Data Center Adaptive Reuse: From Printing Press to 50MW AI Facility in 90 Days

About this episode

John Johnson discusses converting urban industrial buildings into AI data centers and the challenges of the current market.

Patmos CEO John Johnson has never raised outside capital. His model: convert urban industrial buildings into AI data centers in 90 days. The company turned a 400,000 sq ft Kansas City printing press into a live training facility for Nebius and secured a $100M PACE loan to finance it. Johnson shares why the greenfield window is closed and which operators survive consolidation. 📊 Get more market insights HERE 🤝 Speak with someone from our global data team HERE 💻 Book a platform demo HERE

People in this episode

Guest: John Johnson

Topics covered

• data center
• adaptive reuse
• AI facilities
• urban industrial buildings
• financing
• market insights

Keywords

• data center
• adaptive reuse
• AI
• urban buildings
• financing
• Kansas City
• John Johnson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patmos, Nebius, PACE

Places: Kansas City

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