CARTER VALIDUS MISSION CRITICAL REIT BUYS DATA CENTER FACILITY FOR $211.7M

CHICAGO — Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT Inc. (CVMC) has acquired a data center facility in Northlake, a suburb of Chicago, for $211.7 million. Tampa, Fla.-based CVMC purchased the CH2 Data Center from Ascent, a provider of comprehensive data center solutions. CVMC will provide new capital for the continued expansion of the 250,000-square-foot, multi-tenant data center. St. Louis-based Ascent will continue to manage all CH2 data center development, design, construction, engineering and operational services.