One Wilshire, and why it runs the market#
624 South Grand Avenue, known as One Wilshire, is the center of LA's network market. CoreSite's LA1 fills it: 171,000+ sq ft and 300+ networks on site. CoreSite says about a third of trans-Pacific internet traffic runs through it.
In LA, the building often matters more than the provider. If you need routes to Asia, content delivery, media, gaming or deep West Coast peering, a cheaper building can't replace this one. That network density took decades to build.
CoreSite's three downtown buildings are linked by private fiber. That lets you take cheaper space in one and still reach the networks in another.
Who runs data centers in Los Angeles#
Checked against the providers' own material on August 26, 2026. Downtown, the South Bay and Orange County are separate markets, so every row names its city.
| Provider | Site | Location | Published size | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoreSite | LA1 | 624 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles | 171,000+ sq ft | ONE WILSHIRE. 300+ networks on site. Linked by fiber to LA2 and LA3. CoreSite publishes no power figures. |
| CoreSite | LA2 | 900 N Alameda St, Los Angeles | 432,000+ sq ft | The biggest LA building in our verified set. Rents both racks and large dedicated space. |
| CoreSite | LA3 | 200 Bauchet St, Los Angeles | 160,000+ sq ft | NVIDIA DGX-Ready with liquid cooling. Start here for AI or high-density gear in LA. |
| Equinix | LA1, LA3, LA4, LA5, LA7 | Los Angeles metro, see note | Not published | GROUPED ROW: five codes. Public addresses mix El Segundo and downtown, about fifteen miles apart. See the cloud section. |
| Evocative | LAX2 | Los Angeles (address not published) | Not published | Listed as rentable space on Evocative's own directory. Nothing else published. |
| Evocative | LAX14 | Redondo Beach | Not published | The South Bay. Rentable space per Evocative's directory. |
| DataBank | SNA1 | Santa Ana (address not published) | Not published | ORANGE COUNTY, about forty miles from downtown. Cloud access runs through a partner. |
Sites that look like space but aren't#
Evocative LAX3, LAX13, LAX15 and LAX16 are network points only, by Evocative's own split. phoenixNAP's LA site is a network node too. Directories count them anyway, so LA looks bigger than it is.
Where our verified list stops#
Networks and cloud connections#
For peering and carriers, LA is strong, and One Wilshire is why. CoreSite's Any2West exchange spans LA and Silicon Valley. CoreSite calls Any2 the West Coast's biggest exchange, with 400+ member networks.
The cloud connection gap#
What's confirmed: Oracle FastConnect at the metro level, through CoreSite. Beyond that, no building-level cloud on-ramp is confirmed in LA. Providers just don't publish that detail.
Evocative and DataBank reach the clouds through partners, which works but adds a step. Ask whether your cloud connection is in the building or over a network. In LA, expect "over a network" more often.
The submarkets are further apart than they look#
LA is huge and its traffic is brutal. Be specific about where you need to be.
- Downtown: One Wilshire and CoreSite's campus. The network core, and the most expensive.
- The South Bay: Redondo Beach and El Segundo, fifteen to twenty miles out. Strong with media and aerospace.
- Orange County: Santa Ana and Irvine, about forty miles out. Its own market, often filed under "LA".
If your people will visit the building, the drive is a real cost. If they won't, it's a speed and price question, and the submarkets differ on both.
When Los Angeles is right for you, and when it isn't#
It fits when#
- You need reach into Asia-Pacific. That's LA's strongest argument, and it lives in one building.
- You're in content, media, gaming or ad tech. The networks here grew up around you.
- You need real carrier choice on the West Coast.
- You need AI-ready space with liquid cooling. CoreSite LA3 has it.
It doesn't fit when#
- Cost per kW is what matters most. California power and property are expensive. That's why Phoenix and Las Vegas grew.
- Earthquake risk is a hard line for you.
- You need a big block of new space. LA is dense and built out. Dallas and Phoenix suit that better.
- You must have a private AWS line in the building and haven't confirmed it in writing.
When a big name is the right call#
- CoreSite, more often than not. One Wilshire is the market, the fiber-linked campus is a real edge, and LA3's liquid cooling is rare.
- Equinix when LA is one leg of a global setup. Confirm the AWS question first.
Mid-size providers win on cost when you don't need downtown. Think a South Bay or Orange County project, or a backup site.
What data center space costs in Los Angeles#
No provider here publishes a price list. Every price is a quote. Here's why we don't publish per-provider numbers.
For a rough sense, asking rates averaged around $196 per kW per month for 250–500 kW across North America in the second half of 2025. LA runs above that.
- You can split the premium. Take cheaper space in one CoreSite building and reach One Wilshire over the fiber link. Ask for it.
- Cross-connects add up here. With 300+ networks on site, you'll run more of them. Price them over the full term before you compare offers.
Common questions#
Who are the data center providers in Los Angeles?#
What is One Wilshire?#
Does Equinix have AWS Direct Connect in Los Angeles?#
Is Los Angeles expensive for data center space?#
Who has space? Here's how you find out#
This page can't tell you who has space today. LA builds very little new space, so what's free changes with every move-out.
The real answer comes from asking every provider that fits, at once, about your project. Clectiv AI does that for you, Digital Realty and Csquare included.