# DataBank DFW1 (Downtown Dallas Data Center) ERCOT data center · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/databank-dfw1-downtown-dallas-data-center DataBank operates DFW1 at 400 South Akard Street in Dallas, a building with 145,250 IT square feet currently serving colocation and AI/HPC workloads. The facility reports 28.8 MW of onsite power in a 2N configuration (14.4 MW A + 14.4 MW B) and 7 MW of critical IT load. ## Identity and location - Operating status: operating - Asset scope: building - Location: 400 South Akard Street, Dallas, Dallas County, TX - Operator: DataBank (exact asset) — https://www.databank.com - Owner: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (building) — https://www.digitalrealty.com ## Power and grid context - Utility service: 28.8 MW · reported · building — Reported onsite power deployed as 14.4 MW A + 14.4 MW B through underground diverse delivery in a 2N design. - Critical it load: 12 MW · reported · building — Critical power total reported in the DFW1 fact sheet. - Critical it load: 7 MW · operating · exact asset · as of 2026-07-27 — DataBank's current facility page reports 7 MW of critical IT load for DFW1. - ISO/RTO: ERCOT - Balancing authority: ERCOT - Electric utility: Oncor - Point of interconnection: Oncor utility service delivered through 12 independent utility feeds in six diverse utility vaults; the exact point of interconnection is not publicly identified. - Substation: Diverse, high-priority substations serve the facility; the substations are not publicly named. ## Development - Site status: Operating - Site area: 7.61 acres - Construction: Operating DataBank DFW1 facility at 400 South Akard, housed in the former Federal Reserve Building. DataBank reports 145,250 IT square feet, 7 MW of critical IT load, and a separate fact sheet reports 28.8 MW of on-site power. No construction start, completion, or commercial-operation dates were identified. ## Compute and operations - Facility classes: colocation, telecom_edge, ai_hpc - Workloads: colocation, carrier-hotel and interconnection services, cloud connectivity, HPC-capable deployments - Critical IT load: 7 MW - Operating context: Operating DataBank DFW1 is a colocation and interconnection facility in the former Federal Reserve Building. It provides cabinets and cages, remote/smart hands, cloud connectivity, and HPC-capable deployments; the official facility page lists 145,250 IT square feet and a 7 MW critical IT load. ## Sources - [http://baxtel.com/data-center/databank-downtown-dallas-dfw1](http://baxtel.com/data-center/databank-downtown-dallas-dfw1) - [http://databank.com/data-centers/dallas](http://databank.com/data-centers/dallas) - [http://databank.com/data-centers/dallas/1100-empire-central-place](http://databank.com/data-centers/dallas/1100-empire-central-place) - [http://databank.com/data-centers/dallas/400-south-akard](http://databank.com/data-centers/dallas/400-south-akard) - [http://databank.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DFW1-Fact-Sheet-A.pdf](http://databank.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DFW1-Fact-Sheet-A.pdf) - [http://datacenterknowledge.com/next-gen-data-centers/digital-realty-buys-databank-building-in-dallas](http://datacenterknowledge.com/next-gen-data-centers/digital-realty-buys-databank-building-in-dallas) - [http://ercot.com/about](http://ercot.com/about) - [http://prnewswire.com/news-releases/digital-realty-acquires-269600-square-foot-operating-data-center-in-dallas-texas-159845745.html](http://prnewswire.com/news-releases/digital-realty-acquires-269600-square-foot-operating-data-center-in-dallas-texas-159845745.html) - [400 S Akard - Digital Realty Data Center](https://baxtel.com/data-center/400-s-akard-digital-realty) - [DataBank Downtown Dallas DFW1 Data Center](https://baxtel.com/data-center/databank-downtown-dallas-dfw1) - [Fetched web page](https://citysecretary2.dallascityhall.com/resolutions/2026/02-25-26/26-0399.pdf) - [Water Utilities Infrastructure Information Center Vault](https://dallascityhall.com/departments/waterutilities/Pages/Infrastructure-Information-Center-Vault.aspx) - [DE-CIX Dallas Delivers Diverse Interconnection and Peering with a New Point of Presence at DataBank 400 South Akard | Data Center POST](https://datacenterpost.com/de-cix-dallas-delivers-diverse-interconnection-and-peering-with-a-new-point-of-presence-at-databank-400-south-akard/) — Data Center POST · 2019-08-27 - [DataBank 26TMP-037706 — Dallas, TX | MLQ Infrastructure](https://mlq.ai/permit-filings/usa/texas/dallas/26tmp-037706/) - [DataBank COM-ELC-25-000155 — Dallas, TX | MLQ Infrastructure](https://mlq.ai/permit-filings/usa/texas/dallas/com-elc-25-000155/) - [Dallas Data Center | NetActuate](https://netactuate.com/data-centers/dallas-datacenter) - [Databank Holdings, Ltd vs Block United, LLC](https://unicourt.com/case/tx-dl-databank-holdings-ltd-vs-block-united-llc-1198924) - [United States v. Layered Technologies, 400 S. Akard St, Dallas, TX 75202, 3:07-mj-00384 – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/37709235/united-states-v-layered-technologies-400-s-akard-st-dallas-tx-75202/) - [Fetched web page](https://www.dallasecodev.org/DocumentCenter/View/4738/City-Center-TIF-Annual-Report-FY2022-2023-PDF) - [Environment | Data Center Evolved](https://www.databank.com/about-databank/corporate-responsibility/environment/) - [Dallas Data Center - 400 South Akard and Colocation Solution | DataBank](https://www.databank.com/data-centers/dallas/400-south-akard/) - [Fetched web page](https://www.databank.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DFW1-Fact-Sheet-A.pdf) - [Fetched web page](https://www.databank.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DataBank-Green-Financing-Framework.pdf) - [Texas Data Center Facilities, Permits & Public Records](https://www.datacenter.fyi/state/tx) - [DataBank Grows Beyond its Dallas Digital Fortress](https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/business/databank-grows-beyond-its-dallas-digital-fortress) - [Digital Realty Buys Databank Building in Dallas](https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/next-gen-data-centers/digital-realty-buys-databank-building-in-dallas) - [DataBank DFW1 - Downtown Dallas Data Center (7 MW)](https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/texas/dallas/databank/) - [DE-CIX Dallas’ Major Switch Site at DataBank 400 South Akard Now Live – iMiller Public Relations](https://www.imillerpr.com/news/de-cix-dallas-major-switch-site-at-databank-400-south-akard-now-live/) — iMiller Public Relations · 2019-08-20 - [400 S Akard St, Dallas, TX 75202 - APN/Parcel ID](https://www.loopnet.com/property/400-s-akard-st-dallas-tx-75202/48113-00000101136000000/) - [Digital Realty Acquires 269,600 Square Foot Operating Data Center in Dallas, Texas](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/digital-realty-acquires-269600-square-foot-operating-data-center-in-dallas-texas-159845745.html) - [Fetched web page](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297996/000129799617000020/dlr12311610k.htm) - [Homepage - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ...](https://www.tceq.texas.gov/) - [Project Details](https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Print/TABS2025014959) ## Data quality - The site is clearly matched to DataBank DFW1 at 400 South Akard Street, the former Federal Reserve Building. Official DataBank material identifies it as an operating downtown Dallas data center and headquarters. - The positive news evidence is trade or industry public-relations coverage, not independent local investigative reporting. The research found no site-specific community organization, petition, public hearing, or data-center opposition record. - A Texas architectural-barriers record confirms a privately funded 2025 renovation at the exact address and names DB Data Center Dallas as owner; it is a permit/project record, not evidence of public approval, opposition, or community benefits. - Corporate or criminal court records surfaced through the exact address, but the available text does not establish that either proceeding concerned the data-center site, its operation, or a community dispute. - Power values retain their reported, requested, contracted, energized, gross-campus, or critical-IT basis. --- Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/databank-dfw1-downtown-dallas-data-center Profile generated: 2026-07-27T23:45:46.003892Z Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/