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December 19, 2023
Boston
Markley’s data center in Lowell, MA encompasses 352,000 square feet of highly secured white and mechanical space. In addition to carriers originating at local POPs, the facility offers the benefits of three diverse dark fiber networks connected directly to Markley’s Boston location.
The Lowell facility also features shared or dedicated disaster recovery hot seats for a secure and comfortable workspace with network access and emergency backup systems that can be used in the event a primary workplace is unavailable.
| Distance | Site | About |
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| 2.61 miles | Prov.net Boston North |
Dedicated ½ Cabinet to Multi-cabinet Suites
Diverse power feeds
750 KW Generator
Redundant (A/B) Distribution
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| 6.27 miles | TierPoint Andover |
The site was acquired when TierPoint bought Windstream's data centers in October 2015. It was originally a PAETEC data center.
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| 6.67 miles | NaviSite Andover | |
| 7.09 miles | Equinix Boston BO2 |
Equinix acquired BO2 as well as 28 other datacenters from Verizon in 2017. It was formerly named Verizon BOS1 Billerica.
Constructed in 2001
Construction Type: Slab on grade, concrete
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| 7.58 miles | EdgeConneX Boston |
Customer work spaces are available
Raised Floor: 30"
EdgeConnex has rights to adjacent space to accommodate expansion.
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| 9.12 miles | Camber: Bedford, MA |
1 Story structure
Flood Zone: Outside 100 and 500 Year Flood Plain
Seismic Zone 2A
N+2 Cooling Plant Redundancy
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| 9.78 miles | Dynamic Internet Salem |
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| 13.54 miles | 200 Quannapowitt |
The former facility was torn down in 2023.
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| 16.19 miles | 600 Winter - Digital Realty |
Digital Realty full leased the building to a Triple Net tenant, Cyxtera BO1.
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| 16.23 miles | Centersquare Waltham BOS1 |
Datacenter operational since in 1998.
2 story building
Raised Floor: 12"
Utility: NSTAR
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| 16.31 miles | Equinix Boston BO1 | |
| 16.50 miles | 115 2nd - Digital Realty |
Digital Realty full leased the building to a Triple Net tenant, Cyxtera BO3
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| 16.50 miles | Centersquare: Waltham BO3 |
1 Story Structure
Raised Floor: 24"
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| 19.46 miles | Expedient Boston | |
| 19.75 miles | Centersquare: Watertown BOS4 |
Centersquare's cloud-enabled Watertown data center is located close to the center of Boston, and only 10 miles from Boston Logan International Airport. The facility was originally built in 2002 and then expanded in 2008 to add space, power, and cooling capacity.
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Markley owns and operates the largest carrier neutral data center in New England, One Summer Street.
1991: Markley Group was founded by CEO Jeff Markley.
1997: Markley purchased One Summer Street in Boston.
June 2015: Company announced a new data center in Lowell MA. (r1)
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