Operating
DataBank operates DFW1 at 400 South Akard Street in Dallas, providing 145,250 IT square feet for colocation, cloud, and HPC workloads. The facility reports 7 MW of critical IT load and 28.8 MW of onsite power configured as 14.4 MW A plus 14.4 MW B in a 2N design through underground diverse delivery.
DFW1 / Downtown Dallas Data Center at 400 South Akard. The operator reports 145,250 IT square feet and 7 MW of critical IT load. No separate construction, commercial-operation, or phase dates are documented in the available evidence.
| Capacity | Basis | Status | Scope | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 MW | Critical IT Load | Operating | Exact Asset | — |
| DataBank's current DFW1 page reports a 7 MW critical IT load for the exact 400 South Akard facility. | ||||
| 28.8 MW | Utility Service | Reported | Exact Asset | — |
| DataBank's DFW1 fact sheet reports 28.8 MW of onsite power, configured as 14.4 MW A plus 14.4 MW B in a 2N design. This is kept separate from the reported critical IT load and is not treated as onsite generation. | ||||
| 12 MW | Critical IT Load | Reported | Exact Asset | — |
| The DFW1 fact sheet separately lists 12 MW as 'Critical Power Total'; this older reported figure is not merged with DataBank's current 7 MW critical IT-load figure. | ||||
| 28.2 MW | Utility Service | Reported | Exact Asset | — |
| NetActuate reports 28.2 MW of utility power delivered through 12 independent 2.4 MW feeds in six diverse utility vaults. This third-party utility-service figure is retained separately from DataBank's 28.8 MW onsite-power figure. | ||||
Also reported as DFW1, Downtown Dallas Data Center, 400 South Akard, former Federal Reserve Building.
Local business coverage reported that Gigabit Fiber expanded its lease at 400 South Akard, identified as the former Federal Reserve Bank building and DataBank’s home, in connection with a future-ready network buildout.
Trade coverage reported that Dallas-based metro-fiber provider Gigabit Fiber signed a long-term lease extension with DataBank, including additional space at DFW1 at 400 South Akard. The expansion includes an office, lab, and hyperconnected data-center environment and a multi-million-dollar optical network.