DataBank EWR1

Operating · DataBank · 165 Halsey Street Suite #500, Newark, NJ

DataBank EWR1 is a facility data center in Newark, Essex County, NJ. DataBank is identified as the operator, and the facility is operating. Spatial service-territory evidence associates the site with Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G); the profile assigns the asset to PJM through that documented market role. Reported development, power, and commercial facts retain their source-specific facility, campus, building, or phase scope; the page does not collapse those values into a single implied load.

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Overview

Status: Operating
Operating facility
Exact-site power: 1.7 MW
Critical IT Load · Reported
Facility size: 1,200,000 sq ft
Facility
Project cost: $25.0M
Estimated construction cost in the cited project filing.

DataBank EWR1

Operating · DataBank · 165 Halsey Street Suite #500, Newark, NJ

DataBank EWR1 is a facility data center in Newark, Essex County, NJ. DataBank is identified as the operator, and the facility is operating. Spatial service-territory evidence associates the site with Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G); the profile assigns the asset to PJM through that documented market role. Reported development, power, and commercial facts retain their source-specific facility, campus, building, or phase scope; the page does not collapse those values into a single implied load.

Website Open in grid

Overview

Status: Operating
Operating facility
Exact-site power: 1.7 MW
Critical IT Load · Reported
Facility size: 1,200,000 sq ft
Facility
Project cost: $25.0M
Estimated construction cost in the cited project filing.

Opened

1997

Original construction

Compute profile

Colocation

interconnection

Profile

Project scope: DataBank EWR1 is a carrier‑hotel data center at 165 Halsey Street Suite #500 in downtown Newark, NJ, opened in 1997 with 1.2 M sq ft gross floor area and 1.7 MW critical IT load; it operates as a 34,360 sq ft IT‑space facility with 23.5 MW power capacity and is currently operating.
Power and grid: 1.7 MW of critical it load is reported for the exact facility. 23.5 MW applies to the wider campus, not this building alone.
Compute role: Carrier‑neutral colocation business operating as a carrier‑hotel interconnection hub.
Cooling and environment: N+1 glycol chilled water system with DX package units. N+1 air-cooled chillers.
Local reporting: The 165 Halsey Street Data Center (EWR1) announced a 27,000 square foot expansion, adding Tier 3+ white space with over 550KW power per compartment, pre-leasing two compartments to Fortune 500 companies, and highlighting carrier-neutral status and access to over 60 network operators.

Organizations

Material, source-backed organizations directly involved with this facility or its parent campus. Duplicate legal names and incidental community mentions are excluded.

OrganizationRoleScope

DataBankOwnerExact Asset

DataBankOperatorExact Asset

PSE&GUtilityExact Asset

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

1997
1997
Original construction entered operation
Initial data center built and opened in 1997 with 1.2 M sq ft gross floor area and 1.7 MW critical IT load.
Sep 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015
165 Halsey Street Data Center Expands With 27,000 SF of Additional Colocation White SpaceMarketwired
The 165 Halsey Street Data Center (EWR1) announced a 27,000 square foot expansion, adding Tier 3+ white space with over 550KW power per compartment, pre-leasing two compartments to Fortune 500 companies, and highlighting carrier-neutral status and access to over 60 network operators.
Sep 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015
Expansion announced
Added 27,000 sq ft of Tier 3+ colocation white space on the second floor (Colocation Room IV).