QTS Chicago

2800 S. Ashland Ave

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Data Center Notes:


  • The campus was a former Sun Times Press Facility and was acquired in 2014. [1]
  • The campus is 30 acres (an unusually large plot of land) near downtown Chicago.)
  • 467,000 sq. ft. facility
  • 208,000 sq. ft. raised floor within existing building
    • DH1 is 48,000 sq. ft
    • DH2 is 80,000 sq. ft
    • DH3 80,000 sq. ft
  • 2,925 sq. ft. leasable office space
  • Three loading docks available with dock levelers
  • LEED Gold Certified

Power

  • Configuration options: N+1, 2N
  • 125MW of critical power capacity
  • UPS power in an N+1 configuration
  • Generator power in an N+1 configuration

Cooling

  • 26+ indirect heat exchanger cooling units 400/367/250 kW
  • Temperature and humidity sensors installed in data halls providing
  • remote indications and alarms to on-site and off-site facility personnel
  • VESDA smoke detection above and below raised floors
  • Fully automated Building Management System providing remote
  • indications and operations capabilities
  • WonderWare monitoring for electrical systems

Future Expansion

QTS has the ability to add an additional 213,000 square feet of raised floor and 32 megawatts of power in Building 2 for a total of 346,000 square feet of raised floor and 56 megawatts of power within the campus.

Building Gross SqFt Currently Built-Out Future GrossSqFt to be Added Total When Built Out
Building 1 48,000 85,000 133,000
Building 2 0 213,000 213,000

Data Center Access

For the first data room, the company built a configuration room next to the receiving area, so technicians can unload and unpack equipment without moving it greater distances. QTS installed the lift next to the configuration room so servers can be conveniently transferred to the raised computing floor. Similarly, the site plan calls for each data room to have its own secure receiving area, configuration room and lift.

References:


1. QTS Press Release July 9, 2014

Map and Nearby Locations:

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Sites within 15 miles of QTS Chicago

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1.53 miles Metro Edge: Illinois Medical District (IMD)
1.99 miles CoreSite Chicago CH2
In February 2018, CoreSite acquired a two-acre land parcel in downtown Chicago, Illinois, on which CoreSite built CH2, a greenfield development of a 175,000-square-foot, turn-key, four-story data center supporting 18 critical megawatts of power capacity. The building was completed in June 2020.
2.43 miles First Communications Chicago
2.43 miles TierPoint Chicago Polk
2.46 miles DataBank (ORD2) 840 S Canal
2.46 miles Server Farm Realty 840 South Canal
4 MW Critical Load on Each Floor (Floors 1-5) 130-160 Watts per Raised Floor SF
2.68 miles Colocation America CH1
2.68 miles Atlantic Metro ORD0
2.68 miles Equinix Chicago CH1, CH2, & CH4
Equinix distinctly separates CH1, CH2, and CH4 into separate data centers, but in reality, the sites are in the same building.
2.68 miles Cyxtera Chicago CH2
Within DRT's Cermak carrier hotel
2.68 miles Cyxtera Chicago CH4
Digital Realty Trust owns the building at 350 Cermak and is CTL's Landlord.
2.68 miles 350 E Cermak - Digital Realty
2.68 miles Steadfast Chicago 350 E Cermak
2.68 miles ServerCentral Chicago DRT-CH1
2.77 miles 725 S Wells - 1547 Critical Systems
1547 Acquired the site in December of 2018.
2.77 miles Atlantic Metro ORD3
2.77 miles Colo@ Chicago
2.77 miles Crown Castle 725 S Wells
2.77 miles Steadfast Chicago 725 Wells
2.79 miles Netrality Chicago: 717 S Wells
The 10 story building was constructed in 1923 and eventually was converted into a data center.
2.79 miles GTT - 717 South Wells
2.97 miles Lumen Chicago 5
2.97 miles Cogent: 600 S Federal
2.97 miles Colocation America CH2
2.97 miles 600 S Federal - Digital Realty
3.00 miles Cogent: 427 S LaSalle
3.00 miles 365 Chicago
The site is a former Switch and Data site (also owned by Equinix for a short period.)
3.00 miles InfoRelay Chicago
3.00 miles CoreSite Chicago CH1
Once owned by the Western Union company, the building was formerly known as "The Telegraph Building."
3.02 miles QuadraNet Chicago
3.05 miles Cogent: 216 W Jackson
3.24 miles Lumen Chicago 1
3.24 miles GTT - 111 North Canal
3.27 miles XO: 140 S Dearborn
3.31 miles Lumen Chicago 6
3.53 miles Lumen Chicago 3
3.96 miles 1547 Chicago Midway Technology Centre
4.00 miles Lumen Chicago 4
4.11 miles Lumen Chicago 2
9.84 miles Lumen Broadview
11.41 miles Tierpoint Chicago West
11.45 miles 9333 Grand Ave (DRT)
11.45 miles SingleHop Chicago
11.49 miles 9355 Grand Ave
11.50 miles 9377 Grand Ave
11.50 miles Digital Chicago Franklin Park Campus on Grand Ave - Digital Realty
Digital Chicago is a master-planned 40-acre campus in the Village of Franklin Park. The campus has 3 existing buildings, totaling 574,994 sqft
11.97 miles Digital Crossroad (Indiana NAP)
12.16 miles Digital Crossroad: Hammond, IN (Phase 2)
Digital Crossroad is planning to expand its campus in Hammond, Indiana. The company plans to add another 180,000 sq ft (16,720 sqm) building and 20MW in the second phase.
12.82 miles T5 Northlake IL
13.05 miles DataBank (ORD4) Oak Brook
13.05 miles XO (Swift Dr)
13.05 miles LexusNexis Oak Brook
13.65 miles 505 N Railroad Ave - Digital Realty
The Digital Chicago Campus covers 21 acres of land with access to major fiber networks and can support up to 8 MW of IT load at N+1 redundancies.
13.73 miles Aligned ORD-02
13.75 miles Aligned Chicago ORD-01
13.99 miles Server Farm Oak Brook
The campus was originally built as the corporate headquarters of the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (CB&I).
13.99 miles XO: (Oak Brook)
13.99 miles US Signal Oakbrook
800a 480V 3 phase 450kW diesel generator with 24 hour run time at full load 500kVa UPS capacity with battery backup
14.05 miles Microsoft Chicago Northlake
14.10 miles NYI Chicago (Oak Brook)
15.83 miles Equinix Chicago CH7
15.84 miles Verizon Chicago (Downers Grove)
15.99 miles Iron Mountain Chicago
Iron Mountain is planning a (but not yet constructed facility in Chicago.)
17.50 miles 360TCS-Lombard
17.50 miles Digital Fortress: Chicago Lombard
17.84 miles Element Critical CH2
Element Critical acquired the site in January 2019 from Sungard. The facility was previously known as SunGard Wood Dale (341).
17.84 miles Element Critical CH1
Element Critical acquired the site in January 2019 from Sungard. The facility was previously known as SunGard Wood Dale (711).
18.16 miles Cyxtera Elk Grove CH3
Cyxtera's CH3 Elk Grove site is across the street from the Digital Realty Chicago campus (former Dupont Fabros) and close to Equinix CH3.
18.22 miles EdgeConneX CHI01
18.22 miles Edgeconnex Chicago Campus
The first Chicago site was leaked to the press in Oct 2016. Microsoft is expected to be the anchor tenant with the site supporting up to 25-30 MWs.
18.27 miles 2299 Busse (CH2) Digital Realty
18.32 miles EdgeConneX CHI02
18.33 miles Stream Chicago I
18.41 miles Equinix Chicago CH3
18.42 miles Rackspace Elk Grove ORD1
18.42 miles 2200 Busse Rd (CH1) DRT
18.44 miles Digital Elk Grove Village Campus
Digital Realty Trust's Chicago campus is massive and is split among 3 buildings. The campus was acquired from Dupont Fabros in September 2017.
18.44 miles ColoCrossing CH1
18.44 miles ServerCentral CH1
18.46 miles Stream Chicago II
18.53 miles 1450 E Devon Ave (CH3) DRT
18.62 miles CyrusOne Chicago Lombard
9 MW of critical capacity Both a 1.5MW and a 2MW transformer
18.94 miles Skybox Chicago I
19.02 miles STACK Chicago CHI01
19.12 miles STACK CHI01B
STACK INFRASTRUCTURE CHI01B Chicago Data Center is located at 1441 Touhy Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL, which currently offers 24 MW of critical power and 221,000 square feet of space.
19.16 miles CoreWeave: US Central ORD1
19.63 miles Prime Elk Grove
19.66 miles CenturyLink: Arlington Heights
19.69 miles CloudHQ Mount Prospect ORD3

QTS Chicago Data Center Photos


Diagram of QTS's Site in Chicago
Source: QTS

Exterior View of QTS's Chicago Building
Source: QTS

Raw Space Ready for Build-out
Source: Bisnow/Dees Stribling

Lobby Entrance
Phase 1 has 6 MW of power and 48,000 square feet of raised floor space
QTS Chicago Site Layout

Phase 1 has 6 MW of power and 48,000 square feet of raised floor space

Source: QTS

KyotoCooling System

Chicago SunTimes Building Before QTS's Acquisition

Kyoto Units Installed on the Roof
Source: Mission Critical Magazine

Operating Company

Company History:


  • 2003: QTS was founded by Chad Williams with its first data center in Overland Park in Kansas
  • 2003: Company acquired first data center in Overland Park, KS
  • 2005 QTS acquired Atlanta Suwanee data center
  • 2010 Acquired their Richmond facility
  • 2013: When public (IPO) and started trading under the symbol QTS on the NYSE.
  • 2014 Expanded with Chicago and Princeton data centers
  • May 2015: QTS acquires Carpathis Hosting for $326 million. [1] The transaction increases QTS's ability to serve IaaS and Government clients. Additionally the transaction provides a number of deployments within Equinix facilities. [2] [3]

Headquarters:


QTS maintains three different operational headquarters. The corporate headquarters are in Overland Park, KS. The operational headquarters are in Suwanee, GA. Carpathia headquarters have remained in Dulles, VA to better serve government clients.

References:


1. PR Newswire May 6, 2015
2. The Whir article July 5, 2012
3. The Whir article Feb 28, 2011

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Name Date Added Description
qts-chicago-data-center-data-sheet-pdf December 2018
qts_chicago October 2016

Four page data sheet from 2016.