DartPoints Acquires 29.5-Acre Data Center Campus in Lexington, Kentucky
May 28, 2026
DartPoints Acquires 29.5-Acre Data Center Campus in Lexington, Kentucky
US colocation provider DartPoints has entered the Kentucky market with the acquisition of a data center campus in Lexington, marking a significant expansion of its regional footprint. The company announced the purchase of the 29.5-acre site this week, though specific details including the seller, transaction price, and existing facility operator were not disclosed.
The campus spans approximately 343,000 square feet (31,865 square meters), with roughly 81,000 square feet (7,525 square meters) of existing raised-floor data center space. The property includes an owned on-site substation, a key asset for power-intensive operations. DartPoints is redeveloping the site to support compute-intensive deployments, offering densities of up to 200kW per rack, and will equip the facility with closed-loop air-cooling and direct-to-chip liquid cooling technologies.
The company outlined a phased development plan, with the initial phase targeting 20 to 30MW of capacity. Long-term expansion potential could reach up to 70MW, depending on ongoing planning and redevelopment work. DartPoints said it is finalizing "aggressive" ready-for-service dates, signaling a fast-track approach to bringing the site online.
"Lexington gives us a rare combination of existing infrastructure, a supportive power environment, and the ability to scale in a meaningful way," said Scott Willis, president and CEO of DartPoints. "As AI, neo-cloud, and hyperscale demand continue to reshape the market, customers need sites that can support larger power footprints, denser deployments, and long-term growth. Lexington gives us that platform."
The Lexington market currently hosts only a handful of data centers, according to Data Center Map. These include a 2,300-square-foot underground facility operated by KUSI, a small facility from local MSP Gearheart Communications, a site from fiber firm Windstream, and a downtown Lexington facility run by local ISP BluegrassNet. Notably, a former IBM/Lexmark data center at 745 New Circle Road—built in 1977 and spanning 345,000 square feet on the same 29.5-acre plot—was put up for sale last year. That site, with just under 82,000 square feet of raised floor space, was reportedly sold in February for $6.3 million to Haymaker company, which planned to market it as light industrial or flex space.
Founded in 2012, DartPoints serves more than 900 enterprise customers, including major universities, hospital systems, and Fortune 500 companies, from 11 data centers across 10 markets in South Carolina, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, and Louisiana. The company's growth trajectory was bolstered last year when investment fund Nova Infrastructure purchased a majority stake, while Orion Infrastructure Capital became a minority stakeholder and previous owner Astra retained a minority holding. The Lexington acquisition underscores DartPoints' strategy to scale in emerging markets amid surging demand for AI and cloud infrastructure.
Source: datacenterdynamics
