Data Center

Stream Data Centers plans second Chicago data center

Dec. 8, 2020

The new data center is expected to offer 30,000 square feet of turnkey-ready capacity initially, with a roadmap to 130,000 square and 32 MW.

Stephen Hardy

Stream Data Centers it has purchased a 208,000-square-foot industrial property set for redevelopment in Chicagoland’s Elk Grove Village, IL, where it plans to put a data center. Construction on the Chicago II data center is scheduled to begin in February 2021, with early occupancy opportunities available in the third quarter of the year.

The new data center is expected to offer 30,000 square feet of turnkey-ready capacity initially, with a roadmap to 130,000 square and 32 MW. It will be located close to Stream Data Centers’ recently completed Chicago I facility at 2080 Lunt Avenue in Elk Grove Village.

“Elk Grove Village understands the unique needs and complexities of developing large scale data center projects,” says Chris Kincaid, Stream’s senior vice president of design and construction. “That knowledge combined with ComEd’s infrastructure and reliable ability to deliver electric utility capacity gives us great confidence in our ability to deliver this large-scale project in 2021.”

Stream Data Centers is a subsidiary of Stream Realty Partners, a commercial real estate investment, development and services company.

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About the Author

Stephen Hardy | Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave

Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.

Stephen has moderated panels at numerous events, including the Optica Executive Forum, ECOC, and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. He also is program director for the Lightwave Innovation Reviews and the Diamond Technology Reviews.

He has written numerous articles in all aspects of optical communications and fiber-optic networks, including fiber to the home (FTTH), PON, optical components, DWDM, fiber cables, packet optical transport, optical transceivers, lasers, fiber optic testing, and more.

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