Starwood Digital Ventures Project Washington North Campus (Building DC5)

Status: Announced / Permitting & Environmental Review Phase   |   Location: River Rd (DE-9), New Castle, DE 19720, United States

Project Overview

Starwood Digital Ventures Project Washington North DC5 represents the fifth planned hyperscale data center building within the North Campus of Starwood Capital’s Project Washington development along River Road, also designated DE-9, in New Castle, Delaware. The facility forms part of the multi-billion-dollar master plan, which encompasses approximately 1.2 GW of planned capacity across 11 multi-story buildings on a 580-acre site. DC5 is engineered as a two-story, approximately 500,000-square-foot high-density facility designed to provide 125.0 MW of gross power allocation and 100.0 MW of critical IT load. The building is optimized for hyperscale cloud workloads, generative artificial intelligence model execution, accelerated computing, and other high-density applications requiring scalable and resilient digital infrastructure. Electrical power is supplied through high-voltage substation interconnections associated with Delmarva Power & Light’s Red Lion Substation, while static modular 2N and Block N+1 uninterruptible power supply systems provide multiple layers of electrical redundancy for critical IT operations. Emergency diesel generators provide additional backup capacity during grid interruptions, maintenance activities, and other utility events. Thermal management incorporates advanced 100% closed-loop air and refrigerant cooling systems integrated with direct-to-chip liquid cooling technology, enabling efficient thermal control for dense GPU server racks while minimizing water consumption. Strategically positioned along major Mid-Atlantic fiber corridors, DC5 is designed to provide extensive network connectivity to regional cloud and telecommunications hubs. Subterranean dark-fiber entry vaults and dual carrier-neutral meet-me rooms enable access to multiple network carriers, while direct express fiber routes provide low-latency connectivity toward major digital infrastructure hubs in Philadelphia and Northern Virginia. Zero-trust biometric security systems provide controlled access and continuous protection for critical infrastructure, customer equipment, and restricted operational areas. With its substantial planned capacity, large-scale floor area, resilient power systems, advanced low-water cooling architecture, and strategic connectivity, DC5 further expands the North Campus as a major hyperscale and AI infrastructure destination in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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