Data center campus · Northlake (501 and 505 Northwest Ave.), Cook County, Illinois
Aligned Chicago campus, Northlake (ORD-01, ORD-02)
Operating
as of Oct. 15, 2024
Two-building hyperscale campus on Northwest Avenue in Northlake. Also known as: ORD-01, ORD-02.
Power100MW reported · stated
Site18.5acres
Who is behind it
ProjectAligned Chicago campus, Northlake (ORD-01, ORD-02)Also: ORD-01, ORD-02
Developer and teamAligned Data Centers
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
The ORD-02 spec sheet listed 501 Northwest Ave. with 36 MW and 228,768 gross sq ft, growing to about 72 MW and 520,000 sq ft at full build. (Aligned Data Centers, Oct. 15, 2024; Aligned Data Centers, Oct. 22, 2026)
Aligned launched ORD-01 and broke ground on the adjacent ORD-02. (Aligned Data Centers, April 19, 2022)
Construction began on ORD-01, a 48 MW first building on an 18.5-acre site at 505 Northwest Ave. (REjournals, May 4, 2021)
Conflicts and open questions
- Coordinates approximate, from the Northwest Avenue addresses.
The full record
- Status note
- ORD-01 launched in 2022; the October 2024 ORD-02 spec sheet gives 36 MW as its headline figure, growing to about 72 MW.
- Power note
- The company describes 100+ MW at completion; two on-site substations were reported at 170 MW (utility capacity, not IT load). ORD-02 alone is stated at about 72 MW critical load at full build.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)