US colocation provider DartPoints has acquired a data center campus in Lexington, Kentucky.

The company this week announced the acquisition of the 29.5-acre site. Full details, including the facility, the seller, and the transaction price, were not shared.

Its first facility in Kentucky, Dartpoints said the campus spans approximately 343,000 square feet (31,865 sqm) and includes roughly 81,000 sq ft (7,525 sqm) of existing raised-floor data center space. The property includes an owned on-site substation.

The colo firm is developing the site to support compute-intensive deployments, and will offer densities up to 200kW per rack. The site will be equipped with closed-loop air-cooling and direct-to-chip liquid cooling.

Current planning provides a path to approximately 20–30MW in the initial phase, with longer-term expansion potential to 70MW. Additional planning and redevelopment work is underway, with “aggressive” ready-for-service dates being finalized by the firm.

"Lexington gives us a rare combination of existing infrastructure, a supportive power environment, and the ability to scale in a meaningful way," said Scott Willis, president and CEO of DartPoints. "As AI, neo-cloud, and hyperscale demand continue to reshape the market, customers need sites that can support larger power footprints, denser deployments, and long-term growth. Lexington gives us that platform."

There are only a handful of data centers around Lexington, with Data Center Map listing just four: A 2,300 sq ft (213 sqm) underground facility from KUSI; a small facility from local MSP Gearheart Communications; another from fiber firm Windstream; and one in downtown Lexington from local ISP BluegrassNet.

However, a former IBM/Lexmark data center in Lexington was up for sale last year. Built in 1977, the 29.5-acre site at 745 New Circle Road comprises two buildings (one four-story and one two-story) totaling 345,000 sq ft (32,050 sqm), with just under 82,000 sq ft (7,618 sqm) of raised floor space.

The site was reportedly sold in February for $6.3 million to Haymaker company, which said it aimed to market the site as light industrial or flex space.

Founded in 2012, DartPoints serves more than 900 enterprise customers, including major universities, hospital systems, and Fortune 500 companies, from 11 data centers in 10 markets across South Carolina, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, and Louisiana.

Investment fund Nova Infrastructure purchased a majority stake in the company last year. Orion Infrastructure Capital also became a minority stakeholder, while the previous owner, Astra, retained a minority holding.