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Data Castle: Frankfurt 1

Short Code: Tower FRA1
Year Planned: 2026
PUE: 1.2

Data Castle has started construction on its first data center in the town of Schwalbach am Taunus, just outside of Frankfurt. The data center is the first in what the company calls the 'Green Data Center Platform'.

  • Data Castle is a new joint venture between global alternative investment firm Angelo Gordon and data center development management company DCD Data Center Developers, which itself launched earlier in 2022.

Tower FRA1 Features:


• 6,500 m2 IT space
• PUE 1.25
• Average power density of 2.8kW/m2
• Redundant power supply from national grid
• N+1 diesel generators

Connectivity:


• Carrier neutral
• Access to major Tier I and Tier II carriers
• Partnering with Gasline, EuNetworks, Colt, etc.
• Planned as DE-CIX enabled site

Certifications:


• EN 50600 VK3
• Uptime Tier III
• ISO 27001 / BSI Grundschutz
• LEED Platinum
• Additional certifications in planning (ISAE 3402, etc.)

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0.28 miles maincubes: FRA02
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1.59 miles nLighten Frankfurt
2.99 miles CyrusOne Frankfurt FRA3
3.05 miles Aroundtown: Frankfurt
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3.09 miles Cyrusone FRA6
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3.17 miles CyrusOne Frankfurt II
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3.17 miles CyrusOne Frankfurt I
3.17 miles CyrusOne Frankfurt IV
3.27 miles IBM Frankfurt
3.29 miles Digital Frankfurt Sossenheim
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3.29 miles Digital Realty FRA32
3.29 miles Digital Realty FRA31
3.32 miles Digital Realty FRA29
3.45 miles Colt Frankfurt West
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3.50 miles Colt Frankfurt Three
3.53 miles Global Switch: Frankfurt North
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3.57 miles Global Switch: Frankfurt South
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3.64 miles STACK FRAL1
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5.18 miles Iron Mountain Frankfurt FRA-2
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5.56 miles NorthC: Frankfurt III
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5.66 miles CloudHQ: FRA05
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5.71 miles CloudHQ: FRA04
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5.79 miles CloudHQ: Hochst Campus FRA03
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6.07 miles Equinix FR16
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6.16 miles Telehouse: FRA Bldg-C
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6.18 miles Telehouse: FRA Bldg-M
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6.18 miles Telehouse: FRA Bldg-D
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6.21 miles Telehouse: FRA Bldg-N
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6.21 miles Telehouse: Frankfurt Campus
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6.21 miles Telehouse: FRA Bldg-B
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6.33 miles euNetworks Frankfurt
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6.61 miles Equinix Frankfurt FR7
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8.19 miles Digital Realty: Hattersheim FRA33
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8.72 miles Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset
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9.14 miles Equinix Frankfurt FR2
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9.19 miles Mainova: Gwinnerstrasse
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9.21 miles Equinix Frankfurt FR11x
9.22 miles Equinix FR13
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9.25 miles Digital Realty: FRA15
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9.30 miles Digital Realty: FRA7
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9.32 miles Digital Realty: FRA6
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9.32 miles FirstColo: Werkhaus
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9.34 miles Digital Realty: FRA4
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9.37 miles Digital Realty: FRA3
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9.96 miles Vantage: FRA1 Bldg 2
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9.99 miles Digital Realty: FRA20
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10.57 miles Goodman: FRA02-B
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10.64 miles Goodman: FRA II Campus
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10.79 miles Vantage FRA II
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12.42 miles Goodman: FRA I Bldg2
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12.48 miles Goodman: Frankfurt I
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12.56 miles CloudHQ: FRA-02
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16.10 miles Green Mountain: FRA Mainz 3
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16.11 miles Green Mountain: FRA Mainz 2
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16.13 miles Green Mountain: FRA Mainz
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17.60 miles Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset
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17.69 miles Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset
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17.72 miles Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset
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17.76 miles Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset
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18.46 miles CyrusOne Frankfurt V
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19.40 miles Data4: Frankfurt DC3
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19.44 miles Data4: Frankfurt DC4
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19.45 miles Data4: Frankfurt DC8
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19.47 miles Data4: Frankfurt DC5
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19.52 miles Data4: Frankfurt DC6
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Rendering of Data Castle Frankfurt Data Center
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DATA CASTLE is a sustainable data center platform in Germany, focusing on ESG principles. It develops energy-efficient, secure facilities in key locations like Frankfurt and Berlin, serving hyperscalers and corporate clients. The company prioritizes sustainability, power efficiency, and heat recovery.
DATA CASTLE is a joint-venture between DCD Data Center Developers, a specialist developer for colocation and hyperscale datacenters from Germany, and Angelo Gordon (TPG), a global investment company from the US.

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