Hivelocity: Chicago Wells Data Center

The Chicago Wells Data Center, operated by Hivelocity, is located at 725 South Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60607. Positioned in Chicago’s highly connected South Loop, the facility benefits from its inclusion in one of the nation’s most critical fiber corridors—offering low-latency, geographically strategic proximity to major business hubs, transportation networks, and water-cooled infrastructure advantages via nearby Lake Michigan. As part of Hivelocity’s expanding global footprint, it supports the company’s focus on delivering high-performance Bare Metal Cloud, colocation, and hybrid IaaS solutions.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Space: Approximately 6,000 sq ft of raised-floor colocation space
• Power Capacity: Over 5 MW of utility power, delivered via three separate substations 
• Power Density: Up to 16 kW per cabinet 
• Redundancy: Built to Tier II standards, with N+1 redundant power and environmental systems 
• Utility & Backup: Includes diesel generators with on-site fuel supplies for sustained operations; UPS provides minimum 15 minutes of runtime at full load

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Access Control & Monitoring: Utilizes proximity card and biometric access, 24/7 camera surveillance, and recording systems 
• Fire & Environmental Protection: Equipped with VESDA particulate detection, clean-agent fire extinguishers, and pre-action dry-pipe sprinklers for advanced fire suppression 
• Certifications: SOC 2 audited, ensuring rigorous controls in risk mitigation, data security, logical access, change management, and availability

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier-Neutral & Network-Dense: The facility is carrier-neutral, offering a broad selection of network options.
• Fiber Vaults & Cross-Connects: Has two fiber vaults, roughly a dozen networks onsite, and access to 100+ networks via cross-connects, including top transit providers such as AT&T, CenturyLink, Cogent, Comcast, Verizon, Zayo, Hurricane Electric, and others Hivelocity Hosting
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5. 💼 Who It Serves

• Enterprises & Hyperscalers seeking high-density power, flexibility, and resilient infrastructure.
• Bare Metal Cloud Users, leveraging Hivelocity’s strengths in dedicated infrastructure and rapid deployment capabilities Hivelocity Hosting
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• Low-Latency, Network-Intensive Applications, such as financial services, media, or gaming companies, benefiting from multiple carrier options and central location.
• Security- and Compliance-Conscious Clients, including those requiring SOC 2 levels of assurance