US data center firm Hudson InterXchange (Hudson IX) is expanding its presence at the 60 Hudson Street carrier hotel in New York City.

The company this week announced the planned addition of a 2MW data hall. The expansion, integrated into Hudson IX’s sixth floor data center, is designed to deliver up to 40kW of capacity per cabinet.

The new capacity will be move-in ready by November 2025.

“Our goal has always been to anticipate and respond to the needs of our customers,” said Arthur Valhuerdi, chief technology officer of Hudson IX. “This expansion reflects our commitment to delivering world-class, high-performance infrastructure - offering scalable configurations that support everything from a single cabinet to custom cages, in one of New York City’s most connected buildings.”

Hudson IX’s footprint at 60 Hudson now spans nearly 173,000 square feet across multiple floors. The company has direct utility access from Con Edison, with a total power capacity of 15MW.

60 Hudson is one of the most iconic data centers in the world. Built between 1928 and 1930 for use as telegraph company Western Union’s headquarters, the 24-story building was designed to be ‘the largest telegraph building in the world’ and the ‘Telegraph Capitol of America.’

Western Union sold the building in the 1940s but continued to occupy the site until the 1980s, after which it relocated to New Jersey, with the building becoming an AT&T telecoms hub.

The facility is now owned by Stahl-affiliated 60 Hudson Street LLC and managed by Colliers. Hudson IX, Digital Realty, NYI, and DataBank are among some of the building’s tenants.

Founded in 2011 and formerly known as DataGryd, Hudson IX was acquired by Cordiant Digital Infrastructure in early 2022 and rebranded later that year.