Phoenix Colocation
Phoenix and Arizona Data Centers: Providers, Submarkets and Pricing
Phoenix is one of North America's tightest data center markets, with power now the limit on new supply. Send us the requirement before you call a data center, and it gets quoted across the Phoenix operators that fit, at once.
Price My Phoenix RequirementPhoenix colocation means renting space, power and connectivity for your own servers in one of the Phoenix metro's data centers, from the downtown carrier hotel at 120 East Van Buren Street to the campuses near Sky Harbor Airport and in Chandler, Mesa and the West Valley. The Phoenix metro holds most of Arizona's data centers: Maricopa County now hosts about 2,381 MW of operating data center capacity, with another 2,978 MW planned or under construction, which makes Phoenix one of the largest and fastest-growing data center markets in North America. It is also one of the tightest: CBRE put Phoenix vacancy at 1.7 percent and average rents at about $190 per kW per month, and the main utility, APS, has said it is turning away new data center customers for lack of power. For a buyer, that means the space that exists today is what there is, and the requirement should reach every Phoenix data center that can serve it at the same time.
Sources: RadiusDC Phoenix market overview (capacity, pipeline and utility figures); CBRE Global Data Center Trends 2025 (vacancy and rent). CBRE's most recent published Phoenix market figures are from Q1 2025; JLL put Phoenix vacancy at about 3 percent at midyear 2025. Figures as of September 2026.
One requirement goes to Digital Realty, Csquare, DataBank, Flexential, RadiusDC and other Phoenix operators that fit, on the same day. Call a data center directly and its sales team prices you as the only option.
With vacancy under 2 percent and new power scarce, we find out which Phoenix buildings have space and power at your density on your date, before you spend weeks on tours.
Escalators, cross-connects, expansion rights and renewal caps are negotiated before you sign, when they are still negotiable.
The operator you choose pays us from its channel budget. Your rate is not marked up, and you'll hear back within 24 hours.
Figures as reported in the RadiusDC Phoenix market overview, 2026. APS has publicly acknowledged turning away new data center customers; Salt River Project is running its first cluster study of 25 data center applicants. Free to cite with a link to this page.
Phoenix and Arizona Data Center Submarkets
Phoenix data centers spread across the Valley in distinct clusters. The submarket decides connectivity, price and how much room there is to grow.
| Submarket | Key facilities | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Phoenixthe carrier hotel | Digital Realty PHX10 at 120 East Van Buren Street, with 36-plus carriers and an internet exchange | Interconnection, peering, network-dense deployments |
| East Phoenix and Sky Harborthe enterprise core | Iron Mountain's campus on North 48th Street, with Csquare and DataBank inside it; QTS on North 40th Street; the former phoenixNAP data center on East University Drive, now RadiusDC | Enterprise colocation, hybrid cloud, compliance-heavy workloads |
| Chandler and Tempethe southeast corridor | CyrusOne's Chandler campus, Digital Realty's Chandler data centers | Larger enterprise and wholesale deployments |
| Mesathe East Valley | EdgeCore's campus in the Elliot Road Technology Corridor, Centersquare on West University Drive | Wholesale, hyperscale and AI capacity |
| West ValleyGoodyear, Avondale, Glendale | Wholesale and hyperscale campuses, including Compass | Multi-megawatt and hyperscale requirements |
| North PhoenixDeer Valley | Flexential on West Deer Valley Road | Enterprise colocation with managed services |
Facility locations from operator announcements and public listings, September 2026.
Phoenix Data Centers and Providers: The Facilities
These are the Phoenix data centers a colocation search usually compares, grouped by operator.
| Operator | Phoenix facilities | Built for |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty | PHX10 at 120 East Van Buren Street downtown; data centers in Chandler | Phoenix's leading carrier hotel and interconnection hub, plus larger enterprise space |
| Iron Mountain | Phoenix campus: AZP-1 at 615 North 48th Street, AZP-2 at 4802 East Van Buren Street, AZP-3 in development | Enterprise and hyperscale colocation on a 39-acre campus |
| Csquare | PHX1 at 615 North 48th Street, within the Iron Mountain campus | Enterprise colocation with shared access to the campus meet-me room |
| DataBank | PHX2, Phoenix Sky Harbor, at 615 North 48th Street | Enterprise and compliance-focused colocation |
| QTS | Phoenix 2 campus on North 40th Street, plus further Phoenix campuses | Hyperscale, wholesale and enterprise capacity |
| CyrusOne | Chandler campus, PHX1 through PHX7 | Large enterprise, wholesale and hyperscale deployments |
| EdgeCore | Mesa campus at 3856 South Everton Terrace | Hyperscale and wholesale, planned at 225 MW |
| RadiusDC (formerly phoenixNAP) | The phoenixNAP data center on East University Drive, now operated by RadiusDC | Colocation in one of Phoenix's carrier hotels; RadiusDC acquired phoenixNAP's data center and colocation business in 2026 |
| Flexential | Deer Valley at 1850 West Deer Valley Road, about 5 MW | Enterprise colocation with compliance and managed services |
| Centersquare, Compass, Aligned and others | Mesa, the West Valley and across the metro | Enterprise through hyperscale capacity |
Facility details from operator materials and public listings, including Digital Realty PHX10 and Data Center Map, September 2026. See every operator side by side in the provider comparison.
Iron Mountain Phoenix
Iron Mountain's Phoenix campus, about ten minutes east of downtown near Sky Harbor Airport, spans 39 acres and more than a million square feet. AZP-1 and AZP-2 deliver about 89 MW combined, and AZP-3 is in development. The campus became home to North America's first BREEAM design-certified data centers, and Csquare and DataBank both operate inside it at 615 North 48th Street, so one address offers several operators to compare.
Considering Iron Mountain Phoenix? Csquare and DataBank, both inside the same campus at 615 North 48th Street, are among our channel partners. We quote them side by side with the rest of the Phoenix market before you commit, at no cost to you. Send the requirement and you'll hear back within 24 hours.
Digital Realty Phoenix
Digital Realty's PHX10, at 120 East Van Buren Street, is Phoenix's best-connected building: a fiber crossroads on almost every national backbone, with 36-plus carriers and the Digital Realty Internet Exchange. Digital Realty also operates data centers in Chandler for larger enterprise footprints.
Considering Digital Realty Phoenix? Digital Realty is one of our channel partners. We get your PHX10 or Chandler quote alongside the other Phoenix options that fit, so you negotiate with a comparison in hand, at no cost to you. Send the requirement and you'll hear back within 24 hours.
QTS Phoenix, CyrusOne Chandler and EdgeCore Mesa
The large campuses: QTS's Phoenix 2 on North 40th Street close to the Iron Mountain campus, CyrusOne's seven-building Chandler campus, and EdgeCore's Mesa campus in the Elliot Road Technology Corridor, planned at 1.2 million square feet and 225 MW. They suit requirements from several hundred kilowatts to hyperscale.
Sizing a larger Phoenix deployment? Before you start with one campus, we put the requirement in front of the Phoenix operators we place with, including Digital Realty's Chandler data centers, so the first conversation is already competitive. Send the requirement and you'll hear back within 24 hours.
Send us the requirement before you call it. We get quotes from the Phoenix operators we place with, including Digital Realty, Csquare, DataBank, Flexential and RadiusDC, so you walk into any conversation with the market in hand. There is no cost to you, and you'll hear back within 24 hours.
Phoenix Colocation Pricing
CBRE put Phoenix's average asking rent at about $190 per kW per month in early 2025, after several years of fast increases, with vacancy at 1.7 percent. CBRE noted that pricing held steady year over year after rapid gains in earlier years. That places Phoenix in the same range as Chicago and Northern Virginia rather than among the discount markets.
What drives the price
Size, density and building. The downtown carrier hotel prices for its connectivity; East Phoenix and Chandler campuses usually offer more space and power per dollar.
What the rate leaves out
Cross-connects, remote hands, setup fees and power above the commitment. Compare five-year totals, not rates. See the colocation pricing guide.
How to get the market price
Put the same requirement in front of every qualifying operator at once. See the data center lease guide for the terms that matter.
Power in Phoenix: APS and SRP
Two utilities serve the Phoenix metro, and both are the constraint on new data centers. Arizona Public Service has acknowledged turning away new data center customers: it serves about 350 MW of data center load today against peak system capacity of about 8,200 MW, and pending data center requests would add up to roughly 19,000 MW. Salt River Project, the other main utility, is processing its first cluster study of 25 data center applicants. For a colocation buyer, the takeaway is simple: capacity in buildings that already have power is worth securing now, because new supply will arrive more slowly than demand.
AI and GPU Capacity in Phoenix
Phoenix's newer campuses in Mesa, Chandler and the West Valley were built for high density, and several operators market liquid-cooling-ready halls. The heat makes efficient cooling design more important here than in most markets, and power is the gating factor for anything large. The first questions are which hall can deliver your density, whether liquid cooling reaches the rack, and on what date.
Owning your GPU servers
Air-cooled GPU servers at 35 to 70 kW per rack fit a wider set of Phoenix halls; rack-scale liquid-cooled systems need a facility built for them. See AI and GPU colocation.
Renting GPUs instead
GPU rental is not tied to a location, so the right provider may be anywhere. See GPU rental.
Multi-megawatt and neocloud capacity
Large requirements usually mean a prelease on a building under construction. See wholesale colocation.
Building a Data Center in Arizona: Power and Tax
For developers, landowners and investors, two things decide what an Arizona site is worth.
Power comes first
With APS turning away new data center customers and SRP studying its first cluster of 25 applicants, a site's value rests on a written utility commitment with a date. Development is moving to wherever power can be delivered, including outlying parts of the metro. See powered land.
The tax exemption is under review
Arizona's Computer Data Center Program has offered transaction privilege and use tax exemptions on qualifying equipment, including for qualifying colocation tenants. Governor Katie Hobbs called for its repeal in her January 2026 State of the State address, and the Legislature is weighing a sunset. Confirm the status before counting on it.
What it means for value
Land assembled for data centers without a power commitment trades closer to industrial land. Land with a dated utility commitment trades at a large premium. See data center valuation.
Source: RadiusDC Phoenix market overview, 2026.
Site and power feasibility, market studies and acquisition due diligence for developers and investors in this market, in writing at a fixed fee agreed before work starts. See data center consulting and data center developers.
Phoenix vs Other Markets
| Market | How it compares with Phoenix |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles and Silicon Valley | Phoenix is the usual inland alternative and recovery site for California primaries: far lower earthquake exposure, a different grid, and often more space. See Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area colocation |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | A larger central market with more available capacity; a common second option when Phoenix power is not available in time. See Dallas colocation |
| Chicago and Northern Virginia | Similar pricing and similarly tight vacancy, with deeper cloud and network ecosystems. See Chicago and Northern Virginia |
| Ohio | A lower-cost central market with fast-growing capacity around Columbus. See Ohio data centers |
How We Find Colocation Space in Phoenix
You send the requirement
Cabinets or kilowatts, density, submarket, connectivity, compliance and the date. One email or one call.
Every qualifying operator quotes at once
Digital Realty, Csquare, DataBank, Flexential, RadiusDC and the other Phoenix operators that fit receive the same requirement on the same day.
We compare five-year totals
Rate, escalator, cross-connects, setup and remote hands, side by side, benchmarked against what comparable deployments pay.
We negotiate before you sign
Expansion rights, renewal caps and the terms that move the most money, while they are still negotiable. The operator you choose pays us. How a data center broker works.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Phoenix colocation cost?
CBRE put Phoenix's average asking rent at about $190 per kW per month in early 2025, with pricing steady after rapid gains in earlier years. Cross-connects, remote hands and setup fees add to the total.
Who are the main Phoenix data center providers?
Digital Realty, Iron Mountain, QTS, CyrusOne, EdgeCore, Csquare, DataBank, Flexential, RadiusDC (formerly phoenixNAP), Centersquare, Compass and Aligned, among others, from the downtown carrier hotel to wholesale campuses in Chandler, Mesa and the West Valley.
How big is the Phoenix data center market?
Maricopa County hosts about 2,381 MW of operating data center capacity, with roughly 2,978 MW more planned or under construction, one of the largest pipelines in the country.
Is there colocation space available in Phoenix?
Some, but it is tight. CBRE put Phoenix vacancy at 1.7 percent in early 2025, and new power is scarce, so existing space at the right density moves quickly. Cabinets and small suites are easier to find than large blocks.
Where is Iron Mountain Phoenix?
On a 39-acre campus about ten minutes east of downtown Phoenix, at 615 North 48th Street (AZP-1) and 4802 East Van Buren Street (AZP-2), with AZP-3 in development. AZP-1 and AZP-2 deliver about 89 MW combined. Csquare and DataBank, both on the same campus, are among our channel partners, so we can quote them side by side at no cost to you.
What is Digital Realty Phoenix?
Digital Realty's PHX10 at 120 East Van Buren Street is Phoenix's leading carrier hotel, with 36-plus carriers and an internet exchange. Digital Realty also operates data centers in Chandler. Digital Realty is one of our channel partners, so we can get your quote alongside other Phoenix options at no cost to you.
What is QTS Phoenix?
QTS operates the Phoenix 2 campus on North 40th Street, near the Iron Mountain campus, and further Phoenix campuses for hyperscale and wholesale customers. Send us the requirement first and we compare it with the Phoenix operators we place with.
What is CyrusOne Chandler?
CyrusOne's Chandler campus, southeast of Phoenix, includes seven data centers, PHX1 through PHX7, serving large enterprise, wholesale and hyperscale customers. Send us the requirement first and we compare it with the Phoenix operators we place with.
What is EdgeCore Mesa?
EdgeCore's Mesa campus, at 3856 South Everton Terrace in the Elliot Road Technology Corridor, is planned at 1.2 million square feet and 225 MW for hyperscale and wholesale tenants. Send us the requirement first and we compare it with the Phoenix operators we place with.
Which Phoenix data centers are on the Iron Mountain campus?
Iron Mountain's own AZP-1 and AZP-2, plus Csquare PHX1 and DataBank PHX2, both at 615 North 48th Street, so one campus offers several operators to compare.
Where are Arizona data centers located?
The Phoenix metro dominates: downtown Phoenix, East Phoenix near Sky Harbor, Chandler and Tempe, Mesa, and the West Valley around Goodyear, Avondale and Glendale. Tucson and outlying counties are growing as developers follow available power.
Where are the Mesa, Tempe, Goodyear and Avondale data centers?
Mesa data centers sit in the East Valley, led by EdgeCore's campus in the Elliot Road Technology Corridor and Centersquare on West University Drive. For a Tempe data center location, the nearest cluster is East Phoenix, including the former phoenixNAP data center on East University Drive, now operated by RadiusDC. Goodyear data center and Avondale data center campuses in the West Valley host wholesale and hyperscale capacity, including Compass. Chandler, to the southeast, is home to CyrusOne's campus and Digital Realty's Chandler data centers.
Is there Arizona colocation outside Phoenix?
Some. Tucson has a smaller colocation market, and developers are moving to outlying counties where power can be delivered. For most buyers, Arizona colocation means the Phoenix metro, where the carrier hotels, operators and network routes are concentrated.
Why is new data center power hard to get in Phoenix?
Demand far exceeds what the utilities can deliver. APS serves about 350 MW of data center load today against about 8,200 MW of peak system capacity, and pending data center requests would add up to roughly 19,000 MW. APS has acknowledged turning away new data center customers.
Does Arizona have a data center tax exemption?
Arizona's Computer Data Center Program has offered transaction privilege and use tax exemptions on qualifying equipment, including for qualifying colocation tenants. Governor Hobbs called for its repeal in January 2026 and the Legislature is weighing a sunset, so confirm the current status.
Is Phoenix a good disaster recovery site for California?
Often, yes. Phoenix sits on a different grid with far lower earthquake exposure than Los Angeles or the Bay Area, close enough for practical latency, which is why many California companies place recovery capacity there.
Can Phoenix data centers host AI and GPU hardware?
Yes, in the right halls. Newer campuses in Mesa, Chandler and the West Valley were built for high density, and some offer liquid cooling. Power availability is the limit, so start with which hall can deliver your density on your date.
Do you place colocation in Phoenix?
Yes, across the Phoenix operators that fit your requirement, including Digital Realty, Csquare, DataBank, Flexential and RadiusDC through formal channel partnerships. Send the requirement and you'll hear back within 24 hours. The operator you choose pays us, so it costs you nothing.
Price Your Phoenix Requirement
Send what you need: cabinets or kilowatts, density, submarket, connectivity and the date. You'll hear back within 24 hours with the Phoenix facilities that fit, quoted at once and benchmarked against what comparable deployments pay, and the contract negotiated before you sign. If Phoenix is not the right market, we say so and price the one that is.
That is what keeps every Phoenix operator competing for your deployment. The operator you choose pays us, so it costs you nothing.
Other markets: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Chicago, Northern Virginia, Atlanta, Ohio and New York.
Buyer guides: the provider comparison, the colocation pricing guide, data center site selection, the data center lease guide and data center tiers.
Cloud, AI and recovery: disaster recovery, hybrid cloud, cloud repatriation, AI and GPU colocation, bare metal and wholesale colocation.
Building and investing: data center consulting, powered land, data center developers, data center valuation and how a data center broker works.
