Data · Datacenter Dynamics
Former Exodus data center in Sydney, Australia, to be replaced with 70MW facility
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A legacy data center in Sydney, Australia, is set to be demolished and replaced with a larger facility.
Key facts
- The site is home to a Digital Realty data center that the company acquired in 2013 for AU$11.75 million
- In a SEARS application with the New South Wales government, a 70MW data center is being planned at 23-25 Waterloo Road in the Macquarie Park/North Ryde area of the city
- Fujitsu still lists the facility on its website as its North Ryde facility: the single-story data center spans 3,600 sqm (38,750 sq ft) in a single data hall, offering 4.8MW
- The existing building would be demolished, with the 1.2-hectare site instead hosting a purpose-built multi-story facility totaling 23,375 sqm across eight floors
Summary
In a SEARS application with the New South Wales government, a 70MW data center is being planned at 23-25 Waterloo Road in the Macquarie Park/North Ryde area of the city. The existing building would be demolished, with the 1.2-hectare site instead hosting a purpose-built multi-story facility totaling 23,375 sqm across eight floors. The application was filed by Willowtree Planning for Greenbox Architecture, but site plan documents list Digital Realty as the project client. The site is home to a Digital Realty data center that the company acquired in 2013 for AU$11.75 million.