The Chess Building
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Source: OpenStreetMap
The Chess Building is a mapped data center in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, operated by CapitaLand Ascendas REIT. DataCentersExposed has documented a 116,047 sq ft footprint at this site. It runs on United Kingdom's grid, which was 36% fossil-fuelled at 217 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
source: linkThe Chess Building is a mapped data center in Watford, United Kingdom, operated by CapitaLand Ascendas REIT. Public records list its footprint at 116,047 square feet. Available records do not name an ultimate parent above CapitaLand Ascendas REIT for the site.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentCapitaLand Ascendas REIT
- Files asCapitaLand Ascendas REIT
- This facilityThe Chess Building
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatNational grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: United Kingdom data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- CapitaLand buys Digital Realty data center in London, UKData Center Dynamics· Aug 17, 2023
- CapitaLand Acquires Digital Realty Data Centre in London for £125.1 MillionUKREiiF· Aug 17, 2023
- CapitaLand Ascendas REIT Buys Fifth UK Data Centre in Northwest London for $160MMingtiandi· Aug 17, 2023
- Keppel DC REIT Purchases £57m Vodafone Data Center Outside LondonDgtl Infra· Dec 27, 2021