Data Center Campus
Csquare: Santa Clara SFO4 Campus
Csquare's SFO4 campus is two colocation buildings on Space Park Drive in Santa Clara: 1500, leased from Digital Core REIT, and 1550, which Csquare owns. First built in 1977, with a data center retrofit in 2008 and a second building finished by 2023.
Campus at a Glance
Csquare's SFO4 campus sits on Space Park Drive in Santa Clara's Comstock Street data center cluster, minutes from San Jose International Airport. It covers two parcels (APNs 224-08-151 and 224-08-152, about 4 acres).
Ownership history
- 2007-2008: Digital Realty bought 1500 Space Park Drive and retrofitted it as a turnkey data center for Savvis, which earned LEED Gold in 2009. It bought the neighboring 1550 lot in 2008 and marketed it as a build-to-suit site.
- 2017: Savvis's colocation business passed to Cyxtera with CenturyLink's data center sale.
- 2021: Digital Core REIT took a 90% interest in 1500 Space Park at its IPO. Cyxtera began a custom buildout for an anchor customer at 1550 the same year.
- 2023-2024: In Cyxtera's bankruptcy, Brookfield took over the 1500 Space Park lease. Csquare now owns 1550 Space Park and leases 1500 from Digital Core REIT.
Infrastructure
- Utility: Silicon Valley Power, the City of Santa Clara's municipal utility.
- Standby power: diesel generators. Csquare lists 20.5 MW of generator capacity.
- Cooling: chilled water.
- Certifications: LEED Gold (1500 Space Park), ENERGY STAR, SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II, PCI-DSS, NIST 800-53 PE High and ISO 27001.
Buildings
Sites on this Campus
| Site | Operator | Status | Operational | Building Size | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Csquare: SFO4-A | Csquare |
Operational
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░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2008 |
| Csquare: SFO4-B | Csquare |
Operational
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░░░ Request Dataset MW | — | 2023 |
Map and Nearby Locations
Csquare: Santa Clara SFO4 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.
