A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for Edgecore Internet Real Estate’s Mesa Data Center Campus,13303 S. Ellsworth Road. The 180-thousand square foot building will help EdgeCore offer cloud-connected data center solutions.
When it is eventually built out, the Mesa Data Center Campus will have seven buildings totaling more than 1.25 million square feet.
EdgeCore’s Mesa Data Center Campus will be part of the City’s Elliot Road Technology Corridor.
“With the anticipated $2 billion EdgeCore is looking to invest nationwide, I could not be happier that they identified Mesa as their jumping off point. I want to welcome them to District 6 and I know that this location will be the first of their many success stories,” District 6 Councilmember Kevin Thompson said.
The data center campus will include an on-site substation to deliver the utility power needed to support 225 megawatts of critical load to meet customer needs.
“The City of Mesa met or exceeded all aspects of our demanding site-selection criteria,” EdgeCore CEO and Chairman Tom Ray said. “The Elliot Road Technology Corridor provides the infrastructure, including redundant power capacity and robust fiber networks, to support high-growth, high-technology business such as EdgeCore’s. Importantly, from the Mayor’s office and City Council through the Departments of Planning and Engineering, the City has been a true partner in supporting EdgeCore’s investment, and as such building value for the City’s residents.”
EdgeCore is investing more than $150 million on its first data center and a commensurate additional investment from its customers of $300 million. Upon full build out, the total combined investment is estimated to exceed $2 billion for EdgeCore and its customers. The first building at the EdgeCore campus is scheduled to open in late 2018.