Cologix: Minnesota Technology Center

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Operational

Fully operational facility

Cologix: Minnesota Technology Center

Short Code: MIN1, MIN2, MIN3, MIN4, MIN5

Ownership: Cologix does not own the building.

This site is leased from 511 Building in the 511 Building - Minnesota Technology Center building

Total Power

SqFt

Gross Colocation Size

Cologix's Five Data Halls in 511 Carrier Hotel

Cologix's Minnesota's 5 data halls are located within the 511 carrier hotel. The 511 11th Avenue Building, located across the street from the Metrodome (home of the Minnesota Vikings) was under threat of being torn down to make room for a new stadium, but the building was saved. [1]
MIN1 is the Building's MMR
In Aug 2020, Cologix acquired vXchnge's data center in the 511 Building. vXchnge acquired the site from SunGard in 2015.

MIN1, MIN2, MIN3, MIN4, MIN5 Breakdown:

Site	Gross SqFt	Date
MIN1	9,500	May 2012 [2]
MIN2	7,500	Jan 2014 [3]
MIN3	28,000	March 2015 [4]
MIN4	16,000	August 2020 [5]
MIN5	8,500	August 2023

| Total | 71,000 | | |

DEED Sales Tax Incentive Program

Cologix's MIN3 data center has qualified for Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development’s (DEED) sales tax incentive program, which oers tax rebates for certain new data centers and their end customers. Any new equipment or software, that you purchase in Minneapolis to deploy in Cologix’s MIN3 data center, would be qualied for a tax rebate for the state/municipal sales tax rebate (7.75%).

References:

1. MPR Article Feb 3, 2012
2. Biz Jornal Article May 16, 2012
3. Data Center Knowledge Article Jan 8, 2014
4. Data Center Knowledge Article March 5, 2015
5. Coglix acquires vXchnge Data Center August 20, 2020

Map and Nearby Locations

511 11th Avenue South

Cologix Sites

Nearby Facilities

Sites within 15 miles of Cologix: Minnesota Technology Center

Distance	Site	About
0.00 miles	Lumen Minneapolis 2
0.00 miles	Level3 Minneapolis (511 11th)
0.00 miles	DataBank Minneapolis MSP4	In 2020, DataBank acquired the facility from Zayo.
0.01 miles	511 Building - Minnesota Technology Center
0.76 miles	Lumen Minneapolis 1	Lumen network and colocation suite on the 7th floor of Two22, a Class A office tower in downtown Minneapolis. One of three Lumen sites in the Twin Cities metro and a long-running node on the legacy Level 3 backbone. Small-footprint carrier services and interconnection rather than a full colo hall.
0.76 miles	Cloud Capital: Minneapolis CBD	In 2026, Cloud Capital and Arcapita acquired the data center from Legacy Investing LLC.
0.76 miles	G42: Minneapolis	A former downtown-Minneapolis office tower (ex-Sleep Number/Ameriprise) converted to a 21 MW data center, anchored by Core42 (G42) and owned by Cloud Capital/Arcapita since a $235M acquisition in January 2026.
0.91 miles	Verizon: 250 Marquette	The site is a previous XO Communications facility
0.91 miles	Cogent: 250 Marquette
1.16 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us	The facility is designed as a redundant carrier hub for the 511 4th Street data infrastructure.
1.87 miles	Verizon: 1200 Washington	Former XO Communications site
5.25 miles	H5 Minneapolis
8.28 miles	US Signal: Saint Paul	The site was previously a OneNeck facility. In 2024, US Signal completed its acquisition of OneNeck Data Center Holdings LLC (OneNeck).
8.36 miles	Databank Minneapolis Edina MSP1
8.36 miles	Consolidated Edina
9.32 miles	Lumen Minnetonka
9.71 miles	EdgeConnex Minneapolis
9.81 miles	Swervo: Eagan	The 245,000-square-foot data center in Eagan, which was originally operated by Unisys (and formerly Sperry), officially changed hands in 2025.
9.82 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us
9.92 miles	US Signal: MN01 Minneapolis	The site was previously a OneNeck facility. In 2024, US Signal completed its acquisition of OneNeck Data Center Holdings LLC (OneNeck).
10.61 miles	DataBank Minneapolis Eagan MSP2
12.19 miles	Centra: Minneapolis	U.S. data center firm Centra has broken ground on MSP1, a new carrier-neutral data center located in Eagan, Dakota County.
12.37 miles	Connect Data Centers: Eagan, MN	CLOP Eagan MN, LLC, with involvement from Oppidan, intends to develop a 61,000 square foot data center on a 22.1-acre portion of YMCA-owned land on Opperman Drive in Eagan, Minnesota.
12.98 miles	QLevr: Inver Grove Heights	In Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, Florida-based developer QLevr has proposed a $150+ million edge data center at the former Travel Tags industrial site.
13.57 miles	DataBank Brooklyn Park MSP3
14.69 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us
14.85 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us
16.71 miles	Centersquare: Minneapolis MP2
17.12 miles	Connect Data Centers: Apple Valley, MN	Following a year-long application process, Apple Valley city officials have rejected Oppidan and Rockport LLC’s proposal for a massive data center campus outside Minneapolis.
17.22 miles	Edged Energy: Minneapolis MSP01	Edged Energy plans to construct a data center campus in Minneapolis, with operations expected to begin in Q1 2029.
17.22 miles	Edged Energy: MSP01 Expansion
18.21 miles	East ParkInterested in this information?Contact us	Meta Platforms Inc., through its subsidiary Jimnist LLC, has acquired over 200 acres of land in Rosemount located along County Road 42 and Blaine Avenue in February 2025.
18.66 miles	PointInterested in this information?Contact us	Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced it will build an $800 million data center in Rosemount.
18.80 miles	Flexential Minneapolis

Cologix: Minnesota Technology Center Data Center Photos See all

Cologix Minneapolis is located within the 511 Building

Source: Baxtel

511 Building - Minnesota Technology Center

Source: Tony Webster

Operating Company

Cologix Inc. is a network-neutral interconnection and colocation data center company headquartered in Denver. Cologix provides data center and interconnection solutions from 25 prime interconnection locations across 9 strategic North American edge markets. Cologix has over 1,600 customers.

Cologix History

Operational since December 2010, Cologix has completed nine acquisitions and announced six new market expansions:

Acquisition: The Dallas INFOMART data center suite from NaviSite
Acquisition: Canix Colo located in Montreal, Canada
Acquisition: Telehouse Centre Canada, located in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada
Acquisition: Standard Connections, located in Toronto, Canada
Acquisition: The Minnesota Gateway, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Acquisition: Carrier Connex, located in Toronto, Canada
Expansion: 12,000 SQF expansion in the Dallas INFOMART building in Dallas, Texas
Expansion: 20,000 SQF expansion in 905 King Street West in downtown Toronto, Ontario
Expansion: 26,000 SQF expansion in 1155 University Street in downtown Montreal, Quebec
Expansion: 15,000 SQF expansion in 1050 West Pender in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia
Acquisition: JAX Meet-Me-ME Room located in 421 West Church Street in Jacksonville, Florida
Expansion: 28,000 SQF expansion in 511 11th Avenue South in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota
2014 Acquisition: DataCenter.BZ located in Columbus, Ohio
Expansion: 2.7 acres land acquisition in Columbus, Ohio immediately adjacent to existing 5-acre data center campus
Sept 2014 Acquisition: Colo5 data centers in Jacksonville and Lakeland, Florida
Oct 2015 Net Access (NAC) acquisition added 3 data centers and 1 disaster recovery center in New Jersey.
June 2018 Bill Fathers replaced Grant van Rooyen as Cologix CEO

Facilities

317MW

Megawatts

News See all

Cologix Acquires Carrier Hotel in Calgary, Canada

October 20, 2025 Cologix

US data center firm Cologix this week announced its acquisition of DataHiveOne, Calgary’s primary carrier hotel, as well as most of DataHive’s colocation and interconnection assets. The move marks Cologix's first move into Calgary."This acquisition is a pivotal step in our continued investment in...

Cologix Takes Full Ownership of Two Toronto Facilities

September 20, 2025 Cologix

Cologix has taken full ownership of two data centers it occupies in Toronto, Canada. The Stonepeak-backed company acquired full ownership of TOR4, a purpose-built hyperscale data center in Toronto, from CIM Group. Located on a 3.4-acre site in Markham, Ontario, the 11MW, 50,000 sq ft (4,645 sqm)...

Cologix completes latest data center in Columbus, Ohio

May 22, 2024 Cologix

Cologix, this week announced the completion of COL4. Set on a seven-acre campus, the facility spans 256,000 square feet, offering 50MW across three data halls.“Over 10 years ago, we recognized Columbus’ importance as a technology hub for growing companies and decided to enter this market,” said...

Cologix reveals a new data space at the 511 carrier hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota

July 14, 2023 Cologix

Cologix is expanding its data center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by adding a new data hall. With the new MIN5 data center now available for pre-leasing, the company has increased its presence in the Minneapolis, Minnesota, market. Located in the 511 Building carrier hotel, also known as the...

Cologix completes its Scalelogix Data Center

June 16, 2023 Cologix

Cologix has announced the completion of its new 120 MW facility in Data Center Alley, Ashburn, Virginia. The three-story data center spans 455,000 sqft, and has already been pre-leased, to a tenant described as a 'major global technology company.' According to reports, the Scalelogix ASH1...