Status: Operational | Location: 800 Secaucus Rd, Secaucus, NJ 07094, USA
Equinix NY5 Data Center, located at 800 Secaucus Road in Secaucus, New Jersey, is a major International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) facility serving the financial, enterprise, media, cloud, and telecommunications ecosystems of the New York metropolitan area. Equinix currently lists 129,436 sq ft of colocation space, while third-party property records report approximately 275,000 sq ft of total building area and 108,005 sq ft of colocation space in earlier configurations, so the supplied 225,000+ sq ft and 110,000+ sq ft figures may reflect an earlier project profile. US English NY5 is designed to support organizations that require resilient infrastructure and direct access to dense financial and digital networks. The facility provides N+1 power redundancy and N+2 cooling redundancy, helping maintain operational continuity for latency-sensitive workloads and mission-critical applications. Its technical infrastructure includes 120V/208V power distribution, block-redundant UPS systems, N+1 standby power, and eight 2,500 kW diesel generators. Cooling is provided through water-cooled, self-contained DX penthouse air-conditioning units with N+1 redundancy. Español latinoamericano The facility uses a two-storey steel structure with a concrete exterior and supports a slab floor load capacity of up to 250 psf. Security measures include mantrap entry, biometric readers, CCTV surveillance, motion detection, and 24/7 on-site security personnel, while fire protection uses a double-interlock pre-action system with aspirated and non-aspirated detection. Español latinoamericano NY5's position within Equinix's Secaucus campus provides access to interconnection services including Equinix Fabric, Equinix Internet Exchange, Metro Connect, Cross Connects, Fiber Connect, and Network Edge. The facility has also been associated with financial market connectivity, including direct access to financial market infrastructure and market-data ecosystems, supporting electronic trading and low-latency financial applications. Equinix, Inc. Sustainability measures include LEED Silver certification, ISO 50001 certification, and 100% renewable-energy coverage through renewable energy certificates from wind sources, according to Equinix sustainability documentation. sustainability.equinix.com Overall, NY5 functions as a strategic interconnection platform for financial institutions, cloud providers, enterprises, market-data networks, and telecommunications companies operating across the New York metropolitan digital ecosystem.
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| Project Name | Equinix NY5 20 MW Secaucus Data Center New Jersey |
| Location | 800 Secaucus Rd, Secaucus, NJ 07094, USA |
| Status | Operational |
| Project Type | Financial Services Ecosystem Hub, Carrier-Neutral Colocation & Hybrid Cloud Gateway |
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| City Name | Secaucus |
| Population | 22,181 (2020 U.S. Census) |
| Urban Agglomeration | ~19.8 million (New YorkβNewark Urban Area) |
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