5C Data Centers, a recently launched Canadian operator, has acquired a facility in Columbus, Ohio.
The company announced this week it had acquired a live data center and plans to develop it into a campus named CMH01. The precise location, seller, and terms of the deal were not shared.
The acquired site encompasses more than 40 acres of land, with a live 66,000 sq ft (6,030 sqm) data center. The first shell is fully leased and will deliver its remaining capacity by Q3 2024.
The company plans to expand to an additional 320,000 sq ft (29,730 sqm) of data center capacity in the next development phase. The site will feature 42 data halls optimized to accommodate average densities of more than 100kW per rack. CMH01 is powered by its own substation served by First Energy.
200MW of power capacity is secured and set for delivery to the site, with the first 100MW scheduled for Q1 2025. Additional power capacity is being secured, allowing for significant scalability over time.
We are excited about this new acquisition and development in the Columbus, Ohio region," said Steve Perez, founder and president of 5CDC. "Initial discussions with our hyperscale and large cloud customers revealed significant interest, resulting in the first phase of the project already being sold out. Once fully developed, CMH01 will be one of the largest data center campuses in the region."
Nick Etscheid, chief corporate development officer of 5CDC, added: "The acquisition of the facility in the Columbus, Ohio region marks a significant milestone for 5CDC. This is the first of many mega-campuses we plan to announce and are excited about CMH01 given the strong fundamentals and scalability of this particular area for our customers."
Launched last year and based in Montreal, Canada, 5C is led by Perez, who was a founding member of Canadian firm Hypertec DCS and served as VP of sales. Hypertec's data center business in Canada was acquired by Vantage in 2020. Before that, he worked at Bell Canada.
On its website, the company also lists a campus in the Dallas Fort Worth area of Texas. The 25-acre DFW01 data center campus will feature a multi-story facility encompassing eight data halls (PODs) across 240,000 sq ft (22,300 sqm) and powered by its own substation served by Oncor. The campus reportedly offers 48MW of IT capacity with the possibility to expand up to 144MW.
