JOHNSTOWN, OHIO — Cologix Inc., a hyperscale data center owner and operator, has purchased 154 acres in Johnstown, a Central Ohio city located about 25 miles northeast of Columbus. The Denver-based company plans to invest $7 billion for the development of a data center campus at the site.
Upon completion, Cologix plans to have eight data centers that are “AI-ready” and have the capacity for 800 megawatts (MW) of scalable power. The firm plans to begin construction on the first phase in 2025, with the campus ultimately spanning 2 million square feet of data center space.
The new campus will support the region’s advancing digital economy and provide “high-density, ultra-low latency and sustainable infrastructure” for hyperscale clients and enterprises that will tenant these new data centers.
Cologix currently operates four data centers in Columbus with a combined footprint of 500,000 square feet and 80MW of power. The company delivered its fourth Columbus data center, a 256,000-square-foot facility dubbed COL4, this past summer.
“As the largest provider of colocation and interconnection solutions in Columbus, we are thrilled to deepen our investment in Central Ohio,” says Laura Ortman, CEO of Cologix. “This new campus is more than an expansion — it’s a testament of our commitment to high-capacity, resilient digital infrastructure that not only meets but anticipates our customers’ evolving requirements.”
The land seller was Johnstown Land Co., an affiliate of New Albany Co., a real estate development firm based in nearby New Albany, Ohio. The sales price was not released.
Cologix is working closely with local community leaders, including the office of Johnstown Mayor Donald Barnard, on the development.
Cologix owns and operates more than 40 hyperscale data centers and interconnection hubs across 12 North American markets, including Dallas, Minneapolis, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
— John Nelson