511 Building (Minneapolis)
| The 511 Building | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Address | 511 11th Avenue South |
| Coordinates | 44°58′18.3″N 93°15′17″W / 44.971750°N 93.25472°WCoordinates: 44°58′18.3″N 93°15′17″W / 44.971750°N 93.25472°W |
| Inaugurated | 1982 |
| Renovated | 2003 |
| Landlord | TimeShare Systems, Inc. |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Floor area | 273,000 sq ft |
| Renovating team | |
| Civil engineer | PALANISAMI & ASSOCIATES, INC. |
| References | |
| [1] | |
The 511 Building, also known as the Minnesota Technology Center and BTC/Bunker is a Colocation centre located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, very near to the New Minnesota Stadium and the West Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. The 511 Building is the "most wired building in Minnesota and a major source of fiber optic data transmission and reception."[2] It is operated by Timeshare Systems Inc. It hosts an interchange between many major carriers, and is on the Internet Backbone[3]
References
- ↑ OfficeSpace.com
- ↑ ESTRADA, HERÓN MÁRQUEZ - Eagan eager to boot up data center. The Twin Cities now has only one such center, a potential single point of Internet failure. Star Tribune, December 31, 2010
- ↑ 511 building flyer