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October 23, 2025 in Press

Menlo Digital Breaks Ground on 48MW Data Center in Herndon Virginia

Menlo Park, CA – October 22, 2025 - Menlo Digital, Menlo Equities' dedicated data center platform, has commenced construction on its MD- VA1 data center in Herndon, Virginia. The two-story,…
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July 15, 2025 in Press

Menlo Equities Furthers its Commitment to Data Centers with the Formation of Menlo Digital, a Dedicated Operating Platform Focused on Digital Infrastructure

Menlo Park, CA – July 16, 2025 - Menlo Equities, a leading private real estate investment and development firm, announced the launch of Menlo Digital, a dedicated data center platform.…
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Colliers Interview with Michael Johnston of Menlo Digital

A Q&A with Menlo Digital on What it Takes to Build and Scale in the Age of AI and Infrastructure Capital

July 18, 2025

As AI adoption is accelerating and data center demand surges, the industry is undergoing a transformative shift. Raul Saavedra, Head of Colliers’ Data Center Advisory, sat down with Michael Johnston, Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Menlo Digital, to explore how power constraints, capital strategy and evolving market dynamics are reshaping how infrastructure is financed, delivered and scaled.

San Jose Engineering Lab - Menlo Digital-Exterior

Nvidia Leases 100,600 SQFT Office Building in San Jose

December 13, 2024
Portland Data Center - Menlo Digital

Menlo Equities Buys 134,000 SQFT Block 1 of the Brewery Blocks in Portland’s Pearl District for $21MM

August 8, 2024
Phoenix Data center - East Thistle Landing Drive

Menlo Equities plans five-building data center campus in Phoenix, Arizona

February 5, 2024

Menlo Equities is planning a new data center in the Ahwatukee area of southern Phoenix. Company to demolish office buildings acquired in 2015.

Santa Clara Data Centers - Menlo Digital - 4700 Old Ironsides Dr

Menlo Equities acquires nine Digital Realty data centers, including four in Silicon Valley for $109 million

September 23, 2021

Real estate firm acquires facilities operated by Equinix and Cyxtera in Silicon Valley

Rick Holmstrom, Founder & Managing Partner, Menlo Equities

Menlo Equities buys four South Bay data centers in $100M+ deal

September 22,2021

Menlo Equities bought four Silicon Valley data centers underlining the popularity of commercial properties as more people work from home, increasing the need for more data and centers to store it.

Irvine California Data Center - Menlo Digital

Menlo Equities sells Cyxtera data center and Amazon warehouse in LA to CBRE

July 7, 2021

400,000 sq ft Irvine Crossing sold for $180 million.

Palo Alto Data Center - Menlo Digital

Equinix Executes Long-Term, 45,319 SQFT Lease Extension in Palo Alto as Local Data Center Market Surges

March 19, 2021
Atlanta Data Center - Menlo Digital

Silicon Valley investor buys Southern Co. HQ building for $90M

December 11, 2020

Menlo Equities bought the downtown Atlanta building, its first purchase in the Atlanta market./p>

Boston Data Center - Menlo Digital Aerial

Lincoln Property Company Sells Marlborough Building to California-based Menlo Equities $33.25 Million

July 23, 2019

California-based Menlo Equities purchased the 206,000 square-foot flex and data center asset for $33,250,000

Andover MA Data Center - Menlo Digital-Lobby

HFF completes $15m sale and $9m financing for a 92,700 s/f data center

November 16, 2018

The HFF team arranged the sale of the property on behalf of Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT I and procured the buyer, Menlo Equities.

HPE Santa Clara Data Center - Menlo Digital

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Moves HQ to Santa Clara

November 6, 2017

Menlo Equities developed the 30.2-acre, 1.6-million-square-foot The Campus at 3333 site in a joint venture with Beacon Capital Partners.

Santa Clara Data Center - Menlo Digital

Palo Alto Networks lease at Menlo Equities’ Santa Clara campus

September 25, 2015

Deal is one of Valley’s largest leases in last 25 years.

3355 Scott Blvd - Menlo Digital

Akamai Technologies Takes 76,000 SF at Oakmead Business Park

November 15,2013

Cloud Computing Giant Signs 10-Year Lease.