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TechCenter @ Newburgh

TechCenter@Newburgh located in Newburgh, New York is a 250,000 SF, $50 million Data Center to be developed by Max Capital Management Inc. as a Single-user facility for web- or Telecom-hosting services.  CNI was selected by Max to be the Development Manager for this facility, providing overall Project Management from the development of the concept through to occupancy by the Tenant.

One of the first Data Centers to be "purpose-built" from the ground up, the center attracted a great deal of interest from the Hi-Tech industry. With all of the talk about retrofitting older factory and manufacturing buildings, even with their extra-strength floor-loading capacities and high ceilings, many data center users were beginning to feel the impact of their limitations.

Max Capital had an existing property in their portfolio. It had previously been a multi-screen movie center of about 35,000 SF which had been vacated and Max asked CNI to look at the feasibility of converting/expanding it to a data center.

CNI's first task was to assemble the team of consultants to provide Architectural design, Technology, and MEPF consulting. In doing our research of the site and the area, CNI learned that the site was located directly on a sub-ring local carrier for a multiple bandwidth fiber-carrier, with multiple-entries into the site, connected to the National Fiber Backbone under a mile away, containing six major fiber providers.

The site did not have sufficient electrical power for a Hi-tech user, but the local utility was willing and able to bring in, and provided budget cost for, up to 25 MW primary and redundant power, at cost levels some 30% lower than NYC or New Jersey. Natural gas lines and sufficient water was available on the 9+ acre site.

Working with the award-winning firm of Thanhauser & Esterson, New York Architects well known for their Hi-tech image, the team developed a scenario which would allow data users all of the infrastructure necessary for the most efficient operations: High-ceilinged spaces with floor loading of up to 350#/SF; well-lit personnel areas; large, column-free floor plates of up to 100,000 with efficient inter-floor communication, and most importantly, a cost-effective design image sought after by Hi-tech companies wanting something more than the "converted" factory look for their "flagship" center.

CNI directed the engineering consultants to provide ample and redundant (up to 100 watts/SF for one Tenant) electricity, a generator farm for full back up and redundant power, HVAC plants providing redundant cooling capacities, UPS, fire-suppression and security systems, and totally flexible systems for high and low voltage cabling.

CNI brought their creative Value-Engineering skills to this project in many ways, most notably in recommending and developing a means to provide natural gas-driven electrical co-generation facilities to the site. Working in conjunction with FutureLink 2000, CNI developed a scenario that would allow the Owner to minimize his Capital investment and maximize revenue, while providing Data users the one element most crucial to, and not normally available at most existing sites - the availability of on-site, guaranteed electrical service, with the by-product of virtually free steam production to provide chilling for the AC systems. A definite win-win situation for both developer and Tenant.

Budgets and multiple fast-tracked scheduling scenarios were developed by CNI to meet the investor's cash flow projections vis-à-vis the projected market rental rates, broken down into Base-Building (Landlord-provided) elements and "Tenant Improvement" elements.

Preliminary discussions with both electricity and fiber providers were conducted, as well as with the local authorities responsible for granting permits and licenses to build and operate within the short-fused time constraints demanded by the market.

Once CNI and Max Capital were satisfied that the project was feasible, and the proof was in the studies, CNI proceeded to develop the marketing strategy, and worked with the exclusive brokers to produce marketing materials and make presentations to prospective Tenants such as Bandwidth, Cable & Wireless, Level 3, World Com, etc.

Specific Tenant requests were negotiated and responses developed by CNI for the Owner. Several "Phased" development scenarios were studied by CNI in direct response to Tenant's desires to occupy the existing building within 6 months while development of the balance was in progress. CNI is proud to be a part of this imaginative and groundbreaking Project.

From grid Magazine, Sept/Oct 2000:

"The potential of the Hudson River Valley, Long Island and New Jersey for new technology hubs has not escaped the notice of some real estate investors and technology companies. 'Tech centers and data centers are no longer so dependent on locational issues,' notes Alan Chasan, a Principal of Chasan Nicoletti, the development manager for TechCenter@Newburgh, a new, 240,000-square-foot data center that will open next year in Newburgh, New York.

Adam Hochfelder, the President of Tech-Center's developer, Max Capital Management, hopes the tremendous demand for data-center space, coupled with lower rents and electric rates in the Hudson River Valley, will make his facility irresistible. He believes new buildings are better suited for high-tech tenants, saying of converted buildings, 'Tenants are flocking to them now because there's nowhere else to go.' The new tech center, about an hour north of Manhattan, is situated along a major fiber-optic conduit."

Chasan • Nicoletti Inc. is an Owner's Representative firm providing Capital Program Project Management.  It was formed in New York in 1985 by  Alan D. Chasan and has completed many projects for Owners and Tenants alike in its 17-year history.  CNI has completed over $175 million in  Capital Improvement Projects Management in the U.S..  Our staff is thoroughly experienced and qualified to provide PM services and maintain CNI's ethical and professional level of protecting Owner's interests.

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