Globix Breaks Ground on 'SuperPOP'

By Rich Miller
CarrierHotels News Staff

July 19, 2000 -- Data center developer Globix Corporation broke ground today on the SuperPOP Internet Data Center, a 450,000-square-foot facility in Brighton, Mass.
Globix acquired the former Carnegie Steel Boston Warehouse, at 176 Lincoln St. along the Massachusetts Turnpike, and hired Cabot, Cabot & Forbes (CC&F) to develop the huge property.
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino participated in today's groundbreaking, expressing hope that the facility will spur additional hi-tech development in the metropolitan area.
"This facility will transform a former steel warehouse into a beautifully designed center for high technology," said Menino. "It will build the Internet infrastructure necessary for business in the area, and it will bring jobs to local residents.''
"With the opening of the Globix SuperPOP, we look forward to being a catalyst for Internet growth by serving the region's growing demand for advanced Internet infrastructure, high-speed network access, and application solutions," said Marc H. Bell, chairman and CEO of Globix.
The building is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2001. Globix currently has SuperPOP facilities operating in New York, London and Santa Clara, with eight more in the development and planning stages worldwide.
Each facility provides dual connections to the area's power grid, redundant Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems and back-up generators, 24 x 7 x 365 on-site monitoring and technical staffing, advanced biometric security systems and redundant temperature-control and fire-suppression systems