Status: Operational | Location: 350 E Cermak Rd, Suites 600 & 800, Chicago, IL 60616, United States
The Equinix CH4 International Business Exchange IBX data center located inside the iconic 350 East Cermak Road building in Chicago Illinois represents one of the most critical network interconnection points in North America. Occupying premier suite space within the legendary Lakeside Technology Center carrier hotel, the multi floor facility provides fifteen Megawatts of utility power capacity and twelve Megawatts of critical IT load designed to support global financial trading exchanges, multinational corporate networks, digital media platforms, and cloud service providers. Power infrastructure is supplied via redundant dual utility feeds from Commonwealth Edison ComEd, backed by high efficiency double conversion online uninterruptible power supply topologies configured in 2N redundancy and heavy duty standby emergency diesel backup generators with guaranteed multi day fuel delivery contracts. Environmental controls utilize precision computer room air conditioning units and chilled water loop architecture operating in N+2 redundancy to maintain precise temperature and humidity balances across secure raised floor server suites. As a core anchor of global internet routing, Equinix CH4 offers direct access to the Equinix Fabric interconnection platform, providing ultra low latency cross connects to hundreds of network carriers, financial trading venues, major cloud service providers including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, and regional fiber backbones.
| Field | Value |
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| Project Name | Equinix CH4 Data Center 350 E Cermak Chicago Illinois |
| Location | 350 E Cermak Rd, Suites 600 & 800, Chicago, IL 60616, United States |
| Status | Operational |
| Project Type | Premier Carrier Hotel, Global Financial Exchange Node, Enterprise Colocation & Cloud Ecosystem Gateway |
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| City Name | Chicago |
| Population | ~2.7 million |
| Urban Agglomeration | ~9.4 million (Chicago Metropolitan Area) |
| Economic Profile | 🔒 Detailed city intelligence available to subscribers |
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