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8/13/2019 IGM Disaster Resiliency v15

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INTERGATE.MANHATTANMANAGING THROUGH EXTREME CONDITIONS


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TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Building DescriptionIntergate.Manhattan A Stronghold for Data 3

II. Planning for a Catastrophe

Operations Management Team 4

Building Infrastructure & Utilities 4

Electrical Power Distribution Resiliency 4

Emergency Generator Resiliency & Fuel Capacity 4

Fiber & Connectivity Resiliency 5

Natural & Built Environment 7

III. Intergate.Manhattan & Hurricane Sandy

Impacts 10

Additional Findings 11

Conclusion 11


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Intergate.Manhattan A Stronghold for Data

Sabey purchased 375 Pearl Street in 2011 to create

Intergate.Manhattan (IGM), our agship Tier III New York City

data center. During our forty years of construction and develop-

ment, Sabey has acquired extensive expertise in appraising the

condition of existing buildings. IGM stands out for its robust

construction and, particularly, for the fact that it is purpose-built

for housing essential data center infrastructure.

375 Pearl Street was built in 1974 for New York Telephone to

serve as one of the main telecom switching centers for New York

City. The building is 32 stories high (552ft) and is made of con-

crete and steel, cross-braced for strength and stability.

This building is unique among data centers in that the structure

was designed and built specically for data center infrastructure

and required no retrotting. Ceiling heights range from 14ft to

23ft to accommodate tall cabinetry while providing deep plenums

for air circulation and cooling. Floor weight loads are heavy and

run from 150lbs to 400lbs/square foot. Massive bustles run the

height of the building on three sides to accommodate IGMsrobust electrical, ber and HVAC infrastructure. Utilities enter each

oor from several locations for maximum exibility and efciency

in laying out thedata center.The freight elevator is 9ft high and

15ft wide and can support a maximum weight of 12,000 lbs to

accommodate bulky equipment.

I. Building Description

During an episode of extreme weather

conditions, Sabey Data Centers

priority is that our data centers remain

on line and operational at all times.

Faced with earthquake, ood or

hurricane, our data centers are sited,

designed and built to survive mostcatastrophic events. 375 Pearl Street,

our Intergate.Manhattan (IGM) location

in New York City, is a case in point.


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When selecting a data center there are several important factors

to consider. Operations, building infrastructure and the natural

and built environments are the most important. Below is an

in-depth look at these factors.

Operations Management Team

Engineering and Security have staff on site 24x7x365. Engineerin

staff is carefully selected and trained on such things as formal

Emergency Operating Procedures (EOP) for various contingencie

IGM has contracts with key vendors for emergency response.

The building has shelter-in-place supplies for the operations team

should a local or regional event require personnel to stay at the

building for an extended period.

Building Infrastructure & Utilities

Electrical Power Distribution Resiliency

Upon completion of its new service, IGM will have 18MW of

power with an ultimate capacity of 40MW. The building is served

with 13.2kv high tension service feeders in an N+2 conguration

The Con Edison IGM substation is deployed on the 2nd oor whic

is 46ft above sea level. Conduits carrying the feeders are

encased in concrete from the point of entry up to the Con Edison

IGM substation, thereby providing an additional measure of

protection from tampering, re and ooding.

Emergency Generator Resiliency & Fuel Capacity

IGM is served currently by two 3MW backup generators for the

turnkey data center oors and two 2.5MW generators to support

the base building. These generators were installed in an N+1

conguration.IGM can support up to twenty-four 3MW genera-

tors. The newly installed generators are located on the 4th oor

which is 96ft above street level. Floors 31, 4, 3 and 2 have space

reserved for future generator installation.

IGM is equipped with fuel tanks with a capacity of 155,000

gallons. It has an approved permit to add additional fuel tanks

that will increase maximum capacity to 255,000 gallons. With

40MW of available power, Sabey estimates there will be enoughon site fuel reserve to power the generators for 72 hours on full

load. No other data center in the city is known to have equivalent

fuel storage capacity. Sabey also maintains contracts with three

individual fuel companies requiring fuel delivery on notice.

Due to New York City environmental codes, all fuel storage tanks

must be installed underground. (Section II continues)


Life Safety - Turnkey

Data Center Generator

Plants / Chiller Plant

Switchgear/

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Maintaining connectivity during extreme weather conditions and other disasters is an essential requirement for high-performing data

centers. Sabey safeguards its customers network access through the robustness of the ber plant, its location on IGMs 2nd oor

and through a redundant topology. Sabey is unique in its Intergate.Exchange feature, a carrier class service that connects all Sabeycampuses and is exclusive to our customers. Through IGX, customers at IGM can connect to any carrier in the country via one of

our west coast or central Washington campuses. Fully diverse and fully redundant, IGX provides business continuity and disaster

recovery capability. (Section II continues)

Capacity 1Gbps to 10 Gbps

Time to Service 24 hr connection service

Flexibilty Customized

Terms Low cost, simplifed termsSegregated Services Available & Guaranteed

Ease Thats our promise

Confgurations Point to pointFully redundantFully diverse

438,000 sf

Santa ClaraSan DiegoLos Angeles

Chicago

Omaha

Minneapolis

Las Vegas

Dallas

490,000 sf

Denver

520,000 sf

1,200,000 sf

1,100,000 sf

Fiber & Connectivity Resiliency


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IGMs ber plant currently has two Points of Entry (POE) for carrier

cable. Sabey installed six (4-inch) conduits from each POE up to

the redundant Carrier Equipment Room/Meet Me Room (CER/

MMR) located on the 6th oor.

Due to IGMs height and unimpeded line of sight, Sabey also

provides customers the ability to install GPS and microwave

antennas for networking and redundant data links. Sabey manages

dual ber rings between carrier hotels/colocations such as 60

Hudson, 32 Avenue of the Americas, 111 8th Ave and Seattle,

Washingtons Westin Building, a major west coast carrier hotel.

Some carrier hotels in Manhattan have heightened vulnerability

to ooding, e.g., both 60 Hudson and 111 8th Avenue are located

within FEMA Flood Zone A (see Figure 1). In the event of a disaster

that impacts service from any of the carrier hotels/colocations,

Sabey has the ability via IGX to re-establish connections to anycarrier through its west coast data centers in Seattle and central

Washington. (Section II continues)



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Natural and Built Environment

IGM is located in the Lower East Side and is at least a mile from Wall Street and the Freedom Tower, areas identied as potential high

value targets. IGM is also located within a one block circumference to 26 Federal Plaza, Department of Homeland Security and One

Police Plaza (NYPD headquarters). Close proximity to these highly secure structures enhances Intergate.Manhattans safety.

Between IGM and the East River is the Governor Alfred E. Smith apartment complex. In the event of ooding in the East River, water

must travel through the apartment complex up a 17ft grade and 1,056ft inward. IGM is designated within FEMA Zone C (Figure 1)

and in Zone 5 of the NYC Hurricane Evacuation map (Figure 2). To the south, the Brooklyn Bridge and its support structure provide a

breakwater. (Section II continues)

Picture 1Depiction of distance between IGM and the East Rive



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Figure 1 2013 FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map

Flood zones are geographic areas that FEMA has dened according to varying levels of ood risk.

These zones are depicted on a communitys Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) or Flood Hazard

Boundary Map. Each zone reects the severity or type of ooding in the area. The following are

FEMAs descriptions of moderate to low risk areas:

In communities that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, ood insurance is

available to all property owners and renters in these zones:

Zone Description

B and X (shaded) Area of moderate ood hazard, usually the area between the limits of the

100-year and 500-year oods. Are also used to designate base oodplains of lesser hazards,

such as areas protected by levees from 100-year ood, or shallow ooding areas with average

depths of less than one foot or drainage areas less than one square mile.

C and X (unshaded)Area of minimal ood hazard, usually depicted on FIRMs as above the

500-year ood level.

IGM is located in FEMA Zone C (unshaded), the safest zone. (Section II continues)


Intergate.Manhattan


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Figure 2 2013 NYC Hurricane Evacuation Map

IGM is located in Zone 5, the second safest zone.

Figure 3 National Seismic Hazard Map

New York City is located in an area ranked

lowest for seismic activity.



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Impacts

The impact of Hurricane Sandy

was devastating to many com-

panies located in downtown New

York City. Data centers were out of

commission for several months.

In fact, as of Q3 2013, the Wall

Street area is still in recovery.

Hurricane Sandy was uniquely de-

structive due to the conuence of

events that increased the impact

typical of a Category 1 classi-

cation. First was the storms

enormous size at landfall, San-

dys tropical storm-force windsspanned 943 miles of the U.S.

coast. No hurricane on record has

been wider. Second was the angle

of attack inuenced by another

frontal system which caused the

storm to veer in a nearly perfect

perpendicular strike against the

coast, increasing the severity

of the ooding. And nally, the

moon was full meaning that tides

were already at their highest. For

all these reasons, a HurricaneSandy-like storm is considered to

be a 1 in 700 year event.

Intergate.Manhattan experienced

no ooding as a result of storm

surge or any signicant damage

to the building from the storm

itself. Sabey operations and

management teams were on site

during the storm, monitoring the

building.

This was, in part, due to careful

site selection. Sabey chose the

375 Pearl Street site a year and

a half prior to Sandy with the

intention of re-designing it to

withstand a Category 3 hurricane

intact. Hurricane Sandy was a

Category 1 Hurricane at landfall.

(Section III continues)


Figure 4

IGM is located 1,056ft (direct line) from the East River and sits on a 17.28ft elevation at street

level. The entrance to IGM is an additional 7 above street level.


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**Results

Note From ASA: This chart was produced for the National Environmental Trust by Applied Science Associates and predicts worst case ooding from a Category II

Hurricane Storm Surge in the year 2100; the future ood elevation was determined by combining sea level rise predictions with storm surge elevations. Sea level

rise estimates were made using the Canadian Climate Centers GCM1 model. The storm surge elevations estimates came from the National Weather Services Storm

Surge Group at the National Hurricane Center and represent the maximum storm surge elevations that can be expected from a Category II Hurricane as calculated by

the SLOSH model.

Mean Tide High Tide

SLOSH Cell 51,92 51,91 51,92 51,91Category 1 Dry Dry Dry Dry

Category 2 Dry Dry Dry 0.6ft

Category 3 Dry 5ft Dry 6.6ft

Category 4 10.3ft 10.5ft 11.9ft 12ft

Storm Tide Elevation (ft NAVD88)**

Additional Findings

Sabey has submitted IGMs data to a qualied third party, RPS

Groups Applied Science Associates (ASA), to conrm that IGM

will meet the challenge of a Category 3 storm.

ASA provided Sabey with the NOAAs location specic worst

case storm surge estimates. IGM-375 Pearl Street is on the

edge of two model SLOSH (Sea Lake Overland Surges from

Hurricanes) cells (51,92 and 51,91). Based on the estimates

provided in the table below, IGM will sustain a Category 4

hurricane. This is based on the following criteria:

Conclusion

Hurricane Sandy was a tragic event for a great many people inthe Northeast. From an operational standpoint, Sabey has used

the event as an opportunity to evaluate IGMs performance and

take appropriate actions to assure its ability to withstand extreme

weather conditions.

1. 17.28ft elevation between 375 Pearl Street (IGM) and the

East River*

2. 1056ft straight line distance between the East River and

375 Pearl Street with multiple buildings in between.3. Con Edison switch gear installed on the second oor 46ft

above sea level

4. Con Edison feeders installed in conduit encased in concrete

from the street to the 2nd oor.

*The 17.28ft elevation was validated by an independent study performed in 2013 by

Munoz Engineering.



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For further information on our IGM resiliency program

or to take a tour of our facility please contact:

Dan Meltzer

646.553.6507

[email protected]

Joe Ryan

646.553.6502

[email protected]

John Ford

206.277.5209

[email protected]

Adrian Gamory

646.553.6512

[email protected]

Sabey Data Center Properties

Intergate.Manhattan

646.553.6500

At Sabey your business is our business. Customer satisfaction, stability and resiliency

are as important to us as they are to you. We understand the importance of your

business and will take every measure to provide you with peace of mind, knowing that

your infrastructure is safe, sound and secure.

Michael Morris

212.372.2260

[email protected]

Todd Bateman

312.386.3191

[email protected]

David Falk

212.372.2271

[email protected]

John SabeyPresidentSabey Data Center Properties

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