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816,000-SF Data Center Plan Takes DC Neighborhood to New Level

WASHINGTON, DC-Level 3 Communications is close to signing a deal for a massive "gateway" data center in a warehouse district newly popular with tech firms.

By Mike Cleary | Updated on September 22, 2000

WASHINGTON, DC-A parking lot in a rundown warehouse district in Washington, DC is expected to become home to one of the city’s largest real estate projects. Level 3 Communications is close to signing a deal to build an 816,000-sf data center at 90 K St., NE, a facility more than 200,000 sf larger than anything it has now.

The four-story, windowless building is the latest project to land in the NoMa district, a roughly triangular area named for being north of Massachusetts Ave. The neighborhood has become popular with tech firms for its large, sturdy buildings and rights-of-way usability for fiber-optic cable.

The massive project also reflects how fast business is growing for the Broomfield, CO-based fiber-optic network, says Kathy Sattem, spokeswoman.

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