Michigan Data Centers
Detroit and Southfield Colocation, Switch’s Grand Rapids Pyramid, the Saline Township Stargate Campus, and Michigan’s Data Center Rules
Michigan pairs a Detroit-area colocation market with one of the largest AI campuses in the Midwest. We find the Michigan space that fits your power, connectivity and date.
Price My Michigan RequirementSearches for Detroit colocation and data centers in Michigan come from Michigan enterprises in automotive, manufacturing, healthcare and finance leaving in-house server rooms, companies placing a recovery site, and teams following the state’s AI build-out. This page covers Southfield and Detroit, Grand Rapids, the large projects, Michigan’s tax rules and how to get space at the right rate. For larger deployments, Michigan is usually compared with Chicago and Ohio. If another market fits your requirement better, we will say so.
Sources: E&E News, Bridge Michigan (Saline Township); 123NET (DC1); Switch (Switch); Crain’s Detroit Business (tax). As of October 2026.
Michigan Colocation: Where the Options Are
Michigan colocation clusters along Northwestern Highway in Southfield, just outside Detroit, with Switch and a few regional operators serving West Michigan.
| Location | Data centers | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Southfield: 24700 Northwestern Highway | 123NET DC1: a 136,000-square-foot building with 80,000 square feet of colocation, 20 MW of utility power from DTE, and the Detroit Internet Exchange | Interconnection, carrier access and enterprise colocation |
| Southfield: the Northwestern Highway and Lahser Road corridor | 123NET DC2 and DC3, 365 Data Centers DT1, US Signal, ManagedWay and others | Cabinets, cages and recovery sites |
| Grand Rapids area: 6100 East Paris Avenue | The Switch Pyramid Campus, built around a seven-story pyramid-shaped building and designed for up to 1.8 million square feet | Large and high-density deployments in West Michigan |
| Grand Rapids: regional operators | 123NET DC4, US Signal and others | West Michigan enterprises and a geodiverse second site |
Sources: 123NET, 123NET, Inflect, Switch, Baxtel. We confirm availability and specifications on every search.
Sources: Bridge Michigan; Switch; 123NET. Figures as of October 2026. Free to cite with a link to this page.
We find which market fits your networks, latency and budget, and who has room on your date.
Detroit compared with Chicago and Ohio on the same requirement.
Rate, power, cross-connects, escalators and renewal terms negotiated up front.
The provider you choose pays us. Your rate is not marked up, and you'll hear back within 24 hours.
Detroit and Southfield Data Centers: 123NET and the Detroit Internet Exchange
123NET DC1, at 24700 Northwestern Highway in Southfield, is the center of Michigan’s colocation market: a seven-story, 136,000-square-foot building completed in 2015 with 80,000 square feet of colocation and 20 MW of utility power from DTE. It hosts the Detroit Internet Exchange (DET-IX), where networks exchange traffic directly, and 123NET describes its four carrier-neutral buildings as the largest carrier hotel in Michigan. Within a short drive along Northwestern Highway and Lahser Road are 123NET DC2 and DC3, 365 Data Centers DT1, US Signal and ManagedWay, which gives Southfield more choice than its size suggests.
Sources: 123NET, 123NET, Inflect.
Michigan’s Large Data Center Projects
Saline Township: Stargate Michigan
OpenAI, Oracle and Related Digital are building a Stargate campus on farmland in Saline Township, just south of Ann Arbor and about an hour southwest of Detroit. Nicknamed “the Barn” for a historic barn kept at the entrance, it will have three 550,000-square-foot buildings drawing 1.4 gigawatts from DTE Energy, and the governor called it the largest economic development project in the state’s history. The township board initially voted against rezoning the site; Related Digital sued successfully, clearing the way for the project.
Sources: E&E News, Bridge Michigan, Crain’s Detroit Business.
Grand Rapids: the Switch Pyramid Campus
Switch’s campus at 6100 East Paris Avenue, southeast of Grand Rapids, is built around an iconic seven-story pyramid-shaped building from 1989 and designed for up to 1.8 million square feet. Switch describes it as a Tier 5 Platinum campus run on 100% renewable energy, with up to 237 MW at completion, about 2.8 milliseconds to Chicago, and a location in one of Michigan’s Renaissance Zones, which Switch markets as a 0% tax zone.
Sources: Switch, Baxtel, Data Center Map.
Michigan Data Center Tax Rules
| Current rule | |
|---|---|
| Sales and use tax exemption | Data centers that invest at least $250 million to build or expand are exempt from Michigan’s 6% sales and use tax on equipment, under legislation passed in late 2024 |
| Local taxes | Local property taxes still apply and can run to millions of dollars a year for a large facility |
Sources: Crain’s Detroit Business, Bridge Michigan.
What matters for a colocation tenant: the $250 million threshold is aimed at large projects. Whether any exemption reaches equipment you place in a colocation building depends on how the operator qualifies, so ask the operator in writing.
Send the GPU model or megawatts, power per rack, location and date. You'll hear back within 24 hours. The provider you choose pays us, so it costs you nothing.
Detroit and Southfield Colocation Pricing
In Southfield, the main pricing choice is between a cabinet in an interconnection building such as DC1, with direct access to the Detroit Internet Exchange, and space in a nearby facility that reaches the same networks by cross-connect. Power per cabinet, term and cross-connects decide the rest, and Switch in Grand Rapids prices as a separate market. Providers do not publish list prices. Compare what you are offered against current market ranges in our colocation pricing guide, and see data center cost for what it costs to build instead.
Who Michigan Colocation Suits
Michigan enterprises
Automotive, manufacturing, healthcare and finance companies leaving in-house server rooms for a data center close to the office.
Recovery sites
A second site in Southfield or Grand Rapids on a separate utility from the primary. See disaster recovery colocation.
AI and GPU teams
Teams placing GPU servers in the region. See AI and GPU colocation and GPU rental.
Michigan and Nearby Markets
For larger deployments or more carrier choice, the usual comparisons are Chicago, Ohio and Indiana. See the provider comparison for how operators differ, and cloud repatriation if you are moving workloads out of the cloud.
How We Find You Space in Michigan
You send the requirement
Location, power, cabinet count, the networks you need, and date. You'll hear back within 24 hours.
We check what fits
Which Michigan building has the space, power and connections for your date.
We negotiate and you sign
Rate, power, cross-connects, term and exit terms negotiated before you sign. The provider you choose pays us.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are the data centers in Michigan?
Colocation centers on Southfield, just outside Detroit, with Switch’s Pyramid Campus near Grand Rapids. The largest new project is OpenAI’s Stargate campus in Saline Township.
What is the Saline Township data center?
A Stargate campus being built by OpenAI, Oracle and Related Digital: three 550,000-square-foot buildings with 1.4 gigawatts of power from DTE Energy, just south of Ann Arbor and about an hour southwest of Detroit.
Where is colocation in Detroit?
Mostly in Southfield, along Northwestern Highway and Lahser Road. 123NET DC1 at 24700 Northwestern Highway hosts the Detroit Internet Exchange, with 365 Data Centers, US Signal, ManagedWay and others nearby.
What is the Detroit Internet Exchange?
DET-IX, a regional internet exchange point hosted at 123NET DC1 in Southfield, where networks exchange traffic directly.
What is the Switch Pyramid in Grand Rapids?
Switch’s Pyramid Campus at 6100 East Paris Avenue, built around a seven-story pyramid-shaped building and designed for up to 1.8 million square feet of data center space.
Does Michigan give data centers a tax break?
Yes. Data centers that invest at least $250 million to build or expand are exempt from the 6% state sales and use tax on equipment. Local property taxes still apply.
How much does colocation in Detroit cost?
Providers do not publish prices. Pricing depends on the building, power per cabinet, term and cross-connects. Our colocation pricing guide has current market ranges.
Is Michigan a good location for a recovery site?
Often. Southfield and Grand Rapids are on separate utilities and networks, and both are within a short distance of Chicago, which suits a second site for Midwest companies.
Can I get high-density or AI colocation in Michigan?
Switch markets high-density capacity at its Grand Rapids campus, while most Southfield space was built for enterprise loads. We confirm which buildings can take your rack density on your date.
Do you charge for finding Michigan colocation?
No. The provider you choose pays us from its channel budget, and your rate is not marked up. You'll hear back within 24 hours.
Price Your Michigan Requirement
Tell us the location, power, cabinet count, the networks you need and the date. You'll hear back within 24 hours with the Michigan space that fits. No cost, no obligation, and the provider you choose pays us.
Once you have contacted a provider directly, it usually will not work through an advisor on your deal. That is what keeps every option open, and the provider you choose pays us, so it costs you nothing.
Michigan and nearby: Chicago, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin.
Costs and contracts: colocation pricing guide, data center lease, data center cost and data center connectivity.
AI, scale and cloud: AI and GPU colocation, GPU rental, wholesale colocation and cloud repatriation.
Developers and investors: data center consulting, data center due diligence and powered land.
Choosing space: site selection, data center tiers and compliance.
