Data center campus · Des Plaines (1680 E. Touhy Ave.), Cook County, Illinois
Iron Mountain CHI-1, Des Plaines
Operating
as of Oct. 2026
Iron Mountain data center on a 13-acre former factory site at Touhy Avenue and Maple Street, north of O'Hare. Also known as: CHI-1.
Power36MW reported · stated
Floor area315,000sq ft
Site13acres
IT load36MW
Who is behind it
ProjectIron Mountain CHI-1, Des PlainesAlso: CHI-1
Developer and teamIron Mountain Data Centers
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
The operator listed CHI-1 at 1680 Touhy Ave. with a 36 MW IT design and 12 MW available now. (Iron Mountain, Oct. 22, 2026)
Reporting said Iron Mountain had obtained Des Plaines building permits in September 2023 and could start the first building by March 2024. (DatacenterDynamics, Jan. 5, 2024)
Conflicts and open questions
- Under 50 MW of IT load.
- Coordinates approximate, from the street address.
The full record
- Status note
- Operator markets 12 MW as available now; no opening date found.
- Power note
- 36 MW IT design load; the operator gives 56 MW total facility capacity.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)