Data Centers

Data center real estate news and analysis covering the trends, investments, and developments driving digital infrastructure. With insights on power demands, connectivity needs, and market growth, Commercial Observer is the go-to resource for CRE professionals navigating the rapidly expanding data center sector. Read more about the Industrial Real Estate Industry.

A man walking down a row of servers in a data center.
Warehouse · Development
National

DMV Industrial Pipeline Doubles Year-Over-Year Because of Data Centers

By Nick Trombola
An illustration of a giant outlet in the ground at an industrial outdoor storage site.
Data Centers · Finance
National

Electrified Industrial Outdoor Storage Gains Fans Among Investors and Tenants

By Patrick Sisson
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy (top), George Washington University President Ellen Granberg, and a George Washington University sign.
Data Centers · Investments & Sales
Virginia

Amazon Pays $427M for 122-Acre NoVA Campus

By Nick Trombola
Laura Ortman, CEO of Cologix.
Data Centers · Investments & Sales
Virginia

A Data Center Developer Paid $375M for an Industrial Park in Virginia

By Greg Cornfield
Rendering of Goodman Group's LAX01 Vernon, a 49.5 MW data center project in Vernon, Calif.
Data Centers · Development
California

SoCal’s Data Center Capacity to Double in Next Few Years

By Nick Trombola
Attendees await the arrival of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai at the Google Midlothian Data Center in Midlothian, Texas.
Data Centers · Finance
National

Texas Poised to Overtake Virginia as America’s Data Center Development Capital

By Brian Pascus
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a rendering of Meta's planned data center in Lebanon, Ind.
Data Centers · Development
Indiana

Meta to Build $10B Data Center Campus in Indiana

By Isabelle Durso
Equinix President and CEO Adaire Fox-Martin.
Data Centers · Capital Markets
National

Equinix Reports ‘Best Ever’ Quarter to Finish 2025

By Nick Trombola
Chuck Kuhn.
Data Centers · Development
Virginia

‘Balance’ Is Land Investor and Data Center Developer Chuck Kuhn’s Philosophy

By Nick Trombola
A portrait of Kristina Metzger in the style of an oil painting.
Data Centers · Finance
National

CBRE’s Kristina Metzger Went From Amateur to Expert in Data Centers

By Amanda Schiavo
Wright Brothers plane taking off from the moon.
Data Centers · Development
North Carolina

North Carolina’s Economic Performance Owes a Lot to Industrial Real Estate

By Patrick Sisson
Damon Austin.
Warehouse · Development
National

Prologis’ Damon Austin Can Take You Through the Data Center Boom

By Larry Getlen
Protesters hold signs opposing a Michigan data center project.
Data Centers · Leases
National

Opposition to Data Centers Has Scrambled the Calculations Behind the Asset

By Brian Pascus
Developer Chuck Kuhn and a data center server.
Data Centers · Investments & Sales
Virginia

Chuck Kuhn Expands Data Center Empire, $100M at a Time

By Nick Trombola
Rafi Golberstein of Pace Loan Group and 1601 McGee Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Data Centers · Finance
Missouri

PACE Loan Group Powers Kansas City AI Data Center Project With $100M C-PACE Loan

By Andrew Coen
An illustration of a robot blowing a bubble with bubble gum.
Data Centers · Development
National

Data Centers Continue to Vacuum Up the Investment Dollars — Is the Return Worth It?

By Brian Pascus
Starwood Capital's Barry Sternlicht and a Washington Commanders helmet.
Data Centers · Development
Virginia

Starwood to Convert Former NFL Facility Into More Data Centers

By Nick Trombola