Clayco, Chicago, polled Americans on how receptive they are to data centers being built in their communities, finding 73% would support a local data center within 20 miles of their home if it brought jobs, investment and tax relief.
Tag: Data Centers

Data Center Construction Hits New Heights, CBRE Reports
Demand from hyperscalers and cloud service providers fueled record leasing volume in the first quarter CBRE’s Global Data Center Trends report found.

JLL: Record-Low Data Center Vacancy Fuels ‘Gold Rush’
The North American data center sector is charging full speed ahead, with colocation vacancy plummeting to a record low of 2.6% and absorption levels doubling in just two years, according to JLL, Chicago.

CBRE: Data Centers See Strong 2024
CBRE, Dallas, reported supply in primary data center markets increased by 34% year-over-year in 2024, significantly more than the 26% increase in 2023.

CBRE: North American Data Center Vacancy Rates at Record Low Despite Booming Supply
CBRE, Dallas, found North American data center supply grew strongly in the first half of 2024, but availability continued to tighten as demand related to cloud computing and artificial intelligence more than offset the new supply.

CBRE: North American Data Center Pricing, Supply Remain Strong in Primary Markets
CBRE, Dallas, found the primary market supply for data centers in North America grew 26% year-over-year in 2023.

Data Center Construction Reaches Record High, Driven by AI Growth: CBRE
Demand for data center space overshadowed economic uncertainty and concerns around power availability in the first half of 2023, according to CBRE. Construction of North American data centers reached a record high in part due to the continued growth of artificial intelligence.

CBRE: Rapid Global Data Center Growth Despite Power Supply Challenges
CBRE, Dallas, reported that power supply has struggled to keep pace with data center industry growth internationally. Per its Global Data Center Trends 2023 report, that’s continued to keep vacancies low and pushed rents in the sector up, even amid new construction.

JLL: Cloud Computing, AI Drive Data Center Growth
Mass adoption of cloud computing and artificial intelligence is driving exponential growth for data centers, reported JLL, Chicago.

Discussing Data Centers With JLL Valuation Advisory’s Stuart Miller
At a high level, the fundamentals of the data center sector remain strong, especially relative to other types of real estate, but rising interest rates have put downward pressure on valuations.