Data Center Campus
Csquare: Santa Clara SFO1 Campus
Csquare's SFO1 campus is two adjoining colocation buildings at 2401 and 2403 Walsh Avenue in Santa Clara, owned by Csquare since Brookfield bought them from Digital Core REIT in 2024. First built in 1973, with data center conversions through 2001.
Campus at a Glance
Csquare's SFO1 campus sits on the north side of Walsh Avenue, just east of Northwestern Parkway and south of Central Expressway, in Santa Clara's light-industrial core about 15 minutes from San Jose International Airport. It covers two adjoining freehold parcels (APNs 216-28-127 and 216-28-126) with two powered-shell buildings that Csquare runs as one carrier-neutral colocation site.
Ownership history
- 2000-2001: Exodus Communications converted the buildings into its Santa Clara Data Centers 4 and 5 (SC4 and SC5), held in fee through an Exodus real-property affiliate.
- 2005: Digital Realty bought both buildings with Savvis as the triple-net tenant. Savvis joined CenturyLink in 2011, and CenturyLink's colocation business became Cyxtera in 2017.
- 2021: Digital Core REIT took a 90% interest at its IPO, and Digital Realty kept 10%.
- 2024: Brookfield Infrastructure bought both buildings for US$178 million, closing on 12 January 2024 alongside its purchase of Cyxtera out of bankruptcy. The operator now trades as Csquare and owns the campus outright.
Infrastructure
- Utility: Silicon Valley Power, the City of Santa Clara's municipal utility.
- Standby power: diesel generators in an N+1 design. Csquare lists 17.5 MW of generator capacity.
- Cooling and fire: air-cooled data halls, VESDA early warning and pre-action dry-pipe sprinklers.
- Certifications: ENERGY STAR, SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II, PCI-DSS, NIST 800-53 PE High and ISO 27001.
- Connectivity: carrier-neutral, on the Csquare Digital Exchange (PeeringDB facility 2643).
Buildings
Sites on this Campus
| Site | Operator | Status | Operational | Building Size | Built |
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| Csquare: SFO1-B | Csquare |
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| Csquare: SFO1-A | Csquare |
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Map and Nearby Locations
Csquare: Santa Clara SFO1 Campus Power Growth Over Time
Developer
Csquare is a preeminent colocation provider with a proven track record of providing highly reliable data center services. Prioritizing security, reliability and superior customer service, Csquare offers flexible data center solutions backed by a 100% uptime guarantee.
With 80 data center locations in 30 critical markets and a host of on-prem, hybrid and on-demand solutions, Csquare is a trusted expert for thousands of diverse organizations across all industries.
Centersquare is a colocation and interconnection provider formed in 2024 when Brookfield Infrastructure combined Evoque Data Center Solutions and the acquired assets of Cyxtera Technologies.
Centersquare History:
- April 2024: Rebranded from Evoque and Cyxtera to Centersquare.
- January 2024: Founded as Centersquare when Evoque closed the acquisition of Cyxtera’s data center portfolio to create a combined platform.
Evoque Data Center Solutions History:
Evoque Data Center Solutions is a data center operator created in 2019 after Brookfield Infrastructure Partners acquired AT&T’s colocation assets.
- April 2024: Rebranded from Evoque Data Center Solutions and Cyxtera to Centersquare.
- 2024: Closed acquisition of Cyxtera’s data center portfolio.
- 2022: Exited international data centers to concentrate on U.S. sites.
- 2019: Launched following Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’ acquisition of AT&T’s colocation assets.
Cyxtera:
Cyxtera Technologies was a data center operator formed in 2017 when funds advised by BC Partners and Medina Capital acquired CenturyLink’s data centers and colocation business and combined it with Medina Capital’s security and analytics portfolio.
Cyxtera Technologies History:
- April 2024: Rebranded from Cyxtera Technologies to Centersquare together with Evoque.
- November 2023: Entered an asset purchase agreement for Brookfield affiliates to acquire substantially all assets, including related real estate transactions.
- June 2023: Filed for Chapter 11 to implement a restructuring support agreement and obtain debtor-in-possession financing.
- February 2021: Agreed to merge with Starboard Value Acquisition Corp. to become a publicly traded company.
- May 2017: Launched following the sale of CenturyLink’s data centers and colocation business to a consortium led by BC Partners and Medina Capital, combined with Medina Capital’s security and analytics portfolio.
