DataBank builds 3.4M sq ft AI-ready Red Oak campus

DataBank has announced construction of its 292-acre Red Oak campus 21 miles south of downtown Dallas, delivering eight data centers and 3.4 million gross square feet of AI-ready capacity.

• Main details: The campus will deliver eight data centers (each two-story building: 425,000 gross sq ft, including 200,000 sq ft of data center space). Phase 1 expands DataBank’s Dallas presence to 12 data centers; construction is underway and is powered by a 400MW Oncor substation delivering up to 240MW of critical IT power in Phase 1 and scaling to 480MW at full buildout. Initial Ready for Service is targeted for Q2 2026.
• Background and additional details: This is DataBank’s third major campus announcement in the past year (following acquisitions in Atlanta and Northern Virginia); when all three sites are fully developed they will add >450 acres, 5.8 million sq ft of data center space, and 792MW of power to DataBank’s portfolio. Construction metrics provided include 19,008 power whips, >1,000,000 feet of Sealtite conduit (198 miles), 990 miles of copper wire, 1,760,000 feet of 864-count fiber (333 miles), and individual fiber strands that would wrap the Earth 11.5 times.