Kansas City developer proposes 20-story vertical data center for $183M

Developer Revitalization Unlimited has proposed a 20-story data center in downtown Kansas City on just 0.23 acres. Only two of the 20 floors would house servers, with the other 18 given over to power and cooling; IT capacity would be 24 MW and the project is estimated at $183 million.

• Site is just 0.23 acres, versus the 224-acre average US data center land deal
• 24 MW of IT capacity, but servers occupy only 2 of 20 floors
• Project cost is $183 million, about $1,300 per square foot
• Powered by 30 MW of Bloom fuel cells with a target PUE of 1.25