Summit Chicago
350 East Cermak Road, Chicago, IL, 60616, US
Summit Chicago (CH4/CHI1) leases floors 5-8 of the landmark 350 East Cermak Road carrier hotel in Chicago, Illinois, a 1.1-million-square-foot building operated for colocation by Summit (formerly Deft, formerly ServerCentral). Constructed in 1928 and retrofitted in 2000, the site sits outside seismic and flood zones and offers 100 MW of utility capacity, 70 MW of 2N-redundant UPS, and 150 MW of generator backup, supporting densities of 140-300 watts per square foot with N+1 concurrently maintainable cooling. As one of the Midwest's densest interconnection points, the building hosts carriers, mobile operators, cloud, and content providers on-site, and Summit adds three diverse fiber paths to its Elk Grove Village facility over a 10-GbE global IP network. It holds SOC 2, PCI-DSS, and GDPR compliance and provides 24/7 remote hands, backing retail colocation with cross connects. PeeringDB lists it as facility 2591.
Facility Specifications
Site information
- Colocation space
- floors 5-8 of 1,100,000 sq ft building
- Power capacity
- 100 MW utility; 70 MW UPS; 150 MW generator
- Power density
- 140-300 W/sq ft
- Uptime SLA
- 100% power and IP SLA
Power & cooling
- Redundancy
- 2N UPS, N+1 concurrently maintainable cooling
- Cooling
- N+1 concurrently maintainable
Compliance
Platforms & amenities
- Amenities
- 24/7 service desk, remote hands, crash carts, Wi-Fi, in-room workspaces
Network ecosystem — 6 carriers on-net
Notable: Cogent Communications (AS174)
Colocation Packages
| Package | Size | Power | Bandwidth | Price (USD/mo) | Term | Setup | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42U Private Cabinet — 5 kW (208V A+B Redundant) | 42U — Private | 5 kW · 208V A+B | Request |