Data Center Campus
COPT Defense Properties plans to develop a large data center campus near Des Moines on a 365-acre plot, which they acquired for $32 million in late September 2024.
The planned development could include 15 buildings of 220,000 square feet each, totaling approximately 3.3 million square feet, along with two substations. The project aims to reach gigawatt scale in power capacity.
Buildings
| Site | Operator | Status | Operational | Building Size | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPT: Des Moines DC1 | Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) |
Planned
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— | — | 2027 |
| COPT: Des Moines DC2 | Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) |
Planned
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Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) is an established $4.7 billion REIT (NYSE:OFC) with over 210 office and data center properties totaling more than 19.1 million square feet nationwide.
COPT has more than 350 employees. COPT owns 60+ buildings, totaling approximately 2 million square feet of data center and support space within our 19 million square foot portfolio.
These facilities, include 6 purpose-built data centers as well as raised-floor data center lab space for numerous organizations in our office properties.