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Chicago CH3

Equinix Chicago data center CH3, located in one of the world's global financial centers, supplies interconnection services to enhance performance and control latency targets.

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Space

Accelerate time-to-market with our vast, global data center footprint delivering scalable capacity that evolves with your business needs.

196,151 Square feet (ft²)

Power

Safeguard operations and prevent outages with enterprise-grade uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems and built-in redundancy.

N+1 Power redundancy

Advanced Cooling

Support AI and high-density workloads with next-gen cooling solutions that boost performance and efficiency while prioritizing sustainability.

N+20% Cooling redundancy

Reliability

Mitigate risk with resilient infrastructure, robust disaster recovery and an industry-leading uptime track record of 99.999%+ globally.

99.999%+ Global Guaranteed Uptime

Certified to global standards

Our data centers meet rigorous global benchmarks for energy efficiency and environmental responsibility.

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  • HECVAT
  • HIPAA
  • ISO 22301
  • ISO 27001
  • ISO 50001
  • LEED
  • NIST 800-53/FISMA High
  • PCI DSS
  • SOC 1 Type II
  • SOC 2 Type II

Chicago CH3 specifications

Features Feature description
Colocation Space 18,223 m2 (196,151 ft2)
Building Description Base building is 3-story, precast concrete walls & steel frame. Addition is 2-story, precast concrete walls & steel frame.
Parking Parking is adjacent to the building, no charge.
Floor Load Capacity Raised: 0 psf (0 kN/m2) Slab: 250 psf (12 kN/m2)
Flood Plain Info IBX Elevation Above 500-year Base Flood Elevation
Seismic Design Category D (per Universal Building Code 2006)
Fire Suppression System Double Interlock Pre-Action
Fire Detection Aspirated (HSSD/VESDA) & Non-Aspirated (duct/ceiling mount)
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