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{{Infobox building
| name             = Equinix Infomart
| image            = Infomart Dallas Exterior.jpg
| location         = 1950 N. Stemmons Freeway, [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]
| coordinates      = {{Coord|32.8009|-96.8196|region:US_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| roof             = 
| owner            = [[Equinix]]
| floor_area       = {{convert|1583309|sqft|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 10 USA Data Centers According to Datacenters.com?|url=https://www.datacenters.com/news/top-10-usa-data-centers-according-to-datacenters-com|website=DataCenters|access-date=28 August 2021}}</ref>
| floor_count      = 7
| building_type    = Office
| status           = Completed
| opening          = 1985
| architect        = Martin Growald
| developer        = [[Trammell Crow]]
| website          = https://www.equinix.com/data-centers/americas-colocation/united-states-colocation/dallas-data-centers
}}

The '''Equinix Infomart''' is one of the largest buildings in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] ([[United States|USA]]). It houses mainly enterprise companies and data center providers. The building is supplied by five independent electric feeds to three separate [[electrical substation]]s.<ref name=":2" /> It is also one of the most digitally connected buildings in the world, with over 8,700 strands of fiber optic cabling.

It is located at 1950 N. [[Interstate 35E (Texas)|Stemmons Freeway]] in the [[Dallas Market Center|Market Center]] neighborhood between [[Oak Lawn, Dallas|Oak Lawn]] and [[Interstate 35E (Texas)|Interstate 35E]], and served by [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit|DART's]] [[Market Center Station]].

== History ==
The $85 million Infomart was opened as part of [[Trammell Crow|Trammell Crow's]] [[Dallas Market Center]] in 1985 on the site of the [[P.C. Cobb Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Richie |last=Whitt |work=Sportatorium |publisher=[[Dallas Observer]] |title=Texas Stadium: Rest in Pieces |url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/sportatorium/2010/04/texas_stadium_rest_in_pieces.php |date=April 12, 2010 |access-date=April 30, 2012}}</ref> It was built to serve the needs of information technology companies and provide an environment that would stimulate growth. After several years as a permanent trade show for information technology vendors, the building was sold in 1999 and 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2006/02/06/daily32.html |title=Dallas Infomart sold to California firm - Dallas Business Journal |publisher=Dallas.bizjournals.com |date=2006-02-08 |access-date=2010-08-11 |first=Jaime S. |last=Jordan}}</ref>

The building was purchased by ASB Real Estate Investments<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-03|title=ASB Completes Sale of Dallas Infomart to Equinix for $800 Million|url=https://www.asbrealestate.com/asb-completes-sale-of-dallas-infomart-to-equinix-for-800-million/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=ASB Real Estate|language=en-US}}</ref> and currently serves as a technology office and [[data center]], home to more than 110 technology and telecommunications companies.<ref name="hist">{{Cite web |url=http://www.infomartusa.com/history_home.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131183606/http://www.infomartusa.com/history_home.html |archive-date=2010-01-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The property and management team were recently merged with another Data Center operator, Fortune Data Centers, to create a national operator. The combined entity will operate under the name Infomart Data Centers.

In the 1980s and early 1990s, Infomart hosted combined monthly meetings of many Dallas-area computer user groups, including those for the [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers]], [[Atari ST]], and [[Amiga]].

In April 2018, ASB sold the Infomart building and their data centers located in the building to [[Equinix|Equinix Inc]] for $800 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/equinix-completes-acquisition-of-infomart-dallas-300622457.html|title=Equinix Completes Acquisition of Infomart Dallas|date=April 3, 2018}}</ref> The center became home to four Equinix Dallas International Business Exchange (IBX) data facilities (Equinix DA1, DA2, DA3 and DA6), offering direct peering access to more than 530 Equinix customers, including over 180 enterprises, over 50 financial services and over 160 cloud and IT services.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Top 10 USA Data Centers According to Datacenters.com?|url=https://www.datacenters.com/news/top-10-usa-data-centers-according-to-datacenters-com|access-date=2021-08-28|website=www.datacenters.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Metro Data Sheet|url=https://www.equinix.se/content/dam/eqxcorp/en_us/documents/resources/data-sheets/ds_dallas_texas_metro_international_business_exchange_en_oct2020.pdf|website=Equinix}}</ref> Peering networks include [[Google Cloud Platform]], [[Microsoft Azure]], [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]], Voxility, Lumen Technologies (formerly known as [[Level 3 Communications|Level3 Communications]]) and Verizon.

In June 2020, Equinix announced the expansion of the Infomart Data Center site with the construction of a new $142 million International Business Exchange (IBX) data center and the establishment of a 5G and Edge Proof of Concept Center (POCC).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Equinix Expands Dallas Infomart Campus with New $142M Data Center and 5G Proof of Concept Center|url=https://investor.equinix.com/news-releases/news-release-details/equinix-expands-dallas-infomart-campus-new-142m-data-center-and|access-date=2021-08-28|website=investor.equinix.com|language=en}}</ref>

As of August 2021, Infomart is listed among the 10th most interconnected data centers in the United States, by data center rankings.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />

== Design ==
At {{convert|1583309|sqft|m2|adj=on}} spread across 7 floors and {{convert|18.2|acre|m2}}, the Infomart is one of the largest and most distinctive buildings in Dallas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://casestudies.uli.org/Profile.aspx?j=7987&p=1&c=7 |title=ULI - Development Case Studies |publisher=Casestudies.uli.org |access-date=2010-08-11}}</ref> The design was modeled after [[The Crystal Palace]], a huge iron and glass building originally erected in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] in 19th century [[United Kingdom|Britain]] to house the [[Great Exhibition]] of 1851.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infomartusa.com/buildinginfo.html |title=Infomart |publisher=Infomartusa.com |access-date=2010-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214212116/http://www.infomartusa.com/buildinginfo.html |archive-date=2010-02-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Infomart used to have a reproduction of the Crystal Fountain created by the same company, [[Barovier & Toso]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://youyouidiot.blogspot.com/2009/10/infomart-uncanny.html |title=entschwindet und vergeht: the Infomart Uncanny |publisher=Youyouidiot.blogspot.com |date=2009-10-06 |access-date=2010-08-11}}</ref> The Infomart was built with steel frame curtain wall construction. The building's hospital-grade electrical power is supplied by five independent electric feeds to three separate electrical substations, providing a very reliable source that has never experienced a 100% outage.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Baxtel-Datacenter Resource|url=https://baxtel.com/data-center/infomart-dallas-equinix-dallas-1950-n-stemmons-fwy/files/infomart-dallas-ds-2015-pdf|access-date=2021-02-10|website=baxtel.com|language=en}}</ref> More than 135 network providers have a physical presence at the Infomart, with over 8,700 strands of fiber coming into the building.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infomartusa.com/building_infrastructure.html |title=Infomart |publisher=Infomartusa.com |access-date=2010-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215004009/http://www.infomartusa.com/building_infrastructure.html |archive-date=2010-02-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Tenants==
A number of tenants are housed in the building with a mix of enterprises companies and [[data center]] providers. If an enterprise moves out, the space is absorbed by data center providers expanding in the building. Data Center providers include [[Equinix]], [[DataBank]], [[Cologix]], and Flexential.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baxtel.com/data-center/infomart-dallas-equinix-dallas-1950-n-stemmons-fwy |title=Infomart Tenant List on Baxtel |publisher=Baxtel.com }}</ref> [[Wade College]]<ref>[http://www.wadecollege.edu/about-wade/directions Wade College directions]</ref> is also in the building.

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