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Surging demand from large cloud users driving record absorption
U.S. DATA CENTER TRENDS REPORT H1 2018
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Contents
03 MarketFundamentals
07 CapitalInvestment
09 ThingstoWatch
11 PrimaryMarkets
14 SecondaryMarkets
16 Appendix
Executive SummaryDemandfromhyperscalecloudusersledtomorethan177megawatts(MW)ofnetabsorptioninthefirsthalfof2018.
Withnearlytwo-thirdsofthe2017netabsorption(anannualrecord)alreadyrecordedinH12018,themarketisonpaceforanotherrecordyear.
Stronginvestorinterestinthedatacentersectorcontinued,withmorethan$7billionofinvestmentinH12018,47%ofwhichwasinasset-leveltransactions.
DevelopmentpipelinesinlargeprimarymarketslikeNorthernVirginiaandSiliconValleyarerapidlybeingpreleasedtomeetthespeed-to-marketrequirementsofoccupiers.
NationalpricingtrendsdidnotkeeppacewithstrongmarketfundamentalsinH1,ascloudusersdemandedlowerpricesforthelargewholesalecolocationcapacitytransactionstheyrequire.
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TheNorthAmericanwholesaledatacentermarketcontinueditssubstantialgrowthofrecentyearsinH12018.Despitethedeliveryofnewsupply,positivenetabsorptionresultedfromstrongdemandfromhyperscalecloudusersfordeploymentsofteninexcessof3MW.InNorthernVirginia—theworld’slargestdatacentermarket—65%ofnetabsorptioncamefromhyperscalecloudusers.ThesevenprimaryU.S.datacentermarkets—Atlanta,Chicago,Dallas/Ft.Worth,NewYorkTri-State,NorthernVirginia,PhoenixandSiliconValley—recordedmorethan177MWofpositivenetabsorptioninH1.Withnearlytwo-thirdsoftheannualrecordabsorptiontotalin2017alreadyrecordedinH12018,themarketisonpaceforanotherrecordyear.
Market Fundamentals
*Vacancy Y-o-Y changes are calculated by comparing the difference between H1 2017 and H1 2018.**Rental rates are quoted asking rates for 250+ kW at N+1/Tier III requirements. Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H1 2018.
Market InventoryY-o-Y
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Northern Virginia 805.8 MW p 198.0 MW 53.3 MW / 6.6% p 80 bps 100.0 MW $120-$140
Phoenix 212.9 MW p 46.0 MW 25.8 MW / 12.1% p 320 bps 32.5 MW $120-$135
Dallas/Ft. Worth 267.8 MW p 33.4 MW 51.3 MW / 19.2% p 40 bps 19.1 MW $120-$140
Silicon Valley 234.6 MW p 40.0 MW 11.4 MW / 4.9% q 50 bps 10.6 MW $150-$170
Chicago 245.0 MW p 56.6 MW 27.6 MW / 11.2% p 870 bps 9.4 MW $130-$145
Atlanta 131.0 MW p 6.0 MW 19.2 MW / 14.7% u 0 bps 3.0 MW $120-$135
New York Tri-State 157.3 MW p 2.1 MW 22.4 MW / 14.2% q 400 bps 2.5 MW $130-$150
Figure 1: Primary Market Fundamentals
Figure 2: H1 2018 Wholesale Secondary Market Fundamentals
*Vacancy Y-o-Y changes are calculated by comparing the difference between H1 2017 and H1 2018.**Rental rates are quoted asking rates for 250+ kW at N+1/Tier III requirements. Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H1 2018.
Market InventoryY-o-Y
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Austin/San Antonio 124.1 MW p 9.0 MW 10.1 MW / 8.1% q 130 bps 9.8 MW $140- $155
Seattle 95.5 MW p 2.0 MW 12.8 MW / 13.4% q 470 bps 6.1 MW $125-$150
Southern California 104.4 MW p 16.0 MW 19.6 MW / 18.8% p 250 bps 5.2 MW $130-$160
Denver 92.6 MW p 4.4 MW 21.7 MW / 23.4% p 70 bps 1.8 MW $130-$150
Houston 97.1 MW p 0.4 MW 22.0 MW / 22.7% q 230 bps 1.1 MW $140-$165
Charlotte/Raleigh 55.6 MW p 4.7 MW 14.1 MW / 25.3% p 300 bps -2.9 MW $130- $145
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Demandintheprimarymarketswasalsofueledbyenterprisedeploymentsrangingfrom250KWto500KW.LargerexpansionsandanincreaseinsmallerwholesaledeploymentsledtoactivityabovehistoricalaveragesinsecondarymarketssuchasAustin/SanAntonio,HoustonandSeattle.
Strongdemandfromdatacenterprovidersresultedinmorethan474MWofcapacityunderdevelopmentwithinU.S.primarymarketsinH1,nearly55%ofwhichispreleased.AlargeportionofthispreleasingactivitywasbyhyperscalecloudusersinNorthernVirginia.
Similartohyperscaleusers,enterpriseend-users’needforrapiddeploymentsremainedacrucialfactorforsite-selectiondecisions,withafocusonreadilyavailableturnkeydatacenterspace.Furthermore,manyenterpriseendusers’businessstrategiesinvolvedstrategicinfrastructuredeploymentsandconsolidationoftheirowned-portfolios.InsecondarymarketslikeSeattle,theincreaseddemandstemmingfromexpansionsandnewentrantsledtoannouncementsoffuturedevelopmentprojects.
Figure 3: Inventory Growth of Primary Data Center Markets Since 2015% Growth
*Tri-State Region; Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H1 2018.
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Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H1 2018.
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Figure 6: Net Absorption vs. Under Construction by Secondary MarketH1 2018 Net Absorption (MW) H1 2018 Under Construction (MW)Megawatts
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Regardlessoftheusertype,vacancyratesforcommissioneddatacenterspaceinmostmarketsslightlyincreased,asdeveloperscontinuedtodeliverlargeblocksofcapacity.Forthefirsttime,theSiliconValleyvacancyratefellbelow5%,asfirst-generationavailablecapacityremainedscarce.Thesetightmarketconditionshaveforcedoccupierstoexpandintootherprimaryandsecondarymarkets.
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Figure 7: Construction Pipeline by Primary Market – Available & Pre-Leased Supply Under Construction
*Tri-State; Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H1 2018.
H1 2018 Pre-Leased H1 2018 U/C AvailableMegawatts
Phoenix,withrecordlevelsofconstruction,isarecipientofthisexpansionbaseddemand.Landtransactionscompletedafewquartersagohaveledtonewprovidersandexpansionswithinthemarket.Tomatchthedemand,morethan60MWarecurrentlyunderconstructioninPhoenix,withmorethan120MWannouncedforfuturebuildout.
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NorthAmericandatacenterinvestmentvolumereached$7billioninH1,inclusiveofsingle-asset,portfolioandentity-leveltransactions.Thislevelofinvestmentisonlyatnearly35%of2017’srecord-settingtotalvolumedrivenbylargeentity-leveltransactions.InvestmentvolumeinH1wasbalancedbetweentransactiontypes,asopposedto2017’sentity-levelheavyvolume.Thefor-saleinventoryiscompetitiveandincludesreadilyavailablecorporateassetstradingforcapitalizationratesrangingfrom5.5%to7.5%forstabilizedassets.
The three largest transactions in H1 2018 were:
1. GTTCommunications’acquisitionofInterouteandits15datacenters,17virtualdatacentersand51colocationfacilitiesfor$2.3billion.TheacquisitionprovidesasignificantincreaseinGTT’sfibernetworkfootprint.
2. IronMountain’sacquisitionofIODataCentersfor$1.3billion.ThetransactionincludedthelandandbuildingsoffourdatacentersintheU.S.andwilladdmorethan700,000sq.ft.ofcapacitytoIronMountain’sportfolio.
3. Equinix’sacquisitionoftheInfomartDataCenterfacilityinDallasfor$800million.Thiswasthelargestsingle-assettransactioninH12018.InfomartisasignificantinterconnectionhubintheU.SandprovidesEquinixwithadditionalcapacityfortheirofferings.
Singleandportfolioasset-levelsalescontinuedtogarneralargershareoftotalNorthAmericaninvestmentvolume,accountingfor48%ofthetotalinH1comparedto27%oftotalvolumeinallof2017.Significantasset-leveltransactionsincluded:
• Mapletree’sacquisitionof14datacentersfromCarterValidusfor$750million.Theportfolioisfocusedonlongerleaseswithestablishedtenants,spansninestatesandaddsmorethan2.0millionsq.ft.toMapletree’smanagement.
Capital InvestmentFigure 8: North American Investment
Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H1 2018.
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Transaction Type Buyer Seller Sale Price (M)* Buyer Type Location
Entity GTT Communications Interoute $2,300.0 Occupier/Operator North America
Entity Iron Mountain IO Data Centers $1,315.0 Occupier/Operator North America
Asset Equinix (REIT) ASB Real Estate, DCI Technology Holdings $800.0 Occupier/Operator North America
Entity Equinix (REIT) Ontario Teachers' $792.0 Occupier/Operator APAC
Asset Mapletree Carter Validus $750.0 Investment North America
Asset IPI Data Center Partners Management ASB Real Estate Undisclosed Occupier/Operator North America
Asset Ensono Wipro $405.0 Occupier/Operator North America
Asset Keppel DC REIT Kingsland Development, Nylect Holdings $295.0 Occupier/Operator APAC
Asset Iron Mountain Evoswitch $235.0 Occupier/Operator EMEA
Entity InfraVia Green Data Centers $217.0 Occupier/Operator EMEA
Asset NextDC APDC $212.0 Occupier/Operator APAC
Managed Services Internap SingleHop $132.0 Occupier/Operator North America
Asset CBRE Global Investors Duke Realty $109.9 Occupier/Operator North America
*MillionsNote: includes closed deals over $100 million. Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H1 2018.
Figure 10: H1 2018 Largest Global Transactions
• Ensono’sacquisitionofWipro’shosteddatacenterbusinessfor$405million,whichincludeseightdatacentersandmorethan900employees.
ManagedservicescontinuedtotradeinH1.Forexample,InternapboughtSingleHopfor$132milliontostrengthenitsmanagedhostingandprivatecloudofferings.Futuremanaged-serviceconsolidationsareexpectedascompaniesseekadditionalstrategicacquisitionstobolstertheproductstheycanprovidetotheircustomers.
While2018investmentvolumemaynotexceedtherecordvolumeof2017,theinvestmentmarketisexpectedtoproducestrongresultsdrivenbythefollowing:
• Sale-leaseback/partial-leasebackfromenterpriseusers.
• Hyperscaleuserslookingfordevelopmentpartnersandcreativewaystodeliverlow-costturnkeycapacity.
• Continuedinfluxofnewinvestorsinthedatacenterspace.
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Things to Watch
• Howwilltheappetiteforturnkeydatacenterspacecontinuewithtechnologicaladvances,including“bigdata,”edgecomputing,5GandtheInternetofThings(IoT)?
• Willhyperscalecloudactivityleadtoanotheryearofrecord-breakingabsorption?
• Willrelativelyhighlevelsofpreleasingleadtomorespeculativedevelopment?
• Willproviderscontinuetodeliversupplyinmarketstomatchdemandorwillactivecapacityrequirementsseeknewmarketopportunities?
• Whatwillbetheimpactofnewprovidersonmarketdynamics?
• WillthevolumeofenterprisedatacentersalesincreaseasmorecompaniesadoptaHybridITdeploymentstrategy?
• Willtherebeadditionalproviderconsolidationthroughmergersandacquisitions,whichhavehistoricallyaccountedformuchoftheannualinvestmentvolume?
• Areinvestorsstillattractedtofor-saleassetsthatneedupgrading?
TheEvolutionofDemand
CapitalInvestment
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Market Profile
Denver
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Moderate
Low Charlotte/Raleigh
Northern Virginia
Atlanta
Seattle
Phoenix
Chicago
Dallas/Fort Worth
Silicon Valley
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Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H1 2018.
Market Growth
Figure 11: Data Center Market Cycle: Primary U.S. Markets
Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H1 2018.
Figure 12: Data Center Market Maturity
*The Data Center Market Cycle Graph reflects the current wholesale market conditions, taking into consideration the following variables:
• Demand (leasing, absorption, requirements in the market)
• Supply (existing vacancy, future availabilities, construction pipeline)
• Rental rate trend
Distance from the horizontal market equilibrium line generally implies the relative strength and/or weakness of a market relative to each other and their historical trends. Arrows indicate most recent trend.
Categories typically represent the following conditions:
Expansion: landlord/provider-favorable conditions; under-supplied market, strong demand, declining vacancy and upward pressure on pricing
Balanced/Growth: landlord/provider-favorable conditions; new supply more evenly balanced, stable or slightly increasing vacancy, rent growth slowing or flat
Contraction: tenant-favorable conditions; over-supplied market, increasing vacancy, weak demand, downward pressure on pricing
Recovery: tenant-favorable conditions; stable or slightly declining vacancy, moderate but improved demand, rent growth flat or increasing
Demand: A Tale of Two Segments
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Primary Market Insights
Atlanta’sdatacentermarketispositionedforgrowth,withanall-time-record21MWcurrentlyunderdevelopment.ExpansionsbySwitch,CyrusOne,zColo,T5andDatabankwillbringnewcapacitytothemarketinthecomingquarters.Morethan$5billionoffutureinvestmenthasbeenannouncedbymulti-tenantdatacenterprovidersandhyperscalecloudproviders.ThisincludesT5’s$100millionATLIIAtlantafacility.
Overall,thelimitedlargeblocksofavailabilityledtothecompletionofsmallertransactionsinthefirsthalfof2018.Upondeliveryofcapacityinthenextsixto18months,hyperscaleandenterpriseuserswith
activerequirementswillhavemoreoptionstofindavailabilityforadditionaldeployments.
Manyfactors,includingnationallycompetitiveincentives,cost-effectivelandandrelativelylowoperatingcosts,willcontinuetogrowdemandintheAtlantamarket.Noteworthychangestotax-incentivepolicyoccurredin2018,asthestateofGeorgiarolledoutnewlegislationtoaidinattractingdatacenterdevelopmentsofmorethan$250millionthroughreducedsalestaxondatacenterequipment.ThisspecificlegislativechangeisdesignedtohelpAtlantacompetefordatacenterbusinessbothregionallyandnationally.
Atlanta Net Absorption* 65.6%
Vacancy Rate* 14.7%
DeliveryofnewsupplyinChicagowelloutplaceddemandinH12018,asthevacancyrateincreasedbynearly9percentagepointsfromayearago.Forthefirsttimeinmultiplequarters,themarketfeaturedseveralimmediatelyavailablelarge,contiguousblocksofcommissionedcapacity.Whilethenewsupplyhasyettobeabsorbed,interestisnotlacking.Theinteresthasledtonew
providersenteringorplanningtoenterthemarket(RagingWire,Stream,CoreSiteandCloudHQ)andexpansionsbyexistingproviders(ServerFarmandT5).AsofQ22018,morethan140MWofnewcapacityisplannedinChicago.Allthingsconsidered,Chicagoremainsgeographicallyanddemographicallywell-positionedtocapturefuturedemandfrombothenterpriseandhyperscaleusers.
Chicago Net Absorption* 123.8%
Vacancy Rate* 11.2%
*Arrows indicate change from H1 2017 to H1 2018.
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Dallas/Ft.Worthbegan2018withstrongleasingactivityfromtheenterprisesector,withapproximately25%comingfromnationalhyperscaleuserstaking1MWto4MWblocks.TheabsorptionwasdiversifiedacrossCyrusOne,Aligned,QTS,DigitalRealty,DataBankandRagingWirefacilities.ProvidersincludingDigitalRealtyandQTSaddedsupplytotalingmorethan20MWinH1tocapturesomeofthehighestdemandforwholesalecapacityinthecountry.
Dallashasbecomeoneofthefewdatacentermarketsintheworldtoprovidenumerouscontiguousavailabilitiesandoptionsforfutureon-siteexpansions.Thus,itiswell-positionedfor
largerhyperscaledeploymentscomparedtomanyothernationalmarketsthathavesub-8%vacancyrates.RecentlycompleteddevelopmentsincludeDataBank’sPlanocampusandCyrusOne’sAllencampus.NewdevelopmentsfromStream,QTSandEdgeCorewillbreakgroundthisyear.
Equinix’s$800millionacquisitionoftheInfomartDataCenterfacilityfromDCITechnologyHoldingsandASBRealEstatemarkedthelargestNorthAmericansingle-assetdatacentertransactioninH12018.Thepropertytradedfornearly$500persq.ft.andprovidesEquinixwithinterconnectionaccessunlikeanyproviderintheregion.
Dallas/Ft.Worth Net Absorption* 42.8%
Vacancy Rate* 19.2%
TheNewYorkTri-StatedatacentermarketremainedsteadyinH12018.Positivemomentumfromleasingactivitybroughtconstructionactivityto16.5MW,ledbyIronMountain,DigitalRealtyandQTS.Morethan23%ofthisunder-constructioncapacityispreleased—thehighestlevelofpreleasinginthreeyears.Additionalabsorptionshouldcomefromexistingrequirementsforin-marketexpansions,primarilyfromfinancialandhealth-carecompanies.
Traditionallydrivenbyretailcolocationactivity,theNewYorkTri-StatemarketcapturedbothsmallerwholesaleandretaildeploymentsinH1.Amideconomicandfinancialconstraints,providerscontinuetodiversifyofferingstoattractprimarilyretailwithsmallerwholesalecolocationdeployments.
NewYorkTri-State Net Absorption* 16.7%
Vacancy Rate* 14.2%
TheNorthernVirginiadatacentermarkethadthestrongeststartofanyU.Sdatacentermarketwithnetabsorptionof100MW.MoreabsorptionoccurredinNorthernVirginiainH1thaninalltheotherprimarymarketscombined.Despiteseveralnewlarge-scaledeliveries,therecorddemandhasresultedinlimitedlargeblocksofavailabilityandkeptthevacancyratetoatight6.6%.Newprojectstotaling297MWincapacityfromprovidersincludingCloudHQ,CyrusOne,DigitalRealty,VantageDataCenters,SentinelDataCenters,Sabey
DataCentersandQTSarealready79%preleased.Projectswithanother280MWofcapacityareplannedforthesecondhalfoftheyear.
Colocationdemandisforcinglocalgovernmentstocarefullyconsiderlegislationthatcouldaffectnewconstructionandgrowth.InPrinceWilliamCounty,theboardofsupervisorsrejectedlegislationthatwouldhaveraisedthetaxratefordatacenterequipment.
NorthernVirginia Net Absorption* 141%
Vacancy Rate* 6.6%
*Arrows indicate change from H1 2017 to H1 2018.
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Phoenixrecorded32.5MWofpositivenetabsorptioninH1,makingitoneofthemostactivedatacentermarketsinthecountry.Wholesaleprovidersexpandedacrossthemarket,addingmorethan46MWofnewsupply.Withtheseadditions,thewholesalevacancyraterose320bpsto12.1%.Constructionactivitytotalledmorethan60MWofcapacity—thesecond-largestamountofallprimarymarkets.ExpansionsandnewfacilitiesareunderwaybyproviderssuchasCyrusOne,AlignedDataCenters,IronMountainandEdgeCore.
Withagrowingconstructionpipeline,Phoenixhasthepotentialforfuturegrowth.Therearenumerousmulti-megawattrequirementsduetoPhoenix’sstatusasanattractivemarketforWestCoastandnationalexpansion.Strongincentiveprogramsandloweroperatingcostsshouldcontinuetoattracthyperscaleandenterpriseusers.
Phoenix Net Absorption* 802.8%
Vacancy Rate*12.1%
SiliconValleyremainedthemostsupply-constrainedmarketintheU.S.,withasub-5%vacancyrateforthefirsttimesinceCBREbegantrackingthedatacenterindustryin2013.Thevacancyratehasdropped50bpssincethebeginningof2017,asfirst-generationwholesalecapacityisinextremedemand.NetabsorptioninH12018primarilyoccurredinCoreSite’snewSV7facilityduetolimitedavailabilityinotherfacilities.Someproviders,includingEquinix,areattemptingtocapturewholesalecapacityinthemarket,astheyhavecommitmentsfrommultipletechnology-focusedcompanies.
Newsupplytotaling29.5MWincapacityiscurrentlyunderwaybydevelopers,includingVantageDataCenters,CoreSiteandDigitalRealty.Additionalsupplyisexpectedfromnewentrantstothemarket,includingRagingWire.Demandhasledtopreleasinglevelsof45.1%ofnewcapacity.Wholesaledemandisexpectedtomatchpreviousyears’levels,asnewcapacitycomesonlineoverthenextsixto18months.
SiliconValley Net Absorption* 67.9%
Vacancy Rate* 4.9%
*Arrows indicate change from H1 2017 to H1 2018.
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Secondary Market Insights
• Demandremainsstable,withactivityprimarilyinDataFoundry,CyrusOneandDigitalRealtyfacilities.
• ConstructionactivityisprimarilybyDigitalRealtyandDataFoundry.
• Enterpriseusershaveaccountedformuchof2018’sleasingactivity.Mostdealsareretailcolocation,withlargerdealsaveraging250KW.
• Muchofthemarketdemandisfromlargehyperscaleusersofferingamixtureofinternetcloudexchanges.
Austin/SanAntonio Net Absorption* 68.8%
Vacancy Rate* 8.1%
• Fundamentalshaveflattenedoverthepastfewquarters.Providersinthisemergingmarketareablendofsingle-tenantdatacentersandsmallerretailandwholesalecolocationfacilities.
• Activityisfromsmallerdeployments,average250KW,focusedongeographicaccess.
• Enterpriseusersareprimarilyinthefinancialandtechnologyindustries.
• TierpointandFlexentialwerethemostactiveprovidersinH12018.
• Whilethecurrentvacancyrateseemselevated,itrepresentsonly14.1MWofavailablecapacity.
• TheCharlotte-Raleighmarketisamongthefewinthenationwithcost-effectivelandavailableforadditionaldevelopment,aswellaslow-costpower.Thiscombinationbodeswellforfuturedemand.
Charlotte/Raleigh Net Absorption* 221.2%
Vacancy Rate* 25.3%
• H1absorptionlevelsmatchedhistoricalannualaverages,asprimarilyretailcolocationdealswerecompleted.
• Wholesaleoccupiersprimarilycamefromthehealth-careandtechnologyindustries.
• Constructionactivitytotallednearly12MW,withprojectsunderwaybyEdgeConnex,CoreSite,FlexentialandZayo.PlannedannouncementsincludeonefromIronMountain.
Denver Net Absorption* 55%
Vacancy Rate*23.4%
*Arrows indicate change from H1 2017 to H1 2018.
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*Arrows indicate change from H1 2017 to H1 2018.
• AbsorptioninH12018wasmorethandoublethatofanyprevioushalfyear.
• Requirementsgreaterthan500KWcameprimarilyfromexpansionsbyhyperscalecloudprovidersandglobaltechnologycompanies.
• DigitalRealtyandSabeyDataCentershave2.5MWofcapacityunderconstruction.
Seattle Net Absorption* 177.3%
Vacancy Rate* 13.4%
• CoreSiterenewedits160,000-sq.-ft.leaseatOneWilshireandaddedanother17,000sq.ft.TherenewalextendedoptionsatCoresite’sLA1facilitythrough2044.
• CoreSitecommencedconstructionofa28,000sq.ft.turnkeydatacenteratLA2,whichis100%preleased.LA2nowisnearcapacity,andthecompanyhasplansforanLA3developmentthatwilldeliver18MWofcapacityin2019.
• Leasingactivityinthemarketwasprimarilyledbytechnology,entertainmentandhealth-carecompanies.
SouthernCalifornia Net Absorption* 173.7%
Vacancy Rate* 18.8%
• Houstonhadarelativelyslowstarttotheyear,asnewdevelopmentstalled.
• Primarilydependentontheoil&gassector,Houstonhasnewdemandfromhealth-care,transportationandcryptocurrencyoccupiers.
• CyrusOneremainsthelargestdatacenterproviderinthemarketwithmorethan48%oftheexistinginventory.
• DataFoundrycurrentlyhasalargeblockofavailablecapacity.
Houston Net Absorption* 257.1%
Vacancy Rate* 22.7%
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Figure 13: Market Definitions
Term Definition
Powered Shells Purpose built or hardened shell; Power and Fiber to site; no equipment included.
Hyperscale Cloud Service Provider Multi-megawatt user, typically 5+ MW and larger.
Wholesale Colocation Building shell & infrastructure to PDU providing space, power & cooling; Generally in demised suites above 250 KW.
Retail Colocation Building shell & infrastructure in shared environment, space generally divided by racks or cages; may include IT hardware as well as a menu of services.
Hybrid IT A combination of cloud services, third-party colocation and owned, on-premise infrastructures.
Enterprise Data Centers Hardened data centers; houses "mission critical" operations of individual companies.
Data Center Net Absorption Net change in existing/commissioned wholesale power capacity.
Data Center Power Measured in kilowatts (kW) and megawatts (MW).
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Contents
05 Somewhere Up There: The Cloud
06 IT and Real Estate: A Vital Convergence
07 Pricing Paradox
08 Capital Investment
12 Market Overviews Atlanta Chicago Dallas/Ft. Worth New York Tri-State Region Northern Virginia Phoenix Silicon Valley
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Executive Summary
• Providersdeliveringspeculativedatacentercapacityarepacingdeliveriestomatchuserdemandandabsorptiontrends.
• NorthAmericandatacenterinvestmentvolumetotaledmorethan$20billionin2017,asprovidersandusersmonetizedcertainassetsandmigratedtohybridITenvironments.
• Heighteneddemandfrommulti-megawatthyperscalecloudusersledtorecordannualwholesalepositivenetabsorptionin2017.
• Pricingmodelshavebecomemoreuser-centric,drivenbythecombinationoftraditionalrealestateandhybridITneeds.
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TheNorthAmericanwholesaledatacentermarketcontinuestothrive,evidencedbythreeconsecutiveyearsofmorethan190megawatts(MW)ofpositivenetabsorptionandelevatedlevelsofnewsupplyinsevenmajorU.S.datacentermarkets.
*Rental rates are quoted asking rates for 250+ kW at N+1/Tier III requirements.Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Data Center Solutions, H2 2017.
Figure 1: 2017 Wholesale Market Fundamentals
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Northern Virginia 692 MW 137 MW 39.9 MW / 5.8% 140 bps 121.4 MW $120-$150
Silicon Valley 224 MW 63 MW 11.5 MW / 5.1% 140 bps 61.5 MW $150-$170
Dallas/Ft. Worth 252 MW 54 MW 50.2 MW / 19.9% 90 bps 36.2 MW $120-$145
Chicago 230 MW 43 MW 20.0 MW / 8.7% 440 bps 31.0 MW $130-$145
New York Tri-State Region 156 MW 3 MW 23.8 MW / 15.2 % 410 bps 7.4 MW $130-$150
Phoenix 169 MW 14 MW 12.4 MW / 7.3% 430 bps 6.3 MW $120-$135
Atlanta 117 MW - MW 8.8 MW / 7.5% 310 bps 3.8 MW $120-$135
Southern California 95 MW 8 MW 15.8 MW / 16.6% 60 bps 8.4 MW $130-$160
Boston 63.4 MW 4 MW 15.6 MW / 24.6% 90 bps 3.8 MW $150-$180
Seattle 106 MW 2 MW 19.9 MW / 18.8% 50 bps 3.3 MW $125-$150
Source: CBRE Research, H2 2017.
Figure 2: Primary Markets - Net Absorption & Pre-Leasing
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AccordingtotheCiscoGlobalCloudIndex,datacenterprovidersandusersarestrategizingtocapitalizeontheestimatedthreefoldincreasesinannualglobaldatacenterIPtrafficoverthenextfiveyears,whichisprojectedatacompoundannualgrowthrate(CAGR)of25%from2016to2021.
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Companiesareincreasinglyturningtothecloudforagrowingpercentageoftheircomputingneeds.Industryexpectationsarethatby2020,cloudrevenueswillrangefrom$50billionto$60billion—a50%to60%increasefrom2017revenues.
DemanddriversinH22017betweentraditionalenterpriseend-usersandhyperscalecloudprovidersvariedastheyacclimatedtotherapidevolutionofthemarketplace.Enterpriseend-users(e.g.,financialservices,healthcare,retailindustryverticals,etc.)continuedanenduringgrowthpatternastheypivotedfromownershiptowardscalabledeploymentswhereITcapacityismigratedtothecloudandthird-partysolutions.Large-scaledatacenteroperatorsremainwellpositionedforhyperscaleuserdeploymentsastheystriveforfacilityflexibilitybyinstitutinghybridinfrastructuredesigns.End-usersacrosstheindustryapproachedthemarketwithincreasedsophisticationfocusedonhybridITenvironments,speedtomarketandfuture-proofingflexibility.
Somewhere Up There: The Cloud
Why?
How?
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AcceleratingdataneedsfromprovidersandelevatedenterpriseITspendingtrendsaredrivingpublicandprivategrowth,astraditionalenterprisesmovetowardhybridcloudarchitectures.
Asthedatacentermarketmatures,successdependsonhowwellITplatformsintegratewithrealestateneeds.Thissymbioticrelationshiphasmanifesteditselfinvariousforms,fromupgradingon-premisearchitectureandphysicalfacilitiestocapitalpartnerships/investmentinmorethan15keyacquisitionsin2017.Thissuccessfulcoordinationenableddatacenterproviderstorapidlyrolloutnewservices(e.g.,network/connectivityofferings,private/publiccloudoptions)toattractnewusersandexpansionsbyexistingusers.
IT and Real Estate: A Vital Convergence
Why?
How?
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Thetechnologicaladvances,introductionofnewservicesfromprovidersandincreasedinterestfromtheinvestmentcommunitycreateduncertaintyforpricingmodelsregardingservices,spaceandpowerrequirements.
Traditionalrealestatepricingstabilizedoverthepastthreeyears,averaging$125to$145perkilowattpermonth(modifiedgross)acrossprimaryandsecondarymarkets.Thepricingvariancewillremainmoredependentuponuserneeds,suchasredundancy,ITrequirementsandaccesstocloudon-ramps,alongwithtenantprofile(i.e.,tenanttypeandcredit)andgeographicalcosts(i.e.,taxes,incentivesandpowercosts).Slightnear-termincreasesinpricingareexpected,asprovidersbuildoutserviceofferingsthatmeshtherealestateandtechnologyneedsoftheusers.
Pricing Paradox
Why?
How?
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Overallinvestmentactivityin2017washeavilyweightedbyseverallargeentity-leveltransactions:
• DigitalRealtyacquiredDuPontFabrosandits12assets,includingsitesinNorthernVirginia,ChicagoandSiliconValley,forapproximately$7.6billion.DigitalRealtywillusethisacquisitiontoexpanditshyperscaleandenterpriseproductofferings.
• BCPartners/MedinaCapital/CyxteraTechnologiespurchasedCenturyLink’sdatacenterportfolioof57assetsfor$2.3billion.Theportfoliototalsmorethan195MWofpoweracross2.6millionsq.ft.ofraisedfloor.
• GIPartners/Peak10purchasedViaWestandformedFlexentialfornearly$1.7billion.The24assetsincludedinthedealwillpositionthecompanyasanationalproviderofhybridITsolutions.
Capital Investment
Consolidationandrepositioningledtoastaggeringinvestmentvolumetotalingmorethan$20billionofsingle-asset,portfolioandentity-levelsalesinNorthAmericalastyear.Thistotalexceedsthetotaltransac-tionvolumeofthepreviousthreeyearscombined.
Source: CBRE Research, H2 2017.
Figure 3: North American Investment
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Note: includes closed deals over $100 million.Source: CBRE Research, H2 2017.
Figure 4a: 2017 Largest Completed North American Transactions
Date Transaction Type Buyer SellerSale Price
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Jun Entity-level Digital Realty DuPont Fabros $7,600 Occupier/Operator
Sep Managed Services Rackspace Datapipe $4,300 Occupier/Operator
May Asset Equinix Verizon $3,600 Occupier/Operator
Apr Entity-level BC Partners/Medina Capital/Cyxtera CenturyLink $2,300 Investment
Jun Entity-level Peak10 ViaWest $1,675 Occupier/Operator
Feb Entity-level Stonepeak Cologix $1,250 Investment
Jun Entity-level Digital Bridge Vantage Data Centers $1,200 Occupier/Operator
Feb Entity-level CyrusOne Sentinel $490 Occupier/Operator
Aug Managed Services Cisco Springpath $320 Occupier/Operator
Oct Asset Digital Realty Carter Validus $315 Occupier/Operator
Jan Asset GI Partners Hines $276 Investment
Jun Asset Carter Validus Cousins Properties $166 Investment
Jul Asset Iron Mountain Forttrust $128 Occupier/Operator
Jan Asset JDM Partners State Farm Insurance $125 Investment
Note: includes deals over $100 million. Source: CBRE Research, H2 2017.
Figure 4b: 2018 Announced Global Transactions
Transaction Type Buyer SellerSale Price
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Entity-level Iron Mountain IO $1,300
Asset-Level Equinix Infomart $800
Entity-level Equinix Ontario Teachers Pension Fund $792
Entity-level MapleTree Carter Validus $750
Asset-Level CyrusOne Zenium $440
Entity-level InfraVia Green Data Centers $216
Entity-level Internap Singlehop $132
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Asset-leveltransactionsrepresentednearly22%oftotalNorthAmericadatacenterinvestmentvolumelastyear.Investorinterestgrewrapidly,asasset-levelvolumewasgreaterthantheaggregatetrailingthree-yeartotal.Noteworthyasset-leveltransactionsincluded:
• Equinix’sacquisitionofa29-data-centerportfoliofromVerizonfor$3.6billion.Theportfoliospans15marketsandbringsEquinix’stotalglobalfootprinttomorethan175InternationalBusinessExchangedatacenters.
• DigitalRealty’spurchaseofCarterValidus’Northlake,ILfacilityfor$315million.
Capitalinvestmenttrendsin2017followedsuitwithbroadnationaltrendsinthedatacenter
space.FurtherdemonstratingtheconvergenceofITandrealestate,theneedforfutureflexibilityviahybridITsolutionsandcostoptimizationfromend-usersdrovedemandforsale-leasebackopportunities.Multiplesale-leasebacktransactionsareslatedtoclosein2018,withtheexpectationforadditionalfor-saleinventory.
Managedservice-basedtransactionssetrecordvolumein2017,asproviderssoughttoaddhybridserviceofferingstotheirorganizations.Forexample,Rackspaceextendeditsmanagedcloud(publicandprivate)marketsharebyacquiringDatapipefor$4.3million.Inadditiontocloudandmanagedhostingservices,thetransactiongaveRackspaceaphysicalpresenceincolocationfacilitiesontheU.S.WestCoastandinBrazil,ChinaandRussia.
Source: CBRE Research, H2 2017.
Figure 5: Global Asset-Level Sales History
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Enterpriseusersseekright-sizingthroughevaluationofsaleandpartialleasebackopportunities.CBREexpectsmorethan$300millionintransactionvolumefromthesedealsin2018,ascorporateclientsleveragetheircurrentportfoliosandalignwiththeirfutureneedsthroughimplementationofhybridITsolutions.Overall,industryexpectationsarestrongfor2018andbeyondforinvestmentfromoperators,investorsandend-usersastheysearchforopportunitiestomaximizeefficiencies,enternewmarketsandutilizenewserviceofferings.
Entity Level59%
Asset Level22%
Managed Services19%
Source: CBRE Research, H2 2017.
Figure 6: 2017 North American Investment Profile
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Market Overviews
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Figure 7: Net Absorption Vs. Under Construction by Market
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Atlanta’sdatacentermarketcontinueditspositivemomentuminH22017,emergingasoneofthemoreactivemarketsforfuturedevelopmentannouncements.NetabsorptioninH22017totaledroughly2MW,bringingthevacancyrateto7.5%—thelowestleveleverrecordedforthemarketbyCBRE.Whiletheconstructionpipelineremainedat13.5MW,marketexpansionsfromentrantsincludingSwitch,CyrusOne,DigitalRealtyandDataSitewillpositivelyimpactmarketfundamentalsgoingforward.
Diversificationofthewholesaleproviderprofilewillhelpcatertoamorevarieduserbase,whichisadeparturefromtraditionalenterprisedemandtocloudandhyperscaleproviders.Thistraction,alongwithcost-effectivelandprices,competitiveincentivesandfavorableoperatingcosts,allowsthemarkettocompeteonaregionalandlocallevelwithprimaryandsecondarymarkets,respectively.
AtlantaChicagoremainsasupply-constrainedmarketwithavailabilityat20MW,althoughH22017absorptionreached26MW.Themostnotabledeliveryinthesecondhalfoftheyearwas9MWatCyrusOne’sAurorafacility.Whileavailabilityisabovehistoricalaverages,expectationsforquickabsorptioninearly2018arehighduetolimitedoptionsforcontiguouswholesalespace.
Providerspeed-to-marketremainsaconcern,asdemandcontinuestooutpacesupplywith16.6MWcurrentlyunderconstructionatDigitalRealty,T5DataCentersandQTSfacilities.
DigitalRealty’sacquisitionoftheCarterValidussiteat505N.RailroadAve.for$315millionmarkedthelargestNorthAmericansingle-assettransactionin2017.Thesamepropertytradedhandsfor$212millionin2012,representinga48.6%appreciationinsaleprice.
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Dallas/Ft.Worth(DFW)ended2017with36.2MWofpositivenetabsorption,ofwhich3MWoccurredduringH22017,makingitoneofthemostactivedatacentermarketsinthecountry.Wholesaleandretailcolocationprovidersexpandedacrossthemarket,addingmorethan50MWofnewsupply.Despitetheseadditions,thewholesalevacancyratefell90basispoints(bps)year-over-yearto19.9%.
DFWhasnotseenthesamelevelofhyperscaleclouddemandthatothermajormarketshaveseeninthepastyear,andthedemandpipelinehasbeenlargelydrivenbyenterpriseusers.Asaresult,severalmulti-MWdealsbypassedDFWin2017duetoalackofcontiguousspace.However,withtheuptickinconstructionactivity,CBREanticipatesthistrendwillchange.Atyear-end,approximately40MWofcapacitywasunderconstruction,withnotableprojectsfromDigitalRealty,CyrusOne,DataBank,Infomart,RagingWireandQTS.
AllianceParkinFt.Worthhasseenrobustenterpriseactivity,asoneoftheworld’slargestsocialmediacompanieshasgrownitscampustomorethan50MWandcontinuestoexpand.Hillwood,T5DataCentersandIconiqrecentlyannouncedapartnershipthatwillresultinmorethan400acresoffuturedatacenterdevelopmentatAlliancePark.
Dallas/Ft. Worth New York Tri-State Region TheNewYorkTri-Statedatacentermarketcontinueditspositivemomentum,asitsdemanddynamictransitionsfromprimarilyawholesalemarkettoaretail/wholesale-orientedmarket.Nearly5MWofpositiveabsorptioninH22017—almostmatchingthetotalforallof2016—representsthefavorableincreaseinmarketdemandforsmallerretailcolocationrequirements.Thiswelcomedchangeindemanddynamicisnotable,sincelimitedincentivesandhigherpowercostshavehistoricallybeenaheadwindtousersconsideringthemarket.Theconstructionpipelinecurrentlystandsat20MW,withmorethan17MWavailable.Expectationsareforanuptickinretailcolocationactivitywiththenewdevelopment.Providerswithahybridofferingwillcontinuetoremainhighlycompetitiveinthischangingmarket.Duetogeographicdiversityandpopulationdensity,theNewYorkTri-Statemarketcouldeffectivelyservice“edge”computingrequirementswithintheregion.
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TheNorthernVirginiadatacentermarketremainedthemostactiveintheworld,withannualabsorptiontotaling121MWin2017,ofwhich80MWoccurredinH2.Providersracedtomeetthisdemand,with85MWofsupplydeliveredinthesecondhalfoftheyear.Constructionhascontinuedatthesamerateseenoverthepast12months,with20%ofthe86MWcurrentlyunderwayalreadypre-leased.RagingWire,IronMountain,QTS,Infomart,CyrusOne,DigitalRealty,SabeyandCoreSiteareslatedtodeliveradditionalsupplyin2018.Amidalltheactivity,tightmarketconditionsprevailed.Vacancyremainedat5.8%,withavailablecommissionedcapacityat39.9MW.
Northern Virginia PhoenixStrongleasingmomentuminthePhoenixdatacentermarketinH22017wasreflectedbypositivenetabsorptionofnearly3MW,althoughthistotaldoesn’treflectthenearly8MWofleasingactivityoverthesameperiod.Inadditiontoleasingactivity,morethan28MWofwholesalecapacitywasunderconstruction,withbuildoutsfromAlignedDataCenters,CyrusOneandDigitalRealty.
ArizonaremainedanattractivedestinationmarketforWestCoastexpansion.Itsdiversityinprovidersandmarkets,strongincentivesprogramsandloweroperatingcostsshouldcontinuetoattractusersin2018.
Silicon ValleyTheSiliconValleydatacentermarkethashistoricallybeenconstrainedbylimitedwholesaleinventory,yetscarcityoffirst-generationwholesaledatacenterspacebegantoalleviatewiththedeliveryof29.5MWofnewsupplyinH22017.Year-endvacancyof5.1%,down140bpsyear-over-
year,represented11.5MWofexistingavailablewholesalecapacity.
NetabsorptioninH22017totaled28.5MW,primarilyattributabletothedeliveryofDigitalRealty’sphase4facilityandVantageV6.Whileannualnetabsorptionsoaredoverhistoricalaverages,netnewleasingactivityrepresentedconsistentdemandlevelsgiventhelackofexistingsupply.
Capacityunderconstructiontotaled21MWatyear-end,with100%ofthatinventoryavailable.Rapidabsorptionofthisnewsupplyisexpected.Themarket’sdevelopmentpipelineshouldfacilitateadditionalwholesaleoptionsinthefuturethatwilllikelyseesimilardemandcharacteristics.
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Source: CBRE Research, H2 2017.
Figure 9: Data Center Market Cycle: U.S. Primary Markets
*The Data Center Market Cycle chart reflects the current wholesale market conditions, taking into consideration the following variables:
Demand (leasing, absorption, requirements in the market)Supply (existing vacancy, future availabilities, construction pipeline)Rental rate trend
Distance from the horizontal market equilibrium line generally implies the relative strength and/or weakness of a market relative to others and their historical trends. Arrows indicate most recent trend.
Categories typically represent the following conditions:
Expansion: landlord/provider-favorable conditions; under-supplied market, strong demand, declining vacancy and upward pressure on pricingBalanced/Growth: landlord/provider-favorable conditions; new supply more evenly balanced, stable or slightly increasing vacancy, rent growth slowing or flatContraction: tenant-favorable conditions; over-supplied market, increasing vacancy, weak demand, downward pressure on pricingRecovery: tenant-favorable conditions; stable or slightly declining vacancy, moderate but improved demand, rent growth flat or increasing
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Figure 10: Data Center Market Maturity
POWERED SHELLS
Purpose built or hardened shell; power and fiber to site; no equipment included.
HYPERSCALE CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER
Multi-megawatt user, typically 5+ MW and larger.
WHOLESALE COLOCATION
Building shell & infrastructure to PDU providing space, power & cooling; Generally in demised suites above 250 KW.
Market Definitions
RETAIL COLOCATION
Building shell & infrastructure in shared environment, space generally divided by racks or cages; may include IT hardware as well as a menu of services.
HYBRID IT
A combination of cloud services, third-party colocation and owned, on-premise infrastructures.
ENTERPRISE DATA CENTERS
Hardened data centers; houses “mission critical” operations of individual companies.
DATA CENTER NET ABSORPTION
Net change in existing/commissioned wholesale power capacity.
DATA CENTER POWER
Measured in kilowatts (kW) and megawatts (MW).
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Spencer G. LevyHead of Research and Senior Economic Advisor, Americas
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Michael Kane Senior Research Analyst
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