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CenterSquare: Chicago ORD1

CenterSquare Chicago ORD1 is located at 111 North Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606, United States. The gross building size for this location has not been provided. The gross colocation space is not available for this data center. No power information has been offered for this location. We found 220 data center locations within 50 miles of this facility. Certifications for this location include ISO 27001, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2.
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About Chicago ORD1

Chicago ORD1 is operated by CenterSquare Data Centers (Csquare) and is located at 350 East Cermak Road, Chicago, Illinois, United States. The facility occupies the 4th, 7th, and 8th floors of an 8-story building on a fiber-linked campus in Chicago’s South Loop / financial district area. Its location places it close to downtown Chicago and within one of North America’s most important commercial, financial, and network interconnection markets, making it relevant for enterprise, cloud, and latency-sensitive infrastructure deployments.

Chicago’s central position within the U.S. supports national reach, disaster recovery planning, and low-latency access across major domestic markets. CenterSquare presents ORD1 as a carrier-neutral colocation environment built around resilient power, strong network density, secure access controls, and 24/7 operational support, with suitability for hybrid IT, business continuity, and large-scale interconnection use cases.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

  1. Located at 350 East Cermak Road, Chicago, IL 60616
  2. Occupies the 4th, 7th, and 8th floors of an 8-story building on a fiber-linked campus
  3. 58,893 sq. ft. of raised floor
  4. 32.8MW utility capacity
  5. 8.8MW UPS capacity
  6. 16MW generator capacity
  7. Cooling architecture based on chilled water
  8. VESDA early warning detection in place
  9. Data center areas protected by pre-action dry pipe systems
  10. 100% SLA on power, network, and bandwidth
  11. Structured cabling, planning assistance, loading dock access, meeting rooms, and dedicated customer work areas
  12. Remote Hands on-site support available 24/7

🔐 Security & Compliance

  1. 24/7 video surveillance
  2. 90-day video storage
  3. Two-factor authentication required for access
  4. Biometric scanners and badge readers
  5. Entrance mantraps
  6. Ballistic paneling in lobby and ballistic glass
  7. Fire detection includes VESDA early warning detection
  8. Fire suppression / protection includes pre-action dry pipe in data center areas
  9. SOC 1 Type II
  10. SOC 2 Type II
  11. PCI-DSS
  12. NIST 800-53 PE High
  13. ISO 27001

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

  1. Carrier-neutral facility
  2. 94 connectivity providers listed for ORD1
  3. Highly available internet connectivity
  4. Cloud and point-to-point connectivity options
  5. Csquare Digital Exchange-enabled for software-defined connectivity across facilities, cloud on-ramps, providers, and customers
  6. Traditional cross-connect ecosystem available through Csquare’s provider base, with activation in two business days or less for colocation customers
  7. Cloud connectivity services include access to AWS, Azure, Google, and Oracle through Csquare’s digital exchange platform
  8. Suitable for enterprises, cloud platforms, service providers, and financial-sector workloads that benefit from Chicago’s dense regional and national interconnection environment; this suitability is an inference from the facility’s location, provider density, and connectivity model.

💼 Who It Serves

  1. Enterprises and multinational organizations with Chicago or national U.S. infrastructure needs
  2. Cloud, SaaS, and managed-service providers requiring dense interconnection and hybrid connectivity
  3. Telecom operators, network providers, and interconnection-focused service providers
  4. Financial services and latency-sensitive businesses operating in the Chicago metro
  5. Organizations deploying hybrid IT, business continuity, or disaster recovery architectures