Karis Critical's proposed data center project on 127 acres in Prairie Township, Ohio, remains strictly in a "land-banked" planning phase, with no formal development or construction application submitted to local authorities.
While the site is strategically located next to an AEP electric substation and 345kV high-voltage transmission lines, it faces heavy environmental opposition and community petition resistance due to its position within the ecologically protected Big Darby Watershed. Because regional zoning updates are stalled while state and municipal officials review the watershed's development limits, the infrastructure project is effectively on hold with no timeline for construction.
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| 4.10 miles | Kyndryl: Columbus |
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| 5.12 miles | Point MaxInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 5.13 miles | Core CampusInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 5.40 miles | Global CenterInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 5.41 miles | Metro HubInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 5.43 miles | South ParkInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 5.48 miles | MaxInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 6.05 miles | EastInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 6.13 miles | Park ProInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 6.19 miles | ThreeInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 6.27 miles | Center BetaInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 7.16 miles | Connect Data Centers: Hilliard, OH |
US involvement from Oppidan's Hilliard data center spans 89,954 sqft. Oppidan lists Connect Data Centers as a subsidiary.
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| 7.34 miles | Ridge AlphaInterested in this information?Contact us | |
| 7.39 miles | Hub AlphaInterested in this information?Contact us | |
| 7.40 miles | Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us | |
| 7.43 miles | HubInterested in this information?Contact us | |
| 7.51 miles | Park ProInterested in this information?Contact us |
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| 7.55 miles | GammaInterested in this information?Contact us | |
| 8.88 miles | Expedient Upper Arlington |
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| 9.36 miles | Expedient Dublin (CMH2) |
Offering 29,000 square foot of total floor space, Expedient’s Dublin data center is powered by redundant electric utility power feeds and 4 auto-cutover diesel generators
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| 9.58 miles | Core PlazaInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 9.64 miles | Valley ThreeInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 9.72 miles | GammaInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 9.77 miles | Plaza ProInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 9.83 miles | PrimeInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 9.85 miles | DartPoints: Dublin, OH |
The facility was previously operated by Metro Data Center LLC before being acquired by Dartpoints in October 2020.
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| 9.94 miles | Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us | |
| 10.27 miles | Lumen: 580 North 4th | |
| 10.28 miles | Crown Castle 101 E Town |
Crown Castle acquired Lightower in 2017
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| 10.32 miles | CENTRA: 180 East Broad (CMH01) | |
| 10.32 miles | US Signal Columbus |
DC power w/battery backup available
Multiple diverse power feeds from utility grids |
| 10.34 miles | Lumen: 266 North 5th | |
| 10.36 miles | Cogent: 240 North 5th | |
| 10.36 miles | Lumen: 226 North Fifth | |
| 10.36 miles | WOW! 226 N 5th |
WOW!'s Columbus datacenter was acquired in 2013 from Bluemile assets. The site offers 26,00sqft and can expand to 52,00 sqft.
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| 10.39 miles | CityNet Columbus | |
| 10.51 miles | Racksquared 325 E Spring St | |
| 10.72 miles | RidgeInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 10.80 miles | ValleyInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 10.86 miles | Point UltraInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 10.93 miles | Park GammaInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 10.98 miles | SouthInterested in this information?Contact us | |
| 11.07 miles | MicroLink: Mansfield Campus |
MicroLink is planning to build a data center in Columbus, Ohio.
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| 11.94 miles | Central HubInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 12.02 miles | CoreInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 12.04 miles | EdgeInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 12.11 miles | Hub BetaInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 12.61 miles | Point GammaInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 12.76 miles | North RidgeInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 12.84 miles | Metro CenterInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 12.90 miles | TowerInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 13.07 miles | Core PointInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 13.95 miles | Racksquared 2560 Value Way | |
| 14.57 miles | South RidgeInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 14.65 miles | Cologix COL3 | |
| 14.66 miles | Cologix Columbus COL1, COL2 |
COL1 (32,000sqft) and COL2 (20,000sqft) represent 2 phases of buildout in the same building.
Cologix entered the Columbus market in February of 2014 through an acquisition of DataCenter.BZ
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| 14.83 miles | Cologix Columbus COL4 |
Cologix is building COL4, a 256,000 square foot data center on 9 acres along Alta View and Worthington Woods boulevards in Ohio. This facility will offer 27 MW of capacity.
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| 15.31 miles | DataCanopy: Columbus | |
| 15.79 miles | eNET Columbus |
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| 16.30 miles | Expedient: Lewis Center (CMH3) |
Expedient data center Located at 281 E. Powell Road in Lewis Center township with The 102,000 sq ft (9,475 sqm) facility offers 3MW of initial power capacity that will be increased to 7.5 MW in the future.
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| 17.21 miles | Centersquare: Columbus CMH1 |
DCI Technology Holdings owns the building and is CenturyLink's landlord.
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| 17.21 miles | WeConnect Westerville |
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| 17.25 miles | Compass Groveport AEP II |
American Electric Power invested approximately $125 million into the data center on Hamilton Road
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| 17.96 miles | CeraNet Columbus | |
| 18.45 miles | Cologix: COL5 |
Cologix is constructing a 60,000-square-foot, AI-ready facility, COL5, in Columbus, Ohio.
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| 18.51 miles | Cologix: COL6 |
This planned facility is part of Cologix COL5 campus in Columbus.
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| 19.18 miles | EdgeConneX: Ashville 1 |
The proposed EdgeConneX data center project in Pickaway County, Ohio, involves the development of 680 acres of farmland in the village of Ashville.
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| 19.19 miles | Cloud PointInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 19.25 miles | Central PointInterested in this information?Contact us | Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us |
| 19.69 miles | EdgeConneX: Ashville 2 |
Local officials in Ashville, Ohio, blocked the expansion of a proposed EdgeConneX data center in February 2026. Although the company owns an initial 200-acre plot, their request to annex an additional 490 acres was denied.
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Data center developer Karis is looking to build a data center on the Big Darby Watershed in central Ohio. In a letter penned by Karis and published by Prairie Township authorities, the company said that it was in the “preliminary stages of evaluating this property for potential development.”“The...
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