TierPoint St. Louis Olive Data Center: 5MW Enterprise & Cloud Colocation Hub Missouri
Status: Fully Operational Enterprise Colocation & Cloud Hub | Location: 11885 Olive Boulevard, Creve Coeur / St. Louis, MO 63141, Missouri, United States
Project Overview
TierPoint St. Louis – Olive is a premier 5 MW enterprise data center strategically located in Creve Coeur, within the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area, providing highly resilient digital infrastructure for enterprises, healthcare organizations, financial institutions, government agencies, technology companies, and managed service providers throughout the Midwest. Purpose-built to support mission-critical IT operations, the facility offers secure multi-tenant colocation, managed hosting, disaster recovery, hybrid cloud connectivity, and business continuity solutions for organizations seeking scalable and reliable infrastructure. Designed with high availability in mind, the data center features raised-floor technical whitespace optimized for flexible rack deployments, high-density computing environments, and evolving enterprise workloads, including virtualization, cloud-native applications, artificial intelligence (AI), and data analytics platforms. The facility incorporates redundant utility power feeds, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, backup generators, energy-efficient cooling infrastructure, intelligent environmental monitoring, and advanced fire detection and suppression technologies to ensure continuous operation and maximum uptime for mission-critical applications. As part of TierPoint's comprehensive managed services platform, customers also benefit from remote hands support, infrastructure management, cybersecurity services, backup solutions, and hybrid IT integration. Operating within a carrier-neutral network ecosystem, the Olive facility provides diverse fiber connectivity with direct access to St. Louis' major carrier hotels at 210 N. Tucker Boulevard and 900 Walnut Street, enabling low-latency interconnection with multiple telecommunications providers, internet exchanges, and leading public cloud platforms for seamless hybrid and multi-cloud deployments. Multi-layer physical security, including biometric access controls, continuous video surveillance, and 24/7 on-site operations personnel, safeguards customer infrastructure and sensitive data. By combining resilient engineering, managed IT expertise, rich network connectivity, enterprise-grade security, and scalable colocation services, TierPoint St. Louis – Olive serves as a critical digital infrastructure platform supporting business continuity, digital transformation, and cloud adoption for organizations across the Greater St. Louis region and the central United States.
Quick Facts
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| Project Name | TierPoint St. Louis Olive Data Center: 5MW Enterprise & Cloud Colocation Hub Missouri |
| Location | 11885 Olive Boulevard, Creve Coeur / St. Louis, MO 63141, Missouri, United States |
| Status | Fully Operational Enterprise Colocation & Cloud Hub |
| Commissioning | Operational (Acquired via C enterprise expansion / Modernized) |
| Total IT Load | ~5.0 MW Critical IT Power Capacity Allocation |
| Total Capacity | ~5,100 m² (~55,000 sq ft) gross facility footprint / ~28,000 sq ft raised floor colocation whitespace |
| Tier Level | Tier III Equivalent Concurrently Maintainable Architecture / SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, NIST SP 800-53 Certified |
| Project Type | Purpose-Built Enterprise Colocation, Managed Cloud Services & Disaster Recovery Hub |
City Profile
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| City Name | St. Louis |
| Population | ~280,000 |
| Urban Agglomeration | Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area (~2.8 million) |
| City GDP | USD 210+ billion |
| Per Capita Income | ~USD 63,000 (metro estimate) |
| City Tier | Tier 1 – Transportation, Technology & Digital Infrastructure Hub |
| Key Strengths | Centrally located in the U.S.; major transportation and logistics hub; robust fiber-optic and carrier network infrastructure; home to multiple carrier hotels and interconnection facilities; strong healthcare, financial services, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors; reliable utility infrastructure; expanding hyperscale and enterprise data center market; highly skilled workforce and competitive operating costs. |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | TierPoint |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | Ameren Missouri (Utility Grid Provider) & City of Creve Coeur |
| Construction Contractor | Specialized U.S. Mission-Critical EPC & General Contractors |
| MEP Engineering | TierPoint Technical Infrastructure & Design Engineering Teams |
| Network Connectivity | Carrier-neutral facility with multiple telecom operators (AT&T, Lumen/CenturyLink, Spectrum, Zayo), dual path-diverse subterranean fiber entrance vaults, dedicated Meet-Me-Room (MMR), and direct interconnects to downtown St. Louis carrier hotels. |
| Power Infrastructure | Dual independent high-voltage utility grid feeds, static N+1 / 2N uninterruptible power supply (UPS) modules, automated transfer switchgear (ATS), and multi-megawatt N+1 standby emergency diesel generator arrays with on-site fuel reserve autonomy. |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | ~8.0 MVA Primary Grid Utility Supply Allocation |
| UPS Redundancy | N+1 / 2N Static UPS Architecture |
| Cooling System | High-efficiency CRAC/CRAH HVAC units with N+1 system redundancy, cold aisle containment, Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling (DLC) readiness for high-density racks, and real-time BMS environmental controls. |
| Connectivity | Ultra-low latency optical dark fiber backbones linking TierPoint Olive directly to regional Midwest network hubs, cloud availability zones, and national internet routing exchanges. |
| PUE Target | < 1.40 Annualized Operational Design PUE |
| Energy Mix | High-efficiency operational design aligned with Ameren Missouri clean energy supply options and corporate ESG sustainability goals. |
Milestones
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| Announcement | Operational |
| Construction Start | Operational |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | Operational |
| Full Buildout | Fully Operational Active Facility |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | Estimated $40,000,000 USD to $60,000,000 USD Facility Capital Investment |
| Funding | Corporate Capital Expenditure / Private Equity Infrastructure Funding (TierPoint) |