MSP · Market 20 of 25 · Central · Data checked 2026-10-20
Minneapolis Colocation & High-Density kW Counter-Quote Desk
Send your power, space and redundancy spec. At least three Minneapolis facilities bid blind against it, and every quote comes back on one 36-month landed cost within one business day.
- 511 Building511 11th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
Landed cost model
36-month Minneapolis colocation cost
Model the full contract before any sales call. Defaults come from this metro's published benchmarks; replace them with the numbers on your quote or renewal notice.
Rate: CBRE, North America Data Center Trends H1 2026 (Figures 1 and 2: H1 2026 Wholesale Primary and Secondary Market Fundamentals) (H1 2026), Quoted asking rental rates, USD per kW per month, for 250+ kW at N+1/Tier III requirements (wholesale). Ranges as published. Power: EIA industrial average, MN, July 2026 (preliminary). Cross-connects: Inflect, Colocation Pricing: What to Expect for Racks, Cabinets, and Cages in 2026.
Interconnection
Carrier hotels and exchanges in Minneapolis
Racks in or cross-connected to these buildings reach the most carriers and cloud on-ramps.
Carrier hotels and meet-me rooms
| Building | Address | Operator | Why it matters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511 Building | 511 11th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN | 511 Building (owner); Cologix operates MIN1 to MIN5 inside | Cologix calls it the most connected building in Minnesota, with 75+ carriers in its meet-me room and the MICE exchange; DataBank MSP4 and Lumen are also tenants. | Source |
Internet exchanges
- MICE (Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange)PeeringDB
Market snapshot
CBRE notes Minneapolis is driven mainly by enterprise and hyperscale users with few large multitenant colocation options, and that large contiguous colocation availability remains scarce; most new supply is build-to-suit or owner-operated.
CBRE, North America Data Center Trends H1 2025 Market Profiles: Minneapolis (September 8, 2025), 2025-09-08
Operators
Who can bid in Minneapolis
Operators with a facility in the metro, and the deployments each facility is built for. We invite the ones that fit your spec.
| Operator | Example facility | Built for | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologix | MIN1, 511 11th Ave S, Minneapolis | Carrier-hotel interconnection: 75+ carriers in the meet-me room, MICE on site, cabinets and cages up to 5 kW per cabinet. | Source |
| DataBank | MSP3 Brooklyn Park (9 MW) or MSP4 at 511 11th Ave S | Choice of downtown carrier-hotel presence (MSP4) or larger suburban loads (MSP3); four metro sites totaling 16.1 MW. | Source |
| Flexential | Minneapolis - Chaska, 3500 Lyman Blvd, Chaska | High-density and AI workloads: 9 MW, 80 kW+ per cabinet, liquid cooling. | Source |
| EdgeConneX | MSP01 Minneapolis Edge Data Center | Low-latency edge deployments at 20+ kW per cabinet, carrier-neutral with AT&T, Comcast, Lumen, Zayo, Cloudflare. | Source |
| Centersquare | Shakopee MSP1 | Enterprise colocation with compliance coverage (SOC 1/2, PCI-DSS, NIST 800-53 PE High, ISO 27001); nine carrier-neutral providers. | Source |
Minneapolis colocation questions
Published wholesale asking rents in Minneapolis run $165 to $175 per kW per month for 250 kW and larger requirements (CBRE, North America Data Center Trends H1 2026 (Figures 1 and 2: H1 2026 Wholesale Primary and Secondary Market Fundamentals), H1 2026). Smaller cabinet deals usually price higher per kW, and power is often metered on top. Retail full racks generally run $900 to $2,000 per month (Inflect, 2026-04-01).
The main interconnection buildings are 511 Building (511 11th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN). Buildings with more networks on site mean shorter, cheaper cross-connects to the carriers and clouds you need.
The industrial electricity average is 10.34 cents/kWh (MN industrial). Facilities that bill power separately pass this through with their PUE on top, so ask each bidder for its billed PUE and power rate.
Providers bid blind: they see the technical spec only, never your name, email, phone or company, and never a file you upload. We introduce you only to the provider you pick. We ask at least three facilities to price your power, space and interconnection spec, put every quote on one 36-month landed cost, and reply within one business day.