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Campus · Evidence reviewed 2026-10-06

Spencer Building Carrier Hotel / Colo5 / MMR5

Spencer Building Carrier Hotel · Vancouver, British Columbia

Research record, not a building count. Campus and phase overlap may exist; do not add capacity values. Access dates do not establish fresh commissioning.

Identity and map provenance

City reference only; not the facility. Derived city center, rounded to four decimals. The marker is not a building, entrance, campus or parcel location. GeoNames 6173331 · CC BY 4.0

Location

Reported

Vancouver, British Columbia. City or regional reference only; no facility coordinates are published.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Published location reference

Lifecycle

Mixed operating and development

Spencer markets operating colocation and meet-me-room services alongside powered-shell expansion. A shell being available is not evidence of commissioned tenant IT.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Facility or project lifecycle

Capacity

Phased design

The technical sheet separates 8 MW total power from 4.7 MW IT across two 2.35 MW halls, with the second hall still a later phase. The first hall’s 2025 shell milestone is not proof of tenant commissioning. These quantities are non-additive design scopes.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Capacity at stated basis and scope
Quantity type
Facility power
Basis
design

Power

Design

The powered-shell design uses BC Hydro conductors and diesel standby generation; tenant UPS is separate. Generator nameplate is not usable IT capacity.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility · Phase 1
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Power supply or backup configuration

Cooling

Design

The first-phase design identifies air-cooled magnetic-bearing chillers; Colo5 separately describes raised-floor cold-aisle distribution.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility · Powered shell/Colo5
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Cooling system at stated scope

Connectivity

Operating

The operator describes new east/west fibre entrances and meet-me-room links to the Harbour Centre complex.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Connectivity infrastructure or service

Commercial

Marketed

The first shell is offered for concurrent tenant fit-out. Colo5’s page advertises a 100 kW first phase; its old Q1 2025 second-phase target is not completion evidence.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Commercial disclosure or relationship

Ownership

Reported

The reviewed source identifies Spencer Building Carrier Hotel in the operator or development role. This does not establish title to the underlying land.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Ownership operator or developer relationship