August 11, 2026

Prime Data Centers Begins Construction on Arizona Campus

By:
Dallas Bond

Prime Data Centers has officially begun construction on its highly anticipated PHX01 campus in Phoenix, Arizona. The company has broken ground on three out of the planned five buildings that will make up the 240MW campus.

Each of the three buildings under construction will span 267,000 square feet (24,805 square meters) and provide 48MW of IT capacity. Prime Data Centers has also commissioned a 250MW substation for the campus, with the first phase of the substation expected to deliver 144MW of IT capacity upon completion.

The 66.5-acre campus is located at 3700 S. Avondale Boulevard, a site that Prime acquired in April 2023 for approximately $28.9 million. According to Prime, the first three buildings on the campus have already been secured by a "leading hyperscaler", while the remaining two buildings are still available for future clients.

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Prime Data Centers has an extensive footprint, with 7GW of operational and planned capacity across the United States and Europe. In the U.S., its projects span major hubs such as Austin and Dallas, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; and Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Silicon Valley, California. Internationally, the company has established facilities in Frankfurt, Germany, and Madrid, Spain.

This expansion effort follows a significant financial boost from Grain Management, a private investment firm. In April, Grain Management completed a substantial preferred equity investment in Data Realty Holding Corp., Prime’s controlling shareholder. The investment is expected to help Prime expand its data center offerings.

With its Phoenix campus now under development, Prime Data Centers continues to solidify its position as a leader in the global data center market. The company’s focus on delivering large-scale, high-capacity facilities underscores its commitment to meeting the growing demands of hyperscale clients and enterprise customers.

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