The building in that article is 8511 Pepco Place, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, in Prince George’s County.It is not being converted into a data center based on the information currently available. Rather, the 202,976-square-foot industrial building is fully leased to Harris Company, a large mechanical contractor. Harris provides mechanical construction/services for major data-center operators (“hyperscalers”). Harris recently expanded to occupy the remainder of 8511 Pepco Place and also occupies about 75,000 sq. ft. at neighboring 8520 Pepco Place.
?CRE Market Beat +1The facility itself is set up as a substantial warehouse/industrial and contractor operations facility: it has 26 loading docks, 2 drive-in doors, a 190-foot truck court, 218 parking spaces and roughly 75 trailer spaces.
?REBusiness Online What that likely means for the propertyThe important distinction is that Harris works on data centers; this property has not been reported as a data center itself. Based on the reported tenancy and building configuration, Harris can use the site to support its mechanical contracting operations—potentially including equipment/material storage, prefabrication/staging, logistics and support for data-center construction projects in the Washington region. The published reports don’t specify the exact mix of activities inside the building.
important distinction is that Harris works on data centers; this property has not been reported as a data center itself. Based on the reported tenancy and building configuration, Harris can use the site to support its mechanical contracting operations—potentially including equipment/material storage, prefabrication/staging, logistics and support for data-center construction projects in the Washington region. The published reports don’t specify the exact mix of activities inside the building.
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