Status: Operational | Location: 1680 Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018, United States
The Iron Mountain Data Centers CHI-1 facility, located at 1680 Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines, Illinois, represents a major hyperscale and enterprise colocation hub within the O’Hare technology submarket of Greater Chicago. Spanning approximately 192,000 square feet of purpose-built infrastructure, the multi-tenant facility is designed to provide up to 24 megawatts of total utility capacity and approximately 20 megawatts of critical IT load for mission-critical enterprise deployments, cloud platforms, high-density computing environments, and compliance-sensitive workloads. Electrical infrastructure is supported through dual dedicated utility feeds from the Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) grid, complemented by static modular uninterruptible power supply systems configured in resilient 2N architectures and heavy-duty standby diesel generators supported by extended fuel supply arrangements. This layered power design provides enhanced continuity and protection for critical computing infrastructure during utility disturbances and emergency conditions. Environmental management is delivered through high-efficiency air-handling systems and chilled-water cooling loops configured with N+1 redundancy across raised-floor server suites. These systems maintain controlled temperature, humidity, and airflow conditions while supporting increasingly dense rack deployments and demanding enterprise workloads. The facility’s location near O’Hare International Airport provides strategic access to major transportation routes and established telecommunications infrastructure while placing the data center outside the densely developed downtown Chicago environment. Operating as a carrier-neutral interconnection center, Iron Mountain CHI-1 incorporates diverse subterranean dark-fiber entry pathways designed to provide resilient connectivity to major Chicago financial exchanges, cloud on-ramps, telecommunications networks, regional internet infrastructure, and long-haul carrier backbones. By combining substantial electrical capacity, resilient power systems, advanced cooling infrastructure, strategic O’Hare positioning, and diverse fiber connectivity, Iron Mountain CHI-1 serves as an important digital infrastructure platform for enterprises, cloud providers, financial organizations, and high-density computing deployments throughout the Midwest.
| Field | Value |
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| Project Name | Iron Mountain Data Centers CHI-1 Des Plaines Chicago Illinois |
| Location | 1680 Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018, United States |
| Status | Operational |
| Project Type | Hyperscale Data Center, Enterprise Colocation, Hybrid Cloud Gateway & Compliance Facility |
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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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