

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