QTS is planning a third data center campus in Phoenix, Arizona.
First reported by BizJournal, QTS has filed plans for a new data center campus known as QTS PHX 3 in the Glendale area of the city in Maricopa County.
The Blackstone-owned company aims to develop 16 buildings – each around 180,000 sq ft (16,720 sqm)– totaling around 3 million sq ft (278,710 sqm) on the property, located north of Camelback Road and west of the Loop 303 along Cotton Lane.
QTS’ website says the 375-acre campus will offer 750MW of critical capacity. A 29-acre substation is also reportedly planned.
QTS submitted initial plans for the campus to the city of Glendale in early 2023. The company acquired the site in July 2022 for $255.3 million.
A spokesperson told BJ QTS is investing in Arizona "as a long-term partner" and will continue working with local governments "to ensure growth is additive to the area."
"Once the site is in operation, hundreds of specialized maintenance contractors, engineers, communication specialists, carpenters, landscapers, and IT professionals are needed to execute such projects. We choose markets like Glendale because of access to a highly skilled and motivated workforce," the company told the publication.
QTS currently has two other Phoenix campuses; an 85-acre, 280MW campus at 1200 40th Street; and a 288,000 sq ft (26,755 sqm), 32MW site at 120 East Van Buren Street.
Phoenix is a major data center hub, with the Mesa area a major hub. Companies including EdgeCore, Meta, Novva, Apple, CyrusOne, NTT, Stack, Stream, Prime, Aligned, Iron Mountain, Vantage, Compass, QTS, EdgeConneX, Expedient, and H5 are all present. Microsoft operates a cloud region out of the area. Amazon is planning two campuses in Mesa, while landowner Pacific Proving is also planning to develop a large campus in the state.
