CoreSite’s CH1 data center location is strategically located in downtown Chicago, adjacent to the Board of Trade. In addition to several clouds and networks available within the campus, this centralized location provides exceptionally low-latency access to businesses, end users, and interconnection destinations in the market.
FACILITY SIZE
178,000+ total sq. ft.
DEPLOYMENTS
Cabinets, cages and private suites, rooftop space available
ROOFTOP
POWER AVAILABILITY
AC and DC
FIT OUT
Turn-key
PEERING EXCHANGES
Any2Exchange® for Internet peering and AMS-IX Chicago and United IX Chicago
CLOUD ACCESS
DIVERSITY
CROSS CONNECTS
Fiber, copper and coaxial
CARRIER AVAILABILITY
See our carrier list
ACCESS
Key cards, biometric scanners and controlled site access
ENTRIES
Controlled data center access
CAMERAS
Perimeter and interior IP-DVR
PERIMETER
SECURITY OFFICERS
24x7x365 security qualified personnel
UTILITIES
Three diverse underground utility feeds from ComEd’s high-reliability downtown electrical grid
UPS/PDU/RPP
N, N+1, 2N redundancy
GENERATORS
N+1 redundancy
MECHANICAL
N+1 redundancy on chillers, CRAHs and chilled water pumps
REMOTE HANDS
24x7x365
BMS CONTROLS
State-of-the-art mission-critical controls and monitoring
UPTIME
100% uptime SLA
OPERATIONS
FLOOD PLAIN
FUEL STORAGE
Up to 36 hours, on-site
WATER STORAGE
FLOOR LOADING
Up to 312 lbs./sq. ft.
CLEAR HEIGHT
Typically 8'6" above 24" raised floor
COLUMN SPACING
20' x 26'
LOADING DOCK
Sheltered exterior
HARDENED EXTERIOR
Roof designed to withstand 125 MPH wind
ELEVATORS
Passenger: 5'w x 4'd x 9'h (2,000 lbs.), Freight: 11'w x 7'd x 9'h (6,000 lbs.)
WIFI
WORK SPACE
Office space and conference rooms
TECH LOUNGE
24x7x365 tech lounge with kitchen, televisions and couches
PARKING
CERTIFICATIONS
POWER UTILITY
ELECTRICAL
High-efficiency UPS systems
COOLING
Variable speed CRAHs with humidification control
CHILLER
Chilled water with evaporative condensing units and chillers for air and water-side economization
LIFE SAFETY
Dual-interlock pre-action dry-pipe sprinkler system
LIGHTING
Lutron Eco-System lighting
MONITORING
RF Code readers for pin-point accuracy of temperature and humidity within customer deployments
SOC 1 Type 2
SOC 2 Type 2
ISO 27001
NIST 800-53
PCI DSS
HIPAA
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