Status: Operational (April 2026) | Location: Franklin Park, IL 60131
As of April 2026, ORD14 continues to serve as a critical pillar within Digital Realty’s expansive Chicago data center ecosystem, strategically located just five miles from O’Hare International Airport. Purpose-built for performance and resilience, the two-story facility delivers approximately 20 megawatts of utility power capacity, making it well-suited for enterprise, cloud, and hyperscale deployments. Its infrastructure is engineered around high-availability principles, incorporating an N+1 uninterruptible power supply redundancy configuration alongside a chilled water cooling system to maintain optimal thermal conditions for dense IT loads. What truly differentiates ORD14 is its role as a connectivity bridge between suburban capacity and downtown network density. Through low-latency fiber routes, it provides seamless cross-connectivity to key carrier hotels such as 350 Cermak and 600 South Federal, effectively extending Chicago’s core interconnection fabric outward. This positioning enables customers to access a rich ecosystem of carriers, cloud on-ramps, and internet exchanges without the constraints of downtown space or cost. Additionally, the facility’s LEED Silver certification highlights a commitment to energy efficiency and sustainable operations, aligning with broader industry goals for greener digital infrastructure while still supporting the rapid scaling demands of modern cloud and AI workloads.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Project Name | ORD14 Chicago 20MW Franklin Park Interconnect Hub Digital Realty |
| Location | Franklin Park, IL 60131 |
| Status | Operational (April 2026) |
| Project Type | Retail & Wholesale Colocation / Interconnection Hub |
| Commissioning | 🔒 Subscriber Intelligence |
| Total IT Load | 🔒 Subscriber Intelligence |
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| Header | Details |
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| City Name | Franklin Park |
| Population | ~18,000 (approx., based on recent estimates) |
| Urban Agglomeration | Part of the Chicago metropolitan area (~9.5 million) |
| Economic Profile | 🔒 Detailed city intelligence available to subscribers |
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