PHL · Market 21 of 25 · East · Data checked 2026-10-20
Philadelphia Colocation & High-Density kW Counter-Quote Desk
Send your power, space and redundancy spec. At least three Philadelphia facilities bid blind against it, and every quote comes back on one 36-month landed cost within one business day.
- 401 North Broad401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19108
- 1500 Spring Garden1500 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, PA 19130
Landed cost model
36-month Philadelphia 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: Inflect, Colocation Pricing: What to Expect for Racks, Cabinets, and Cages in 2026 (2026-04-01): about $250/kW per month all-in. Power: EIA industrial average, PA, July 2026 (preliminary). Cross-connects: Inflect, Colocation Pricing: What to Expect for Racks, Cabinets, and Cages in 2026.
Interconnection
Carrier hotels and exchanges in Philadelphia
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 North Broad | 401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19108 | Netrality Data Centers | Netrality lists 73+ on-net network providers, a carrier-neutral Meet-Me-Room and six diverse points of entry; Equinix PH1 and DataBank PHL1 also operate in the building. | Source |
| 1500 Spring Garden | 1500 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, PA 19130 | Multi-tenant (H5 Data Centers, 365 Data Centers) | H5 lists 12 on-net providers at its 72,000 SF facility here; PeeringDB lists PhillyIX at 365 Data Centers Philadelphia (PA1) in the same building. | Source |
Market snapshot
CBRE's H1 2025 North America report cites notable data center activity in Pennsylvania, attributed to its power supply and its location near the New York Tri-State and Northern Virginia markets.
CBRE North America Data Center Trends H1 2025, 2025-09-08
Operators
Who can bid in Philadelphia
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equinix | PH1, 401 N Broad Street, Philadelphia | Cabinets or cages with Equinix Fabric, cross connects and Equinix Internet Access inside the main carrier hotel; 26,781 sq ft. | Source |
| Netrality Data Centers | 401 North Broad, Philadelphia | Carrier-dense colocation and cross connects with cloud on-ramps to AWS, Microsoft, Google and Oracle; power density up to 20 kW. | Source |
| DataBank | PHL1 Downtown Philadelphia, 401 N Broad St | Smaller colocation footprints (0.34 MW critical IT) with access to 22 onsite carriers in the carrier hotel. | Source |
| H5 Data Centers | Philadelphia data center, 1500 Spring Garden St., Suite 520 | Cage and cabinet colocation in a 72,000 SF Tier III facility with 12 on-net providers, dark fiber and 100 Gbps options. | Source |
| 365 Data Centers | University City, 3701 Market Street, Philadelphia | Buyers wanting colocation, network, cloud and managed services under one contract. | Source |
| TierPoint | Philadelphia Data Center, 4775 League Island Boulevard | Colocation with managed private cloud and DR, plus DWDM connectivity to 401 N Broad St; three 1.5 MW redundant generators. | Source |
Philadelphia colocation questions
There is no recent published asking-rent benchmark for Philadelphia, so price comes from the bids. Retail full racks generally run $900 to $2,000 per month (Inflect, 2026-04-01).
The main interconnection buildings are 401 North Broad (401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19108), 1500 Spring Garden (1500 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, PA 19130). Buildings with more networks on site mean shorter, cheaper cross-connects to the carriers and clouds you need.
The industrial electricity average is 11.04 cents/kWh (PA 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.