Purchases leasehold totaling 33,700 sq. ft. of datacenter space from NYC Connect located in New York City for $24.5 million.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., a corporate datacenters and Internet gateway management company, today announced the acquisition of a leasehold totaling 33,700 sq. ft. of datacenter space from NYC Connect located at 111 8th Avenue in New York City.

The purchase price was $24.5 million. The acquisition consists of two suites located on the third and seventh floors of the building. The suites are 94% leased and are being managed by Digital Realty Trust, claims the company.

"The acquisition of the NYC Connect datacenters represents an opportunity for us to expand our presence to over 120,000 square feet of mission critical datacenter space in 111 8th Avenue, a premier hub for Internet connectivity for the northeastern U.S. and one of the premier Internet gateway and corporate datacenter facilities in the world," commented Michael Foust, CEO of Digital Realty Trust.