US real estate investment trust and carrier-neutral data center operator Digital Realty is expanding its European operations, entering into a definitive agreement to acquire a 34-acre land parcel in Hattersheim, approximately three miles from Frankfurt Airport.
The new site will developed into the company's next data center campus in Germany, and will be Digital Realty's third location in Frankfurt, alongside its recently-completed campus in Sossenheim. The acquisition is subject to the usual closing conditions, including zoning and planning permissions.
German expansion
Digital Realty expects that the new campus will deliver up to 84MW of IT capacity.
“Frankfurt is a critical connectivity hub for our customers in Europe, and this strategic land acquisition demonstrates our long-term commitment to securing our supply chain and supporting our customers' growth across the region,” Digital Realty CEO, A. William Stein, said.
“Looking ahead, we will continue to invest in opportunities to meet the growing demand for data center solutions across the region."
Frankfurt is home to the largest concentration of data centers in the Germany, and there's little sign of growth slowing.
Last October colocation provider Interxion revealed plans to build two new data centers - one in Frankfurt, Germany and another in Marseille, France. Last month, UK-based colocation company Colt opened a new facility in Frankfurt, the company’s second in the city.
That same month NTT Communications subsidiary e-shelter completed the first phase of its Frankfurt 4 data center campus in Hattersheim, Frankfurt. And a couple of weeks later, CyrusOne broke ground on the first phase of its third data center project in the Sossenheim, Frankurt.
