Seefried Industrial Properties and Edged Energy, a division of Endeavour are teaming up with city officials and ComEd to kick off the construction of a state-of-the-art data center campus in Aurora, Illinois which will span 65 acres and consist of three buildings.
This multi-phase project promises to bring cutting-edge technology and sustainable features to the forefront of the commercial construction industry. This campus is strategically situated at the Intersection of Interstate 88 and Eola Road.
Yahoo Finance states that the project will be constructed in phases and marks Edged Energy's inaugural data center development in Illinois, with the first building of the new campus scheduled for completion in June 2024.
The project will offer sustainable features including advanced waterless cooling technology and ultra-efficient energy systems. The development will also include:
- Electric vehicle charging
- Alternative fuels for its backup generators
- On-site solar panels
As the electrical company serving northern Illinois, ComEd will be providing the infrastructure needed to power the new data center campus from its nearby regional substation. Additionally, Seefried and Edged Energy will be adding a new substation onsite to support future phases of the development.
WSILTV reports that power availability is a top consideration for data center developers when deciding where to locate projects. Companies continue to look to ComEd's service region due to the industry-leading reliability, competitive pricing and access to cleaner energy found here. In addition to recent data center legislation by the state of Illinois, ComEd's service has played a central role in propelling recent growth of the industry, with 20 new projects supported by the company in the past two years.
The general contractor on the project is FCL Builders; Ware Malcomb is the architect of record; Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer. Seefried would also like to extend thanks to Paul Roeser and Ryan O'Leary of KBC Advisors who represented Edged Energy on the transaction along with Jim DeRose and Michele Keller of DuPage Property Venture who represented the land seller.
Seefried Industrial Properties was founded in 1984 by Ferdinand Seefried, and is a privately held real estate firm that focuses on the development, leasing and management of industrial properties across the United States. The firm primarily focuses on development in core industrial markets and build-to-suits with tenants in core and second-tier markets. Seefried leases and manages approximately 25 million square feet for its institutional and European clients and has developed over 200 million square feet of space valued in excess of $18 billion across 100+ markets. Based in Atlanta, the firm has regional offices in Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and Phoenix.
Edged Energy is a vertically integrated global platform of on-demand data centers. Its operations are carbon and water neutral. Edged Energy is an Endeavour company.
Endeavour is an innovation platform purpose-built to support the reliable, rapid growth and sustainable operations of global cloud & logistics companies. It develops and scales distributed energy, water and IT infrastructure with cloud companies.
