Eastgate Mall, Indianapolis

Built in 1958, Eastgate Mall was one of Indy’s first retail shopping malls. The mall is located seven miles east of downtown Indianapolis just inside the I-465 beltway. Eastgate sits on 40 acres of property surrounded by out lots. It was originally built as separate buildings and was enclosed in the late 1960s. There is approximately 370,000 square feet of enclosed space. When the mall was constructed, tax credits for fallout shelters were available, and consequently many of the buildings have hardened shelters underground.

Lifeline’s is building out Eastgate with 460,000 square feet of data center space supported by 300,000 square feet of office space. One of the buildings in the mall, the two-story Burlington Coat Factory building at the northwest corner, is suitable for data center space. The floor and ceiling are 8” thick reinforced concrete and the walls are reinforced concrete as well. This building houses the first 60,000 square feet of data center, split roughly equally between the two floors. Lifeline is then building four free-standing buildings with 100,000 square feet of data center each along the eastern and southern edges of the property. Lifeline is refitting the balance of the mall space as customized office space to support the data center tenants. Some clients have also expressed interest in fallout shelters as hardened call center facilities.

Lifeline builds all data center space as concurrently maintainable and comparable to Uptime Institute tier IV specification.

Henry Street, Indianapolis

Lifeline’s Henry Street location is in the heart of the telecom district of Indianapolis. The 30,000 square foot facility has been operating since 2001.