CoreSite SV2
1656 McCarthy Boulevard · Milpitas, Santa Clara County, CA
Source: OpenStreetMap
CoreSite SV2 is an operating data center in Santa Clara County, CA, operated by CoreSite, LLC and ultimately owned by American Tower Corporation. DataCentersExposed has documented a 89,939 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jul 15, 2026
Overview
source: linkCoreSite Real Estate 1656 McCarthy, L.P. data center
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAmerican Tower Corporation
- Files asCoreSite, LLC
- This facilityCoreSite SV2
The grid behind this site, right now
source: CAISO · gridstatus- Solar54.2%
- Natural Gas26.4%
- Hydro5.7%
- Nuclear5.6%
- Wind5.3%
- Geothermal1.9%
- Biomass0.9%
Real-time generation mix for the CAISO grid this site draws from, as of Jul 15, 2026, 8:25 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- CoreSite acquires Silicon Valley office property zoned for data center redevelopmentData Center Dynamics· Feb 12, 2026
- CoreSite Drops $100M for Silicon Valley TrioCommercialSearch· Feb 11, 2026
- How CoreSite Drives Cloud Connectivity and AI InfrastructureData Centre Magazine· Oct 24, 2025
- CoreSite launches Santa Clara data center, CaliforniaData Center Dynamics· Jul 31, 2025
- CoreSite Expands Silicon Valley Campus with Completion of 228,000-Square-Foot, AI-Ready Data CenterBusiness Wire· Jul 30, 2025
- Surging Demand: Silicon Valley data centers keep information flowing - Silicon Valley Business JournalThe Business Journals· May 17, 2024
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Pearl Zanker Elementary in Milpitas, is 0.6 mi from this site (574 students). 5 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.