The steel skeleton is up and the guts are going in at Parker’s newest piece of digital infrastructure: a 22.5-megawatt, $192 million Flexential data center that has shifted from framing to systems work. After topping out in mid-March, the project is now deep into interior mechanical and electrical installation, with contractors and the owner pitching it as liquid-cooling ready, efficiency-focused, and on track for completion in summer 2027.
PCL Construction said it reached structural completion on March 17 and described the campus as a phased build-out of multiple colocation halls plus an administration building. In its materials, the contractor notes that the project includes comprehensive electrical and cooling infrastructure as it moves into interior installation and commissioning work, capped by a topping-out ceremony that formally marked the shift from core structure to systems fit-out.
Design and cooling built for AI
According to Flexential, the Parker campus is liquid-cooling ready and designed to support high-density GPU and AI workloads that are driving much of today’s data-center boom. Flexential’s materials also highlight Gen-5 design approaches that can minimize or even eliminate water use for cooling, a key selling point as operators come under pressure to curb resource impacts. ColoradoBiz has reported that policymakers and environmental groups across the state are watching data-center water and power demands closely as new facilities come online.
Local footprint and jobs
Town filings show the facility sits on roughly 17 acres in the Compark Village development, with access from Compark Boulevard and South Chambers Road. Site plans call for security fencing, an entrance plaza, and EV charging, giving the tightly controlled campus at least a few public-facing amenities. The official project packet filed with the Town of Parker notes CORE Electric as the power partner and says the owner did not request natural gas service for the site. Those same planning documents indicate the center could add roughly 30 to 50 operations jobs and about $1.5 million to $1.7 million a year in local revenue. The Parker Chronicle has also covered the project’s promise of new job opportunities for the town.
Market context and demand
As reported by the Denver Business Journal, the developer says demand for capacity is so strong that it could “sell the entire site today.” That kind of appetite sits inside a broader Colorado debate over where data campuses land, shaped by transmission capacity, tax incentives, and concerns about how much power and water these facilities will consume. ColoradoBiz has explored those trade-offs in recent coverage.
For Parker, the new campus offers a steady revenue stream and a small but specialized set of permanent jobs, while adding another node to the region’s rapidly expanding digital backbone. PCL and Flexential say they are building with efficiency and future-scale cooling in mind as the site moves into systems commissioning. We will keep tracking leasing activity and tenant announcements as interior fit-out progresses toward the planned summer 2027 finish.
