(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Digital Realty Trust (www.digitalrealtytrust.com) and real estate development and investment firm KDC (www.kdc.com) announced on Wednesday they have partnered to offer the first single source for every aspect of build-to-suit enterprise data center projects.
The announcement follows Digital Realty Trust’s recent partnership with investment firm Macquarie to bid on a large data center consolidation project by government of Australian state New South Wales.
Through this partnership, enterprise customers can use KDC and Digital Realty Trust’s financial and technical resources and experience to pursue custom-built data center projects of any size in any location around the world.
“For the first time, customers have a one-stop shop for their build-to-suit data center projects,” says Chris Crosby, senior vice president of corporate development at Digital Realty Trust. “KDC and Digital Realty Trust together form the single provider for custom build-to-suit data centers for enterprise customers without financing contingency risk.
KDC provides a full range of commercial real estate services including corporate build-to-suit development, acquisitions, corporate facility project/construction management, project financing, asset and land management, and marketing and leasing.
Digital Realty says it has developed more than 110 corporate build-to-suit projects over the past decade.
The company provides a lease for the custom data center including the mechanical and electrical plant without financial contingency.
