Digital Realty FRA11 Frankfurt: 9MW Digital Park Ostend Hub
Status: Operational | Location: Weismüllerstraße 40, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Project Overview
Digital Realty’s FRA11 is a strategically important 9.0 MW enterprise colocation facility located within Digital Park Ostend, one of Germany’s most established and highly interconnected data center campuses in eastern Frankfurt am Main. Covering approximately 52,000 square feet (4,800 m²), the facility is purpose-built to support enterprise IT environments, cloud platforms, financial services, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, and other mission-critical digital transformation workloads requiring secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure. FRA11 is designed with a highly reliable 2N static UPS power architecture, ensuring continuous power availability through complete redundancy, while its N+1 closed-loop air conditioning and chilled water cooling systems provide efficient thermal management for high-density rack deployments. The facility is engineered to deliver high availability, operational efficiency, and flexibility for organizations with demanding performance and uptime requirements. Positioned along major regional and international carrier routes, FRA11 offers low-latency connectivity to DE-CIX, the world's largest Internet Exchange by traffic, enabling direct access to a broad ecosystem of network providers, cloud platforms, internet service providers, and enterprise partners. Through Digital Realty’s ServiceFabric™ orchestration platform, customers can establish secure, on-demand interconnections across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, simplifying digital infrastructure deployment. Demonstrating Digital Realty’s commitment to sustainability, FRA11 operates entirely on 100% renewable electricity backed by European Guarantees of Origin (GoO), helping customers reduce carbon emissions while maintaining high-performance, energy-efficient colocation services in one of Europe’s most important digital infrastructure markets.
Quick Facts
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| Project Name | Digital Realty FRA11 Frankfurt: 9MW Digital Park Ostend Hub |
| Location | Weismüllerstraße 40, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Status | Operational |
| Commissioning | Operational |
| Total IT Load | 9.0 MW |
| Total Capacity | 9.0 MW critical IT capacity across 52,000 sq ft (4,800 m²) gross building area |
| Tier Level | Tier III Equivalent / ISO 27001, ISO 14001, ISO 22301, ISO 50001, ISO 9001 & PCI-DSS Certified |
| Project Type | Purpose-Built Enterprise Colocation, Cloud & Interconnection Campus Hub |
City Profile
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| City Name | Frankfurt |
| Population | 7,80,000 |
| Urban Agglomeration | 5.8 million |
| City GDP | €160.8 billion |
| Per Capita Income | $101,000 USD |
| City Tier | Tier 1 |
| Key Strengths | Hosting DE-CIX, the worlds largest Internet Exchange Point; financial capital of the Eurozone; strict sustainability mandates driving innovation. |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | Digital Realty |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | Mainova AG (Regional Utility Provider) & DEX / DE-CIX Interconnection Hubs |
| Construction Contractor | Leading Regional European Mission-Critical EPC Contracting Partners |
| MEP Engineering | Digital Realty Global Technical Engineering Division |
| Network Connectivity | Carrier-neutral design with direct fiber access to 100+ network carriers, DE-CIX Frankfurt, NL-IX, and ServiceFabric™ cloud links. |
| Power Infrastructure | Powered by high-voltage municipal grid connections from Mainova AG, backed by 2N UPS power architecture and emergency diesel generator arrays. |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | 9.0 MW total critical IT capacity |
| UPS Redundancy | 2N concurrently maintainable UPS power topology supported by standby emergency diesel generators. |
| Cooling System | Redundant N+1 high-efficiency chilled water cooling system with CRAH units supporting high-density server configurations. |
| Connectivity | Carrier-neutral facility featuring multiple subterranean fiber entry vaults, dual Meet-Me-Rooms, and direct DE-CIX exchange access. |
| PUE Target | 1.25–1.30 |
| Energy Mix | 100% Renewable Energy coverage matched via European Guarantees of Origin (GoO). |
Milestones
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| Announcement | 2017 |
| Construction Start | 2018 |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | 2019 |
| Full Buildout | Operational |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | $120,000,000+ USD (~€110,000,000+ EUR) |
| Funding | Direct corporate capital expenditure & institutional growth debt managed by Digital Realty |