Digital Realty PAR12 Paris: 20MW High-Density AI & Connectivity Hub

Status: Operational / High-Density Optimized (April 2026) | Location: 16 Avenue Joseph Froelicher, 77600 Ferrières-en-Brie, France

Project Overview

As of April 2026, PAR12 continues to play a pivotal role in Digital Realty’s award-winning Paris campus, positioned approximately 30 km east of central Paris as a strategically engineered high-performance node for the broader Île-de-France digital economy. Designed for high-density computing environments, the facility supports advanced power configurations that accommodate modern GPU-heavy AI training clusters, large-scale analytics platforms, and mission-critical enterprise workloads. Its architecture emphasizes scalability and resilience, with modular expansion paths that allow tenants to increase capacity without disrupting live production systems. PAR12 is also a key element of a seven-site metropolitan “ring” interconnection model, linked via dedicated dark fiber that enables active-active and active-passive disaster recovery between campuses. This topology ensures ultra-low recovery times and near-continuous availability for regulated industries such as banking, insurance, and cloud service providers.
Connectivity is a defining strength of PAR12. The site hosts a dense ecosystem of more than 90 carriers and ISPs, along with direct integration into France-IX, France’s largest internet exchange platform, enabling high-throughput peering and optimized international traffic routing. This makes PAR12 a critical aggregation point for both domestic French traffic and cross-border European flows. Combined with its high power density capabilities, carrier diversity, and metro-ring resilience, the facility functions as a strategic gateway for hyperscalers and global financial institutions seeking low-latency access to European markets while maintaining robust redundancy and energy-efficient operations across distributed workloads.

Quick Facts

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Project Name	Digital Realty PAR12 Paris: 20MW High-Density AI & Connectivity Hub
Location	16 Avenue Joseph Froelicher, 77600 Ferrières-en-Brie, France
Status	Operational / High-Density Optimized (April 2026)
Commissioning	Part of the interconnected Paris ring ecosystem
Total IT Load	20.0 MW
Total Capacity	60,000 sq. ft. (5,630 m²) Total Building Size
Tier Level	Tier III+ (Enterprise & AI Ready)
Project Type	High-Density Colocation & Connectivity Hub

City Profile

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City Name	Ferrières-en-Brie
Population	~3,900 (latest estimates, small commune)
Urban Agglomeration	Part of the Paris metropolitan area (~12+ million people)
City GDP	Not reported independently (too small); economically integrated into the Paris metropolitan economy, which has a GDP of ~$900+ billion
Per Capita Income	Estimated €30,000–€40,000 (aligned with Île-de-France regional averages)
City Tier	Tier 4 (small suburban commune within a major global metro region)
Key Strengths	Proximity to Paris (strong economic spillover)

Companies Involved

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Developer / Operator	Digital Realty
Strategic Infrastructure Partner	PlatformDIGITAL® Paris Ecosystem / Digital Park Ferrières.
Construction Contractor	Digital Realty GDC / Tier 1 French EPCs.
MEP Engineering	2N UPS Redundancy; $N+1$ Mechanical Redundancy.
Network Connectivity	90+ Carriers; France-IX; Dark fiber ring to PAR1-PAR11.
Power Infrastructure	20 MW total utility power; High-density rack support.

Technical Specifications

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Power Capacity	20.0 MW
UPS Redundancy	2N
Cooling System	Best-in-class precision cooling (N+1).
Connectivity	Core interconnection node for the Paris-East corridor.
PUE Target	< 1.35 (Optimized for French climate/efficiency).
Energy Mix	100% Renewable Matching (DLR France Carbon Neutral Portfolio).

Milestones

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Announcement	N/A (Operational Asset)
Construction Start	N/A
Phase 1 Go-Live	Operational
Full Buildout	Operational

Investment Details

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Total Investment	Undisclosed (Asset-specific valuation).
Funding	Digital Realty Corporate Capital.