Lumen Richmond 1

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Lumen Richmond 1

Year Built: 2002

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Sites within 15 miles of Lumen Richmond 1

Distance	Site	About
0.00 miles	Flexential Richmond 1	Flexential's Richmond 1 site is former Peak 10. Flexential was created after Peak10 acquired ViaWest
1.69 miles	EdgeConneX Richmond
1.85 miles	Mapletree: 8011 Villa Park
3.01 miles	DC Blox: Richmond, VA	DC Blox is moving forward with a revised plan for its data center on the former Azalea Flea Market site. The project was scaled back from an initial $500 million proposal to a single, 65,000-square-foot facility.
3.58 miles	Pixel Factory Data Center
3.88 miles	Lumen Richmond 2
6.41 miles	Tract: Mountain Road Tech Park	Tract is planning the Mountain Road Technology Park, a proposed 430-acre, master-planned data center campus in Hanover County. This new campus will be located along Route 33/Mountain Road.
6.46 miles	Connect Data Centers: Ashland, VA	CLOP Ashland VA LLC is planning to build a data center in Ashland, Virginia.
9.62 miles	Tract: Hanover Expansion
9.75 miles	Tract: Hanover County, VA	Denver-based company Tract filed a zoning request to create a shovel-ready development site for a future data center park on about 1,200 acres along Hickory Hill Road east of Interstate 95 in Hanover County.
10.94 miles	Hunting Hawk Tech Park	Following a wave of local opposition and a recommendation for denial by planning officials, developer HHHunt has officially withdrawn its application for the Hunting Hawk Technology Park in Hanover County.
11.45 miles	Wagner: Richmond, VA	A proposed data center development in Varina, Henrico County, just south of Richmond, has been withdrawn by the developer, Wagner Urban Logistics.
12.27 miles	Energy Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us	Proposed 205-acre, behind-the-meter data center campus on Old Ridge Road in Hanover County, just south of Kings Dominion and adjacent to NRG's Doswell Energy Center. Current site plans show 4 buildings, with potential for a 5th. Energy Operator expects to bring one building online per year.
13.08 miles	QTS: Richmond V DC3	This facility is part of the QTS Richmond V campus in Virginia.
13.19 miles	QTS: Richmond V DC2	This facility is part of the QTS Richmond V campus in Virginia.
13.47 miles	QTS: Richmond V DC1	QTS has acquired a total of 620 acres of land in Sandston, Virginia
13.65 miles	QTS: Richmond V DC5
13.93 miles	QTS: Richmond V DC4	This facility is part of the QTS Richmond V campus in Virginia.
14.23 miles	QTS: Richmond V DC6	This facility is part of the QTS Richmond V campus in Virginia.
14.99 miles	Iron Mountain: RCH-3	This facility is part of hscale's White Oak Technology Park campus in Virginia.
15.09 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us	This facility is part of the QTS Richmond IV Campus in Virginia.
15.10 miles	QTS: Richmond I DC2
15.11 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us	This facility is part of the QTS Richmond IV Campus in Virginia.
15.15 miles	Iron Mountain: RCH-2	This facility is part of hscale's White Oak Technology Park campus in Virginia.
15.17 miles	Iron Mountain: White Oak RCH-1	Iron Mountain Inc., a Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based data center developer and information management company, has purchased 66 acres in Henrico's White Oak Technology Park for just over $8 million.
15.18 miles	QTS Richmond I	QTS massive data center in Richmon sits on 110 acres with an additional 100 acres available for future development. There are 3 building on the campus with a total potential floor space of 550,000 square feet
15.18 miles	QTS: Richmond I DC6	QTS has expanded its Richmond I campus on Portugee Road with three two-story, 155,175-square-foot data center buildings, totaling 465,525 square feet of space, and this building is one of them.
15.25 miles	QTS: Richmond I DC5	QTS has expanded its Richmond I campus on Portugee Road with three two-story, 155,175-square-foot data center buildings, totaling 465,525 square feet of space, and this building is one of them.
15.26 miles	BoA: Sandston
15.27 miles	QTS: Richmond I DC3
15.35 miles	QTS: Richmond I DC4	QTS has expanded its Richmond I campus on Portugee Road with three two-story, 155,175-square-foot data center buildings, totaling 465,525 square feet of space, and this building is one of them.
15.40 miles	QTS: Richmond III DC1	QTS plans to construct a total of five, two-story, 360,000-square-foot data centers, totaling 1.8 million square feet in Henrico County.
15.44 miles	QTS: Richmond III DC2	QTS plans to construct a total of five, two-story, 360,000-sqft data centers, totaling 1.8 million square feet in Henrico County.
15.44 miles	QTS: Richmond II DC1	QTS Realty Trust is continuing its data center expansion at its Richmond Mega Data Center campus in Henrico after acquiring another 200 acres at the site. The company said that it planned to build up to 1.5 million square feet (140,000 sq m) of additional capacity.
15.44 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us	This facility is part of the QTS Richmond IV Campus in Virginia.
15.46 miles	QTS: Richmond III DC3	QTS plans to construct a total of five, two-story, 360,000-sqft data centers, totaling 1.8 million square feet in Henrico County.
15.48 miles	QTS: Richmond II DC2	QTS Realty Trust is continuing its data center expansion at its Richmond Mega Data Center campus in Henrico after acquiring another 200 acres at the site. The company said that it planned to build up to 1.5 million square feet (140,000 sq m) of additional capacity.
15.48 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us	This facility is part of the QTS Richmond IV Campus in Virginia.
15.49 miles	QTS: Richmond II DC3	QTS Realty Trust is continuing its data center expansion at its Richmond Mega Data Center campus in Henrico after acquiring another 200 acres at the site.
15.49 miles	QTS: Richmond II DC4	This facility is part of QTS Data Center's Richmond II Campus in Virginia.
15.50 miles	QTS: Richmond II DC5	This facility is part of QTS Data Center's Richmond II Campus in Virginia.
15.61 miles	QTS: Richmond III DC4	QTS plans to construct a total of five, two-story, 360,000-sqft data centers, totaling 1.8 million square feet in Henrico County.
15.63 miles	QTS: Richmond III DC5	QTS plans to construct a total of five, two-story, 360,000-sqft data centers, totaling 1.8 million square feet in Henrico County.
15.69 miles	Core TowerInterested in this information?Contact us	Facebook data center campus in the White Oak Technology Park will use solar power and 100 percent renewable energy.
15.80 miles	Campus AlphaInterested in this information?Contact us	Facebook data center campus in the White Oak Technology Park will use solar power and 100 percent renewable energy.
15.97 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us	This facility is part of the QTS Richmond IV Campus in Virginia.
15.98 miles	Edge RidgeInterested in this information?Contact us	Facebook data center campus in the White Oak Technology Park will use solar power and 100 percent renewable energy.
15.99 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us	This facility is part of the QTS Richmond IV Campus in Virginia.
16.20 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us	This facility is part of the QTS Richmond IV Campus in Virginia.
16.21 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us	This facility is part of the QTS Richmond IV Campus in Virginia.
16.28 miles	PlazaInterested in this information?Contact us	Facebook, is looking to expand its data center campus near Richmond, Virginia.
16.36 miles	Point PrimeInterested in this information?Contact us	Facebook, is looking to expand its data center campus outside Richmond, Virginia.
16.39 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us	This facility is part of the QTS Richmond IV Campus in Virginia.
16.45 miles	PrimeInterested in this information?Contact us	Facebook data center campus in the White Oak Technology Park will use solar power and 100 percent renewable energy.
16.46 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us	QTS Richmond 4 (RIC4) Campus is a major data center expansion project by QTS, in eastern Henrico County (Sandston, VA), within the White Oak Technology Park area.
16.48 miles	East StationInterested in this information?Contact us	Facebook data center campus in the White Oak Technology Park will use solar power and 100 percent renewable energy.
17.06 miles	Watkins Centre	In May 2025, the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors approved the rezoning of nearly 350 acres at 750 Watkins Centre Parkway, clearing the way for data center construction in western Chesterfield.
17.41 miles	Hub PlusInterested in this information?Contact us	This facility is part of Google's Project Loch in Richmond, Virginia.
17.65 miles	CentralInterested in this information?Contact us	This facility is part of Google's Project Loch in Richmond, Virginia.
17.68 miles	Campus AlphaInterested in this information?Contact us	Project Loch is designed to feature three massive data center buildings, each supported by its own dedicated on-site power substation to handle high-density cloud and AI workloads.
18.44 miles	Province: Powhatan 2	This facility is a part of Province Groups' Powhatan County Campus outside Richmond.
18.50 miles	Province Group: Powhatan	California-based Province Group has received approval to develop a $3 billion data center campus outside Richmond in Powhatan County, Virginia.
18.62 miles	Province: Powhatan 3	This facility is a part of Province Groups' Powhatan County Campus outside Richmond.
19.24 miles	Avaio: Carmel 2	This planned facility is a part of The Carmel Church Data Hub.
19.44 miles	Avaio: Carmel Church Data Hub	is a hyperscale Build-to-Suit and wholesale data center campus located in East-Central Virginia.
19.68 miles	Avaio: Carmel 3	This site is allocated for the future expansion of Avaio's Carmel Church Data Hub.
19.94 miles	Diode: Roxbury Technology Park	Diode Ventures withdrew its plan for the Roxbury Technology Park, a 515-acre data center campus near Richmond, Virginia.

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The combined company of CenturyLink and Level(3) has one of the largest networks in the world.

The combined company of CenturyLink and Level 3 is a patchwork of data centers that span over Europe, North America, and Latin America. The data centers came through acquisitions that include Global Crossing (2011) and TW Telecom (2014).

A Timeline of Level 3 Acquisitions

2020: CenturyLink rebrands as Lumen Technologies
2017: CenturyLink acquired Level 3's data centers and network for $34 billion
2015: Black Lotus (for Level3's DDoS mitigation product)
2014 Level 3 acquired TW Telecom for $5.7 billion
2012 Level 3 acquired Voxility
2011 Level 3 acquired Global Crossing (GX) for $2.0 Billion
2007: Level(3) acquired Broadwing for $1.4 billion
2006: Level(3) acquired Progress Telecom for $137 million
2006: Level3 acquired Looking Glass Networks for $96 million
2006: Level3 acquired Telcove (Adelphia Business Solutions) for $1.2 billion
2006: Level3 acquired ICG Communications for $163 million
2005: Level 3 acquired WilTel for $680 million
2002: Level3 acquired Genuity for $242 million

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Lumen Appoints Jim Fowler as CTO

December 11, 2025 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has appointed Jim Fowler as its executive vice president and chief technology and product officer. The new CTO is to succeed Dave Ward, who is leaving Lumen to become president and chief architect at Salesforce. Starting from January 6, Fowler will manage global technology and...

Lumen secures new contract from GAO

April 15, 2024 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has secured a contract worth about $73.6 million from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) under the General Services Administration's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program. This multi-million dollar contract will see Lumen modernize network, data, voice,...

US Defense Information Systems Agency awards $110 million contract to Lumen

November 10, 2023 Lumen Technologies

The US Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Lumen Technologies a $110 million contract to provide mission-critical network services to the US Department of Defense (DoD). This contract has a timeline of five years, from November 30, 2023, through September 30, 2028. This contract is an...

Lumen sells CND customers to Akamai as it shuts down the business

October 16, 2023 Lumen Technologies

Lumen announced that it’s Content Delivery Network (CDN) business will be shut down and it has sold its customer contracts to Akamai. Both companies will undergo a transition services agreement for 90 days before Lumen completes its shut down. "We are deep into our transformation of Lumen and...

Lumen, a US telco, loses $8.74bn due to non-cash impairment

August 03, 2023 Lumen Technologies

In the second quarter, Lumen Technologies reported a loss of $8.74 billion, a significant decrease from the $344 million profit in the same quarter last year. The company, formerly CenturyLink Enterprise, has lost more than 66 percent of its value this year, reducing its market capitalization to...