Major Fortune 100 Anchor Tenant Signed Ameren Missouri Enables Delivery of Multi-Megawatt Power Capacity ST. LOUIS , Aug. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TierPoint, a leading provider of secure, connected IT platform solutions that power digital transformation initiatives, today announced its acquisition of a building in downtown St.
Louis that it plans to transform into an enterprise-grade data center through an investment of up to $150 million . A major Fortune 100 company has already signed as an anchor tenant. The acquired building, located at 2300 Locust Street in St.
Louis, Missouri , has 135,800 total square feet. Over the next year, the first phase of investment will build out 22,600 square feet of data center production space, supporting up to 80 construction jobs and nine permanent jobs at the facility. The first phase of the investment plan also calls for 5 Megawatts (MW) of utility power, including 3 MW of critical load.
Subsequent phases of the investment plan will build out additional space in the building, scaling the facility over time to 20 MW of utility power (13 MW of critical load) and supporting additional construction and permanent jobs. "This major planned investment is a direct response to the exceedingly strong demand we're seeing for data center services. It also demonstrates our commitment to the region and faith in downtown St.
Louis," said Jerry Kent , Chairman and CEO of TierPoint. "We want to especially thank the team at Ameren Missouri for their above.