Data Center Campus
QTS: Chicago 1 Campus
Campus at a Glance
Data Center Notes:
- The campus was a former Sun Times Press Facility and was acquired in 2014. [1]
- The campus is 30 acres (an unusually large plot of land) near downtown Chicago.)
- 467,000 sq. ft. facility
- 208,000 sq. ft. raised floor within existing building
- DH1 is 48,000 sq. ft
- DH2 is 80,000 sq. ft
- DH3 80,000 sq. ft
- 2,925 sq. ft. leasable office space
- Three loading docks available with dock levelers
- LEED Gold Certified
Power
- Configuration options: N+1, 2N
- UPS power in an N+1 configuration
- Generator power in an N+1 configuration
Cooling
- 26+ indirect heat exchanger cooling units 400/367/250 kW
- Temperature and humidity sensors installed in data halls providing
- remote indications and alarms to on-site and off-site facility personnel
- VESDA smoke detection above and below raised floors
- Fully automated Building Management System providing remote
- indications and operations capabilities
- WonderWare monitoring for electrical systems
Data Center Access
For the first data room, the company built a configuration room next to the receiving area, so technicians can unload and unpack equipment without moving it greater distances. QTS installed the lift next to the configuration room so servers can be conveniently transferred to the raised computing floor. Similarly, the site plan calls for each data room to have its own secure receiving area, configuration room and lift.
References:
1. QTS Press Release July 9, 2014
Buildings
Sites on this Campus
| Site | Operator | Status | Operational | Building Size | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QTS: CHI1 DC1 | QTS Data Centers |
Operational
|
░░░░ Request Dataset MW | 467,000 SqFt | 2015 |
| QTS: CHI1 DC2 | QTS Data Centers |
Under Construction
|
— | — | 2027 |
| QTS: CHI1 DC3 | QTS Data Centers |
Planned
|
— | — | 2028 |
Map and Nearby Locations
QTS: Chicago 1 Campus Power Growth Over Time
Campus Photos
Operating Company
QTS Data Centers is a privately held data center company owned by funds managed by Blackstone, with corporate headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas. It provides colocation, custom data center and managed services, along with carrier-neutral connectivity across its platform.
QTS operates sites in the United States and in the Netherlands. The company expanded its footprint with acquisitions in Chicago and Princeton in 2014, added government and managed hosting capabilities with the Carpathia acquisition in 2015, and entered the Netherlands market in 2019. QTS became a public company in 2013 and was taken private in 2021.
History:
- On August 31, 2021 funds managed by Blackstone completed the acquisition of QTS Realty Trust.
- April 30, 2019: Acquired two operating data centers in Groningen and Eemshaven, Netherlands, for approximately $44 million.
- June 2015: QTS acquires Carpathis Hosting for $326 million. The transaction increases QTS's ability to serve IaaS and Government clients. Additionally the transaction provides a number of deployments within Equinix facilities.
- July 8, 2014: Acquired the former Chicago Sun-Times printing plant for conversion to a data center.
- June 30, 2014: Acquired the Princeton, New Jersey data center from McGraw Hill Financial.
- 2013: Went public (IPO) and started trading under the symbol QTS on the NYSE.
- 2010 Acquired their Richmond facility
- 2005 QTS acquired Atlanta Suwanee data center
- 2003: Company acquired its first data center in Overland Park, KS
- 2003: QTS was founded by Chad Williams with its first data center in Overland Park in Kansas