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Metrobloks Buys Land in Miami, Plans to Develop New Data Center

by John Nelson

MIAMI — Los Angeles-based Metrobloks has purchased four acres at 500 N.W. 137th Ave. in Miami’s Airport West submarket. The firm plans to develop a 15.2-megawatt data center at the site, which is situated at the intersection of Northwest 6th Street and 137th Avenue. Matthew Bittel and Stuart Gordon of Cushman & Wakefield represented Metrobloks in the land sale. Carlos Gaviria of Transwestern Real Estate Services represented the previous land owner, Sagard Real Estate. Metrobloks plans to begin operations at the new multi-tenant, AI-ready data center by the end of 2026.

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Aligned Data Centers to Develop 27-Acre Campus in Mansfield, Texas

by Taylor Williams

MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Locally based owner-operator Aligned Data Centers will develop a 27-acre campus in Mansfield, a southeastern suburb of Fort Worth. Known as Aligned DFW-03, the data center campus will have an onsite substation and will be largely marketed toward users in the AI, cloud and enterprise applications. The facility will also feature proprietary liquid cooling technology and will be able to accommodate user density requirements upwards of 350 kilowatts per rack. Initial capacity is expected to be available in the fourth quarter.

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J.P. Morgan, Starwood Provide $2B in Financing for Data Center Project Near Salt Lake City

by Taylor Williams

WEST JORDAN, UTAH — J.P. Morgan and Starwood Property Trust have provided $2 billion in financing for a data center project in West Jordan, located just south of Salt Lake City. The borrower, a partnership between Los Angeles-based investment firm CIM Group and regional operator Novva Data Centers, will use the proceeds to complete construction of the second and third phases of the latter entity’s 100-acre flagship Salt Lake City campus. At full build-out, the campus will span approximately 1 million square feet and have a total power capacity of 175 megawatts (MW). According to The Wall Street Journal, that is enough electricity to power about 175,000 U.S. homes of average size. Development of the campus began several years ago, with the first phase coming on line in 2023, the same year in which ownership secured a full-campus lease with an undisclosed global tech company. Construction of Phase II of the project began in December 2023 and will feature a 318,000-square-foot data center building that will have the capacity to produce 72 MW of power. Construction of Phase III commenced in January 2024 and will also feature a 318,000-square-foot data center with a 72-MW capacity. Completion of both facilities is …

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FCL Construction Completes 210,000 SF Data Center for Edged in Aurora, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

AURORA, ILL. — FCL Construction has completed a 210,000-square-foot data center for Edged in Aurora. Ware Malcomb provided architecture and interior design services for the building, which is situated on a 65-acre campus that will ultimately feature 96MW of capacity powered by renewable energy. Seefried Industrial Properties was the developer. Edged is a sustainable infrastructure provider. The new Edged campus was designed to be a model for modern engineering and sustainable infrastructure initiatives and uses significantly less energy than traditional data centers. Among the campus features is a waterless cooling technology that ensures operational efficiency while setting a new industry standard for power usage effectiveness. Other sustainable highlights include onsite solar generation, electric vehicle charge points and alternative fuel-powered backup generators. The building interior can accommodate colocation of multiple tenants and includes 13,000 square feet of office space with a lobby, conference room and break room. The exterior design features a glass façade on the north and south sides, added at the request of the city to enhance visual appeal along the adjacent tollway.

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PowerHouse, Provident Unveil Plans for 768-Acre Data Center Campus in Grand Prairie, Texas

by Taylor Williams

GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — PowerHouse Data Centers, a division of Virginia-based American Real Estate Partners, and the data center development arm of Dallas-based investment firm Provident Realty Advisors, have unveiled plans for a 768-acre campus in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. The hyperscale campus will be developed in three phases and will ultimately consist of 24 buildings with a power capacity of 1.8 gigawatts at full build-out. The joint venture has secured all necessary approvals and permits and is moving forward with design and engineering initiatives. Phase I facilities are slated to come on line in May 2026. The project represents the second development in the area for PowerHouse Data Centers, which announced a 50-acre project in Irving last spring.

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Aphorio Carter Buys Two Data Centers in Kentucky for $35M

by John Nelson

LOUISVILLE AND SIMPSONVILLE, KY. — Aphorio Carter Critical Infrastructure Fund LLC has purchased two data centers in Louisville and Simpsonville for a combined purchase price of $35 million. The seller was not disclosed. Both properties span 102,500 square feet and are LEED Gold-certified. Additionally, both data centers were built in 2011 and are fully leased to the same tenant, an undisclosed Fortune 200 firm. The two properties also include 10,000 square feet of raised floor space, an additional 10,000 square feet of shell space for future expansion and 1 megawatt (MW) of critical power. The Louisville data center sits on 30 acres while the Simpsonville data center occupies 21 acres. LG&E provides energy services to the Louisville facility, while Kentucky Utilities services the Simpsonville property.

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Hines, Aubrey to Develop 10 MSF Mixed-Use Campus in Suburban Atlanta

by John Nelson

BARTOW COUNTY, GA. — Hines and Aubrey Corp. plan to co-develop a new 10 million-square-foot mixed-use community in Bartow County, a northwest suburban node of Atlanta. The master-planned project, called Aubrey Village, will sit on 2,390 acres at the I-75 interchange with U.S. Route 411, which is located near multibillion-dollar plants underway for Hyundai-SK Battery and QCells. Once complete, the development will include new manufacturing, data center and logistics facilities, as well as a supermarket, shops, restaurants, hotels and a variety of residential properties that will accommodate 2,800 families. The industrial-zoned land spans 1,200 acres and will accommodate two industrial parks. Aubrey Village will also feature a network of trails, parks and walkways and a Bartow County public school. The project is projected to be completed over the next 10 to 12 years in several phases, with Hines expecting to break ground on the initial infrastructure later this year or in 2026. Jim Ramseur and Samantha Wheeler with Lee & Associates represented Aubrey Corp. in venture formation, and Ramseur Real Estate Advisors will act as the managing consultant for the co-developers’ commercial and residential parcels moving forward.

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Avaio Digital Plans $5B Data Center Development in Farmville, Virginia

by John Nelson

FARMVILLE, VA. — Avaio Digital Partners has agreed to purchase 280 acres in Farmville to make way for a new $5 billion data center campus. The Connecticut-based data center developer and operator signed the land sale agreement with the Industrial Development Authority (IDA) of Prince Edward County. Andy Walsh of SugarOak Realty represented Avaio Digital and Rhett Weiss with Cottonwood Commercial represented the Prince Edward County IDA in the land transaction. Known as the Farmville Data Hub, the site is fully zoned for five data centers, has ready fiber access, utility access and water supply secured. Avaio Digital has also completed preliminary site engineering and is in the process with Dominion for 300 megawatts of power. The developer is also underway on a $3 billion data center campus in nearby Appomattox County, Va.

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JLL Arranges $1.2B to Fund Construction of Four Northern Virginia Data Center Projects for BlackChamber

by John Nelson

WASHINGTON, D.C. — JLL’s Capital Markets group has arranged more than $1.2 billion over the course of 2024 to fund the construction of four data center campuses in Northern Virginia. Jamie Leachman and Drake Greer of JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, The BlackChamber Group, to arrange the funds. The direct lenders and the locations of the four campuses were not disclosed, but JLL mentioned the capital sources included bank balance sheet financing and private credit vehicles backed by insurance company funds. BlackChamber expects the new facilities to yield more than 740 megawatts of power capacity upon completion. The construction timeline for the new projects was also not released. Including these new facilities, BlackChamber’s Northern Virginia data center portfolio will comprise eight campuses offering nearly 1.5 gigawatts of power capacity across 6 million square feet of data center space.

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Partnership to Develop 800,000 SF Data Center Campus in South Dallas

by Taylor Williams

DALLAS — A partnership between two Dallas-based firms, Lincoln Property Co. and Tradition Holdings, as well as infrastructure provider Gigabit Fiber, will develop an 800,000-square-foot data center campus in South Dallas. The site spans 131 acres in the Red Oak submarket. The campus will comprise four facilities that will have a total power capacity of up to 540 megawatts at full build-out and that will support users in cloud computing and artificial intelligence, among others. Construction will be carried out in phases, starting with the development of a 7,500-square-foot, two-megawatt facility in the first quarter. A completion date for the entire development was not disclosed.

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