eStruxture TOR-2 Toronto Data Center: Financial District Colocation Hub
Status: Fully Operational | Location: 145 King Street West, 8th Floor, Toronto, ON M5H 1J8, Canada
Project Overview
eStruxture’s TOR-2 is a strategically located carrier-neutral colocation facility situated in the heart of Downtown Toronto’s Financial District on the eighth floor of 145 King Street West, providing resilient digital infrastructure for financial institutions, enterprises, cloud service providers, and mission-critical business operations. Spanning approximately 25,000 square feet across two dedicated data halls, the facility is designed to support high-availability colocation deployments with rack densities of up to 10 kW, making it well suited for enterprise applications, disaster recovery environments, hybrid cloud infrastructure, and latency-sensitive financial workloads. TOR-2 is built with robust N/2N power architecture and resilient cooling systems to ensure continuous operations, maximum uptime, and reliable performance for business-critical infrastructure. As a carrier-neutral facility, it offers direct, low-latency cross-connects to Toronto’s primary carrier hotel at 151 Front Street West, TorIX (Toronto Internet Exchange), and major cloud connectivity platforms including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud, enabling seamless integration with public cloud services and regional network ecosystems. Supported by advanced physical security, 24/7 infrastructure monitoring, scalable colocation options, and high-performance connectivity, TOR-2 serves as a critical interconnection hub that enables secure digital transformation, hybrid cloud adoption, business continuity, and enterprise growth across Toronto, Canada, and the broader North American market.
Quick Facts
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| Project Name | eStruxture TOR-2 Toronto Data Center: Financial District Colocation Hub |
| Location | 145 King Street West, 8th Floor, Toronto, ON M5H 1J8, Canada |
| Status | Fully Operational |
| Commissioning | Operational (First Data Hall Built in 2008 / Modernized Active Suite) |
| Total IT Load | ~1.85 MW Critical IT Load Capacity |
| Total Capacity | ~1.85 MW Utility Power Capacity across 25,000 sq ft (~2,320 m²) total suite space (13,000 sq ft white space) |
| Tier Level | Tier III Equivalent Architecture / SOC 2 Type II, PCI-DSS v3.2.1, ISO 27001 |
| Project Type | Purpose-Built Financial Colocation, Enterprise Disaster Recovery & Cloud Gateway |
City Profile
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| City Name | Toronto (Greater Area) |
| Population | ~2.8 Million (City) |
| Urban Agglomeration | ~6.7 Million (GTA) |
| City GDP | ~$450 Billion CAD |
| Per Capita Income | ~$65,000 CAD |
| City Tier | Global Tier 1 Hub |
| Key Strengths | Financial Capital, AI Research (Vector Institute), Tech Talent |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | estruxture data center |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | Toronto Hydro (Electric Power Utility) & TorIX (Toronto Internet Exchange) |
| Construction Contractor | Specialized Canadian Mission-Critical EPC Contractors |
| MEP Engineering | eStruxture In-House Global Engineering & Operations Teams |
| Network Connectivity | Carrier-neutral platform featuring diverse fiber entrance paths; on-site Meet-Me-Room (MMR) with access to 9+ telecom carriers; direct dark fiber cross-connects to 151 Front Street West, TOR-1, and global cloud provider express on-ramps. |
| Power Infrastructure | Single utility feed serving the building with N / 2N uninterruptible power supply (UPS) modules, single-path electrical distribution to data halls, automated switchgear, and backup diesel generators with 56-hour on-site fuel autonomy. |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | ~1.85 MW Secured Utility Power Capacity Allocation |
| UPS Redundancy | N / 2N Redundant Static UPS Architecture |
| Cooling System | High-efficiency DX cooling and rooftop dry coolers delivering 443 RT total cooling capacity, hot aisle containment, and automated BMS environmental controls. |
| Connectivity | Carrier-neutral host offering direct low-latency cloud express on-ramps and cross-connect options across North American fiber corridors. |
| PUE Target | < 1.35 Annualized Operational Design PUE |
| Energy Mix | Clean power supply grid matched by Ontario's low-carbon nuclear and hydroelectric power infrastructure. |
Milestones
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| Announcement | Acquisition / Modernization Buildout |
| Construction Start | 2008 (Initial Facility Deployment) |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | Operational (2008) |
| Full Buildout | Operational Active Facility |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | Estimated $25,000,000 USD to $40,000,000 USD Cumulative Facility Investment |
| Funding | Corporate Capital Expenditure & Private Equity Financing (eStruxture / Fengate Asset Management) |