Expanding for Capacity & Power Demands
CoreSite – NY3 Data Center (Phase One) | Secaucus, NJ
To address the increasing demand for capacity and power from enterprises, cloud providers, networks and service providers in the New York metropolitan area, CoreSite expanded its Secaucus campus with the addition of NY3. Located adjacent to their existing NY2 facility, NY3 is a purpose-built, high-performance data center designed to deliver scalable and reliable digital infrastructure.
The campus expansion reflects CoreSite’s commitment to tech innovation, energy efficiency and positive economic impact in the communities in which it serves. By utilizing available space, CoreSite implemented a modern vertical design that maximized efficiency while creating new opportunities for growth. The addition of NY3 strengthens the Secaucus campus as a vital interconnection hub, enabling customers to access a robust ecosystem of partners and seamlessly scale their digital business in one of the most important markets in the world.
Project Details
NY3 is a state-of-the-art, 138,000-sq.-ft., four-story colocation facility located in Secaucus, New Jersey. Designed to deliver 15MW of critical power across three 5MW data halls, the facility features rooftop cooling, standby power systems and administrative spaces.
During phase one, DPR delivered the building’s core and shell, along with the buildout of floors 1 and 4, which included administrative areas, MEPFP infrastructure support spaces, and a 30,000-sq.-ft., 5MW data hall. The rooftop features four 3.5MW medium-voltage emergency generators, two 1650-ton modular chiller plants, and four cooling towers which maximized space for computer room expansion and enhanced the facility's environmental resilience.
Data & Technology Enhancing Site Coordination
Faced with logistical challenges posed by a tight urban location within an operational campus, the team implemented Plot, a delivery logistics platform that enabled advanced scheduling of deliveries for trade partners and contributed to a more systematic/efficient site management process. Daily logistics meetings were conducted to review and update the daily plan, ensuring all trades coordinated on safety, material deliveries and onsite work. This approach contributed to maintaining effective jobsite operations despite spatial limitations.
Virtual Design & Construction Solving Under Slab Challenges
Given the site’s location within the Meadowlands—an area prone to flooding—the facility was designed to provide critical resilience measures by elevating the ground floor slab five feet above the existing site grade. This elevation aligns with the 500-year floodplain standard, enhancing the buildings’ ability to withstand extreme weather impacts. However, this strategic decision introduced a new challenge: the presence of a large void space beneath the raised slab. To address this challenge, galvanized structural beams were installed and securely welded to each foundation pile. These beams were then encased in concrete, creating a robust framework to support the installation of medium-voltage duct banks and other essential under slab utilities.
Family of Companies Collaborative Constructability Approach
The unique design of a four-story data center required a reimagined approach to structural planning, particularly for supporting the exterior riser conduits to distribute power throughout each of the three data halls. Through constructability reviews, DPR provided a unique approach to the structural design for the support of the exterior riser conduits. In a collaborative effort working alongside the structural engineer of record, DPR and its family of companies (GPLA and vConstruct), along with key trade partners, successfully designed, coordinated, prefabricated and installed 32 vertical riser sections. These risers, organized into four assemblies of eight sections each, were prefabricated offsite at a nearby facility and installed in just 25 days from receipt of the steel cages to attaching to the building structure. This approach not only delivered potential schedule and cost efficiencies for future phases of the project, but also significantly improved safety by reducing the amount of elevated work required onsite.
“The project encountered many challenges, both large and small, but the DPR team always faced them head on, presenting the best options possible for CoreSite and the team to quickly address and move on. Thank you for being particularly clear, positive and proactive when the project needed it most.”
Sean Horan, Development & Construction Services
Verity Commercial, LLC
NJ Alliance for Action Distinguished Engineering
Award
The CoreSite NY3 project was honored for making an impact in the State of New Jersey.
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