Metrobloks has acquired land in Miami, Florida, for its first US data center.
The company this week announced it has completed the acquisition of a 4.05-acre land parcel located at 500 NW 137th Avenue to develop a 15.2MW multi-tenant data center.
The facility will offer both liquid and air cooling, supporting rack densities up to 150kW.
Timelines for development weren’t shared, but Metrobloks claims it will invest $150 million in the project,
“We are excited to secure this site in Miami-Dade County, an emerging global tech hub, experiencing strong and growing demand for local AI inference,” said Ernest Popescu, CEO of Metrobloks. “The location offers direct access and amazing interconnection to subsea cables, positioning it as an optimal hub for enterprises expanding their data capacity.”
The acquisition was funded through Metrobloks’ MB Sweetwater Partners LLC investment vehicle.
“This investment by Metrobloks underscores Miami-Dade’s growing leadership as a global technology and connectivity hub,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. “By bringing this state-of-the-art data center to our community, this project strengthens our role as the digital gateway across the Americas while driving economic growth, innovation, and high-quality jobs for our residents.”
Metrobloks is a data center developer and operator focused on AI-ready facilities at the metro Edge. The company raised a $5.2 million seed round led by Current Equity Partners and Serena Capital last year.
On its website, Metrobloks lists a 15MW, 110,000 sq ft (10,220 sqm) facility in Miami, Florida, as well as another facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It also lists a 34.2MW, 196,980 sq ft (18,300 sqm) data center in Milan, Italy.
CEO Popescu was previously a VP of data center development at Iron Mountain and has also held roles at Meta and Amazon.
Ealier this year the company announced a €100 million ($108m) partnership with European investment fund Eurazeo to develop data centers across Europe.
