ColoCrossing: CHI1 - Chicago Data Center
ColoCrossing CHI1 - Chicago Data Center is located at 2200 Busse Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL, USA. The data center is 485000 sqft. There is a total of 460000 sqft in raised floor space for colocation. It has access to 36.0 MW of power. We found 186 data center locations within 50 miles of this facility. Certifications for this location include SSAE 16 Type 1.
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About CHI1 - Chicago Data Center
The CHI1 – Chicago Data Center (ColoCrossing), located at 2200 Busse Road, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, serves as a major colocation and interconnection hub just outside Chicago.
Sited in a dense connectivity region near O’Hare International Airport and along major expressways (e.g. Interstate 90), the facility benefits from strong logistics, network reach, and low-latency links to Chicago’s enterprise, financial, and cloud ecosystems.
As part of the DuPont Fabros CH1 campus, this facility is integrated into ColoCrossing’s backbone and offers flexibility for high-density workloads, private suites, and robust interconnection options.
⚙️ Facility Highlights
- Total building gross area: 485,000 sq ft
- Raised floor / colocation space: ~221,000 sq ft (of which ~6,200 sq ft per individual room / suite)
- Electrical capacity: 36.4 MW feed
- Generator setup: 32 diesel power units, each ~2.25 MW
- UPS systems: 16 rotary UPS units each ~1,300 kW
- Cooling: 16 centrifugal chillers at ~1,150 ton each; 1,000,000 gallon chilled water storage for ~24 minutes full load operation
- Floor load: ~450 lb/ft²
- Power density: supports ~10 kW per cabinet (high-density capable)
- Redundancy: minimum N+1 on major systems (cooling, power)
- Diverse fiber entry: two fiber vaults / entry paths for redundancy
🔐 Security & Compliance
- Building & perimeter protection: bullet-resistant walls/doors at check-in, level III rated in sections
- 24/7 staffed security (minimum two security officers)
- Access control: dual-factor authentication (badge + biometrics
- CCTV / video surveillance with archiving
- Environmental monitoring (temperature, humidity, etc.)
- Fire suppression & detection: very early smoke detection (VESDA), dry-pipe / pre-action systems
- Support services: 24/7 remote hands and on-site technical support
- Compliance/certifications: SSAE 16 (Type I) historically cited for the site
🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access
- Carrier-neutral with meet-me room for cross-connects
- Backbone connections: ColoCrossing network with capacity and path diversity
- Redundant fiber entry / paths through different vaults
- Network capacity: ~80 Gbps routing capacity (as cited)
- Extensive carrier presence onsite (multiple network providers)
💼 Who It Serves
- Enterprises requiring high-availability colocation in the Chicago metro corridor
- Cloud providers, SaaS firms, and platform vendors needing dense interconnectivity
- Networking operators, ISPs, and content delivery providers seeking cross-connect and backbone access
- Organizations with high-density compute needs, including AI/ML, HPC, or storage clusters
- Regulated or mission-critical industries (finance, healthcare, government) needing stringent infrastructure and security
Security
24/7/365 electronic monitoring, secure entry and exit with staffing of at least 2 officers
Network
80 Gbit/s capacity, carrier class routing, Meet-me-Room availability and 100% redundant with uptime guarantee
Certified
ColoCrossing's Chicago datacenter facility is SSAE16 certified ensuring that our processes and procedures meet or exceed the strictest of standards
Power Density
ColoCrossing's Chicago data center is capable of supporting extreme power density per cabinet, up to 10kW
