ColoCrossing: LA1 - Los Angeles Data Center

The ColoCrossing Los Angeles (LA1) Data Center, located in downtown Los Angeles, provides critical colocation and interconnection services at the heart of Southern California’s digital infrastructure. Occupying a prime position with high-density connectivity to major local interconnection points such as One Wilshire and 600 W 7th St, LA1 plays a vital role as a regional hub bridging West Coast, Pacific Rim, and North American networks. ColoCrossing launched LA1 (in the “West7” building at 1200 W 7th St) at end of 2024, offering 22.5 MW of potential power capacity to support high-density workloads and next-gen infrastructure. 

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Total building size: 733,000 sq ft (shared with office/telecom tenants)
• Licensed / marketed capacity: 22.5 MW of power 
• Early configurations include five utility feeds and diverse power distribution paths 
• Redundant UPS systems (N+1) and on-site diesel generator support (1 MW each) 
• Cooling capacity: “200+ tons capacity” of HVAC infrastructure (Leibert-brand referenced) 
• Electronic environmental monitoring systems to manage temperature, humidity, and airflow 
• Carrier diversity and meet-me-room facilities ready for interconnection and cross-connect setups

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Certifications: SOC 2 and PCI DSS for the LA1 facility 
• 24/7 on-site security staff and monitoring 
• Video surveillance across the facility, with biometric + card access controls on critical zones 
• Managed and monitored by ColoCrossing’s Network Operations Center (NOC) located in Buffalo, NY 
• Remote Hands services available 24/7/365 for customer operations support 

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier-neutral facility; supports multiple major carriers and service providers such as Cogent, GTT, TeliaSonera 
• Ultra-low latency fiber paths to One Wilshire and 600 W 7th St interconnection hubs, via five diverse fiber entry points 
• Meet-me-room to facilitate cross-connections and peering inside the building
• 40 Gbps backbone capacity, carrier-class routing, and redundant network paths 

💼 Who It Serves

• Enterprises and cloud providers seeking a West Coast presence with excellent connectivity to Asia and local markets
• Media, content delivery networks (CDNs), streaming, and edge compute workloads requiring low-latency access
• Businesses with regulatory, PCI / security, and compliance requirements
• Customers needing hybrid or cross-cloud architectures with direct interconnection and high-availability infrastructure
• Organizations requiring high-density and GPU-ready infrastructure in Los Angeles