DESIGN & BUILD
“ The definition of metro markets is changing , because of the constraints , and how increasingly difficult it is to source available land and secure power ”
KEVIN RESTIVO DIRECTOR OF DATA CENTRE RESEARCH , CBRE
As a result , providers are having to rapidly identify new areas to build to ensure the capacity that their customers require is going to be made available to them in the required timeline .
“ A good example would be the south of Paris : it has typically been , I would say , underdeveloped , or it has not been as revered or as valued as the north of Paris . But , the north is considerably constrained – land , as I ' ve mentioned , is considerably more difficult to source there . Plus , the Olympics are coming to Paris next year , and that has put additional pressure on available land ,” Restivo outlines .
In comparison , there is plenty of available land in the south of Paris . So , developers have been forced to shift their attention towards this less popular area .
“ As a consequence , we ' ve seen a real migration of development there . These massive campuses in the south of Paris are now being built as a result , and DATA4 was really a forerunner of that trend .”
108 April 2023