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COPT: Des Moines Expansion

Campus: COPT: Des Moines Van Meter Campus

Site: COPT: Des Moines DC1

Site planned for 2029 and has expansions through 2031

Utility Provider: MidAmerican Energy

Future phases of COPT Defense Properties' Van Meter data center campus west of Des Moines. COPT plans up to 15 powered shells of 220,000 sq ft each on its 365 acres, in three phases of five buildings; this record holds every shell after the first. Two on-site substations serve the plan. COPT has said development waits on a lease and on power from MidAmerican Energy.

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Sites within 15 miles of COPT: Des Moines Expansion

Distance	Site	About
0.47 miles	COPT: Des Moines DC1	The first planned powered shell on COPT Defense Properties' Van Meter campus west of Des Moines: a 220,000 sq ft building for COPT's Fortune 100 cloud tenant.
1.47 miles	Station TwoInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
3.15 miles	Central ValleyInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
3.16 miles	Metro RidgeInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
3.17 miles	Ridge ProInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
3.19 miles	Valley UltraInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
3.20 miles	Park OneInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
3.20 miles	CampusInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
5.23 miles	East HubInterested in this information?Contact us
5.79 miles	OneInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
5.98 miles	South PlazaInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
6.06 miles	Central ValleyInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
6.15 miles	Metro HubInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
6.25 miles	Metro CampusInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
6.36 miles	Center PlusInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
6.58 miles	North PlazaInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
7.06 miles	US Signal Des Moines IA01	Type Carrier neutral facility Carriers CenturyLink, Enventis, Fiber Utilities, INS, Mediacom, NexGen, SageNet, Windstream
7.51 miles	RidgeInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
7.54 miles	Park GammaInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
7.56 miles	CampusInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
7.58 miles	ParkInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
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10.59 miles	Center BetaInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
10.63 miles	Station TwoInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
10.64 miles	Central PointInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
10.67 miles	Ridge MaxInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
10.88 miles	Park AlphaInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
10.94 miles	South PlazaInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
11.47 miles	Point ProInterested in this information?Contact us
11.88 miles	Connect Data Centers: Des Moines	US investment firm Oppidan's Des Moines data center spans 60,589 sq ft.
12.74 miles	Tract: Project West	The Norwalk City Council has approved a development agreement with Tract, a data center park developer, for a 282-acre site known as "Project West."
15.91 miles	Cologix DSM1	DSM1 occupies 4,000 square feet of space and enables connectivity to 26 unique networks in the Cologix Meet-Me-Room with direct access to the DesMoinesIX internet exchange.
15.96 miles	Cologix: Des Moines DSM3
16.06 miles	Consolidated Des Moines

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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.

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