Northern Data AG: Ardent PIT1

Pittsburgh (Ardent PIT1) is published by Northern Data Group under Ardent Data Centers as an AI-ready data centre in Pittsburgh, positioned for AI, HPC, and latency-sensitive workloads with up to 135+ kW per rack.

Public third-party reporting ties Ardent’s Pittsburgh site to 615 McMichael Road, McKees Rocks, PA, describing it as a 41,000 sq ft building being retrofitted for high-density compute and liquid cooling, with expansion plans referenced in the market.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Facility identity (operator-stated): Ardent’s site is published as “AI-ready data centre in Pittsburgh” on Northern Data Group’s Ardent location page.

Site name (operator-stated, collateral): Ardent collateral labels the site PIT1 (Pittsburgh).

Address (third-party reporting): 615 McMichael Road, McKees Rocks, PA is cited in public reporting as the building being retrofitted for Ardent’s AI data center.

IT capacity (operator-stated): 12 MW IT total (UPS) with 2.4 MW IT available now.

Rack density (operator-stated): Up to 135+ kW per rack.

Cooling and liquid cooling readiness (operator-stated): Liquid cooling flexibility is listed (DLC and or RDHx) with closed-loop chilled water and N+1 design (collateral).

Energy efficiency positioning (operator-stated): Built to achieve PUE as low as 1.15 (collateral).

Redundancy (operator-stated): N+1 power and cooling is listed on the location page.

UPS and generators (operator-stated): UPS and backup diesel gensets are listed in PIT1 collateral (redundancy noted as concurrently maintainable N+1).

Building scale and retrofit context (third-party reporting): Public reporting describes a 41,000 sq ft building being retrofitted for AI/HPC use.

🔐 Security & Compliance

Security (operator-stated): The operator lists biometric access and 24/7 surveillance on the Pittsburgh location page.

Security (operator-stated, collateral): PIT1 collateral lists 24×7×365 on-site security and controls including perimeter fence and gate access, dual authentication, CCTV, mantraps, and biometric access controls.

Fire detection (operator-stated, collateral): VESDA fire detection is listed for PIT1.

Certifications (operator-stated, collateral): ISO 27001 certification is listed for PIT1.

Additional compliance certifications (facility-specific SOC, PCI, certificate IDs, audit scope): Not publicly disclosed.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier neutrality (operator-stated): The Pittsburgh location is listed as carrier-neutral.

Meet-me rooms (operator-stated): 2 meet-me rooms are listed.

On-net carrier roster (facility-specific): Not publicly disclosed.

Cross-connect product details and pricing (facility-specific): Not publicly disclosed.

Internet Exchange (IX): Not publicly disclosed.

PeeringDB facility record (third-party directory): A PeeringDB facility record explicitly identifiable as Ardent PIT1 was not confirmed from the available public search results provided here. Not publicly listed.

💼 Who It Serves

AI and HPC users (operator-stated): The site is positioned for AI, HPC, and latency-sensitive workloads with high-density racks and energy-efficient cooling.

Universities, startups, and AI infrastructure providers (operator-stated): The operator explicitly positions the site for universities expanding research, startups scaling models, and AI infrastructure providers launching in the U.S.