Element Critical provides Chicago data center solutions built for reliability, scalability, and performance. Our customer-focused approach ensures your infrastructure stays online with minimal downtime, while supporting hybrid IT workflows and mission-critical applications. With our Chicago colocation facilities, your business gains secure, high-performance environments designed to meet today’s IT demands and grow with your business.
Element Critical’s Chicago data centers provide customized colocation solutions to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes, whether you’re looking for a single cabinet or a fully private suite. From retail colocation to wholesale dedicated halls, our Chicago area data centers provide flexible deployment options, allowing your team to manage IT with confidence and efficiency.
Our Chicago colocation services support organizations needing high-density compute, hyperscale deployments, or hybrid IT environments. Both Chicago One and Chicago Two are purpose-built for flexibility, allowing you to expand, consolidate, or optimize your infrastructure with colocation solutions that guarantee uptime, performance, and security.
Element Critical’s Chicago data centers in Wood Dale deliver carrier-neutral colocation, hybrid infrastructure, and private suite solutions designed for enterprises that can’t compromise on uptime, compliance, or performance.
Our two campuses, Chicago One and Chicago Two, provide ultra-low latency connectivity with direct access to Chicago’s global fiber networks. Customers benefit from:
100% uptime SLAs across mission-critical workloads
Carrier-neutral meet-me rooms for seamless interconnection
Customizable space from single cabinets to private suites
Business-ready amenities, including renovated conference rooms and office space
711 N. Edgewood Avenue,
Wood Dale, Illinois, 60191
151,000 Sq. Ft.
85,500 Sq. Ft.
7 MW
N, N+1, 2N Configurations
341 Haynes Drive,
Wood Dale, IL 60191
45,000 Sq. Ft.
26,000 Sq. Ft
5 MW
N, N+1, 2N Configurations
Our Chicago colocation facilities are designed to provide low-latency access to cloud providers, carriers, and enterprise partners. With multiple on-net carriers and sub-10 millisecond regional connectivity, our Chicago data center services support high-bandwidth workloads and mission-critical operations. Direct connections to AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and numerous carriers ensure seamless integration for hybrid and multi-cloud strategies.
Element Critical enables businesses to combine on-premises and cloud infrastructure with ease. Our Chicago campus offers rapid cross-connect provisioning, carrier-neutral meet-me rooms, and flexible configurations for cabinets, cages, and private suites. These Chicago colocation facilities give you the adaptability to grow your IT footprint without sacrificing reliability or performance.
From a single cabinet to a 1 MW dedicated suite, our Chicago area data centers are designed for scalability. Purpose-built and secure, our infrastructure reduces costly downtime and allows businesses to expand seamlessly. Whether you’re deploying high-density equipment or hybrid IT environments, Element Critical ensures your data center services can evolve with your strategy.
Our Chicago campus offers a range of colocation solutions to meet unique business needs. From individual cabinets to private suites or wholesale deployments, Element Critical provides secure, adaptable spaces designed to support your IT operations efficiently. Our Chicago colocation facilities ensure your infrastructure is optimized, reliable, and ready for growth.
Element Critical delivers data center services that combine flexibility, security, and high-performance connectivity:
Discover how Element Critical’s Chicago colocation facilities can support your business. Schedule a tour today or download our data center solutions spec sheet to learn more about our secure, scalable, and high-performance infrastructure.
Chicago One is a purpose-built colocation facility with a 2N redundant design for always-on reliability.
Our robust facilities are high-density designed to support mission-critical deployments in cabinets, cages, and private suites or dedicated data halls. Data halls support high-density with a 2N redundant design.
Our private Chicago campus features dual pathways from diverse substations, ultra-low latency connectivity to Chicago’s premier carrier hotel for global connectivity, and redundant fiber pathways for the utmost connectivity reliability.
Space is available for customers of all sizes, from single cabinet retail colocation, secure cages, to 1 MW wholesale dedicated data halls.
Local colocation also means that our teams are able to provide customizable deployment flexibility. From cabinet layouts, lab space environments, term lengths, and more, Element Critical delivers versatility big-box providers cannot accommodate.
Chicago Two is a purpose-built colocation facility with a 2N redundant design for always-on reliability. Our robust facilities are high-density designed to support mission-critical deployments in cabinets, cages, private wholesale data center suites. and whole to deliver to support high-density and mission-critical deployments, high-density designed mission-critical data center with a 2N redundant design. Our private Chicago campus features dual pathways from diverse substations, ultra low latency connectivity to Chicago’s premier carrier hotel for global connectivity, redundant fiber pathways for the utmost in connectivity reliability.
Space is available for customers of all sizes, from single cabinet retail colocation, secure cages, to 1 MW wholesale dedicated data halls. Local colocation also means that our teams are able to provide customizable deployment flexibility. From cabinet layouts, lab space environments, term lengths, and more, Element Critical delivers versatility big-box providers cannot accommodate
Both Chicago One and Chicago Two are purpose-built colocation facilities with a 2N redundant design for always-on reliability.
Our robust facilities are high-density designed to support mission-critical deployments in cabinets, cages, and private suites or dedicated data halls. Data halls support high-density with a 2N redundant design.
Our private Chicago campus features dual pathways from diverse substations, ultra-low latency connectivity to Chicago’s premier carrier hotel for global connectivity, and redundant fiber pathways for the utmost connectivity reliability.
Space is available for customers of all sizes—from single-cabinet retail colocation and secure cages to 1 MW wholesale dedicated data halls. Local colocation also means that our teams are able to provide customizable deployment flexibility. From cabinet layouts, lab space environments, term lengths, and more, Element Critical delivers versatility big-box providers cannot accommodate.
Total utility power is 7 MW, delivered in N, N+1, 2N configurations. Abundant power is delivered by dual substations through diverse paths into the facility.
Total utility power is 5 MW, delivered in N, N+1, 2N configurations. Abundant power is delivered by dual substations through diverse paths into the facility.
Each data hall is backed by a 2N dedicated electrical and mechanical back plain per data hall.
Air-cooled densities range from 2kw per rack to up to 20 kW.
8 On-Net Network Providers – AT&T, Lumen(CenturyLink), Comcast, Crown Castle, Verizon, Zayo, Cogent, and Megaport.
Two diverse fiber conduit entry paths and intra-building fiber paths supply network redundancy with excellent options for both dark and lit services to Chicago carrier hotels.
Direct cloud on-ramps for seamless multi or hybrid cloud-connected workloads to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud & Oracle Cloud, and more.
Total Capacity: N+20% unit redundancy supporting all critical service loads. As demand for faster, more comprehensive applications increases, high-density colocation is quickly becoming the future of data centers.
Our data centers are enabled for high-power density to help you achieve the amount of compute you need within a smaller footprint. High-density colocation ensures your high-compute workloads for AI, financial, or gaming make efficient use of your space.
Interior and exterior video surveillance
24x7x365 on-site staff
Badged or escorted entry
Biometric card access
Motion detection systems
Cabinet and cage locks
Fire systems include a pre-action dual interlock dry pipe sprinkler system for data hall and power rooms, a nitrogen generation system for zones with dry pipe, a wet sprinkler system for office, security, and ancillary spaces, and VESDA smoke detection.
This data center and colocation facility is located adjacent to Elk Grove Village and provides services for the Chicago Illinois area, Wood Dale, Franklin Park, and surrounding areas. Chicago is a perfect disaster recovery site for businesses located in Indianapolis, St. Louis, and beyond, conveniently located 8 miles from O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and 23 miles from Midway International Airport (MDW).
Chicago One’s campus is located outside all 500 and 100-year floodplains, providing maximum protection from natural hazards.
Chicago One and Chicago Two meet regulatory standards for SOC 1: Type 1 and 2, SOC:2 Type 1 and 2, ISO:27001, PCI DSS, and HIPAA compliance
Your business matters to our entire team; our customers enjoy access to the exact person they need, from Customer Success Managers, expert engineers to the executive team.
Chicago One is a purpose-built colocation facility with a 2N redundant design for always-on reliability.
Our robust facilities are high-density designed to support mission-critical deployments in cabinets, cages, and private suites or dedicated data halls. Data halls support high-density with a 2N redundant design.
Our private Chicago campus features dual pathways from diverse substations, ultra-low latency connectivity to Chicago’s premier carrier hotel for global connectivity, and redundant fiber pathways for the utmost connectivity reliability.
Space is available for customers of all sizes, from single cabinet retail colocation, secure cages, to 1 MW wholesale dedicated data halls.
Local colocation also means that our teams are able to provide customizable deployment flexibility. From cabinet layouts, lab space environments, term lengths, and more, Element Critical delivers versatility big-box providers cannot accommodate.
Total utility power is 7 MW, delivered in N, N+1, 2N configurations. Abundant power is delivered by dual substations through diverse paths into the facility.
Each data hall is backed by a 2N dedicated electrical and mechanical back plain per data hall.
Air-cooled densities range from 2kw per rack to up to 20 kW, or even higher densities with liquid-cooled immersion solutions.
7 On-Net Network Providers – AT&T, Lumen(CenturyLink), Comcast, Crown Castle, Verizon, Zayo (Electric Light Wave / Integra), Cogent
Two diverse fiber conduit entry paths and intra-building fiber paths supply network redundancy with excellent options for both dark and lit services to Chicago carrier hotels.
Direct cloud on-ramps for seamless multi or hybrid cloud-connected workloads to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud & Oracle Cloud, and more.
Total Capacity: N+20% Unit Redundancy Supporting All Critical Service Loads
As demand for faster, more comprehensive, applications increase, high-density colocation is quickly becoming the future of data centers. We can help you optimize your technology deployments.
Our data centers are enabled for high-power density to help you achieve the amount of compute you need within a smaller footprint. High-density colocation ensures your high-compute workloads for AI, financial, or gaming make efficient use of your space.
Multi-Layered Security
Interior and exterior video surveillance
24x7x365 on-site staff
Badged or escorted entry
Biometric card access
Motion detection systems
Cabinet and cage locks
Fire systems include a pre-action dual interlock dry pipe sprinkler system for data hall and power rooms, a nitrogen generation system for zones with dry pipe, a wet sprinkler system for office, security, and ancillary spaces, and VESDA smoke detection.
This data center and colocation facility is located adjacent to Elk Grove Village and provides services for the Chicago Illinois area, Wood Dale, Franklin Park, and surrounding areas. Chicago is a perfect disaster recovery site for businesses located in Indianapolis, St. Louis, and beyond. Conveniently located 8 miles from O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and 23 miles from Midway International Airport (MDW)
711 N. Edgewood Avenue, Wood Dale, Illinois, 60191
Chicago One’s campus is located outside all 500 and 100-year floodplains, providing maximum protection from natural hazards.
Chicago One meets regulatory standards for SOC 1: Type 1 and 2, SOC:2 Type 1 and 2, ISO:27001, PCI DSS, and HIPAA compliance.
High performance colocation services delivered with a long history of proven resiliency, space and power availability, and 100% uptime backed by a customer SLA.
Your business matters to our entire team; our customers enjoy access to the exact person they need, from Customer Success Managers and expert engineers to the executive team.
We offer the highest level of personalization in the industry regardless of the size of your deployment. From customer terms to deployment flexibility - it is your data center, your way.
Modern network connectivity built upon your secure data center backbone, with access to diverse carriers and cloud connect on-ramps for instantaneous multi-cloud connection.
Cabinet deployment offer scalability and flexible power options to grow your business.
Need more privacy and flexibility than a standard locking cabinet? Secure data center cages gives you precise control over your environment and footprint.
Our facilities are designed with numerous private data center suites, offering dedicated and designable space without the pressure of owning the entire facility.
Customize your data hall space to meet your exact specifications to customize the size, design, and resiliency level you need for your mission critical data.
