AVONDALE, ARIZ. — Prime Data Centers, a Dallas-based developer and operator of hyperscale and purpose-built data centers, has broken ground on the first three facilities at PHX01, a five-building data center campus in Avondale. The 66.5-acre park sits roughly 19 miles west of Phoenix via I-10.
Each data center at PHX01 will span 267,000 square feet and offer 48 megawatts (MW) of critical IT load capacity. The 1.3 million-square-foot campus will offer 240MW of total critical power upon completion.
“Breaking ground on PHX01’s first three buildings is a defining moment for Prime’s partnership with Avondale and for the greater Phoenix region,” says Michael Wall, executive vice president of product delivery at Prime Data Centers. “This first phase represents the beginning of a long-term investment in Avondale, and the infrastructure we are putting in place today is built to scale alongside the demands of our customers for years to come.”
An undisclosed hyperscale user has committed to leasing the first three buildings for which construction is underway at PHX01. Prime Data Centers is marketing Buildings 4 and 5 to single or multi-tenant hyperscale users.
“This more than $3 billion investment by Prime with its customers investing an average 2X more represents a major step forward for our local economy, bringing new jobs, long-term growth and world-class infrastructure to our community,” says Avondale Mayor Mike Pineda.
PHX01 will feature 20 data halls with infrastructure galleries and will use a closed-loop cooling system to limit water and energy usage. Utility provider SRP will operate a 250MW substation onsite.
ARCO/Murray is providing design-build services for PHX01 on behalf of Prime Data Centers. The construction timeline was not released.
Established in 2017, Prime Data Centers operates a portfolio of 28 data centers across 13 campuses that collectively offer more than 4 gigawatts of critical load. The company’s data centers are located in major markets in the United States and Europe.
— John Nelson