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Aligned ORD-02 Northlake Data Center
Northlake, Illinois, United StatesOperating / Stabilized
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Sep 1, 2026
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About Aligned ORD-02 Northlake Data Center
Aligned ORD-02 is an operating data center at 501 Northwest Avenue in Northlake, Illinois, on the company’s 18.5-acre Chicago campus. It was the first facility to receive OCP Ready for Hyperscale certification and is designed to Tier III standards with 24-hour access and a 100% uptime service-level commitment.
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1 phases · 1 milestonesORD-02 facilityOperational
Operating certified hyperscale-ready facility on the Northlake campus.
Jan 1, 2024
ORD-02 identified as OCP Ready for Hyperscale
CompletedInfrastructure
Cooling SystemOperational
Aligned Delta cooling architecture and Tier III design.
FiberOperational
Carrier-neutral connectivity within the Chicago campus.
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Cooling & water: 1Fiber & connectivity: 1
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