Wholesale data center developer and provider Digital Realty Trust is close to completing the conversion of a large building in Wakefield, Massachusetts, into a data center and has already found an anchor tenant for the facility.

Dave Caron, senior VP of portfolio management at Digital, said in a statement that Boston area was a strong data center market. Wakefield is about 15 miles north of Boston.

"The renovated 200 Quannapowitt data center facility also offers very attractive utility rates," he said. "Our relationships with local utility companies and volume purchase agreements enable us to provide customers with very favorable utility rates, which can significantly lower their operating costs."

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Digital is building out six turn-key PODs in the building, 6,000 sq ft of raised floor and 1MW of IT load each. This is one of two buildings Digital owns at the site, formerly known as Comverse Technology Buildings.

The project involves installation of a new HVAC system and new electrical infrastructure.

Digital currently owns 96 properties and holds joint-venture investments in two more. Its portfolio consists of about 16.9m sq ft, which includes 2.2m sq ft for redevelopment.