A legacy data center standing in the way of redevelopment
Built by MichCon in 1982 and upgraded in 1994, the 72,866-square-foot data center at 5225 Auto Club Drive was shuttered in 1997. The legacy facility was eventually sold to Holding Source LLC — a major Dearborn developer — with plans to redevelop the property.
Before redevelopment could move forward, the aging infrastructure had to come out: chillers and cooling towers, pad mount transformers, indoor and outdoor switchgear and substations, a generator, ATS’s, pumps, motors, motor controls, UPS systems, PDUs, CRACs and electrical panels. The goal wasn’t just removal — it was recovering as much value as possible for the owner.
Decommission, recover, resell
Quantum’s mission was to create several hundred thousand dollars of cash for Holding Source by decommissioning the data center and reselling its assets. In two weeks, crews removed the full mechanical and electrical plant and routed it into Quantum’s resale pipeline.
The timing played to a strength Quantum had recently built a division around: hard-to-acquire switchgear, electrical panels and pad mount transformers. Post-Covid supply-chain constraints had pushed lead times and prices sky-high, and Quantum stepped in to fill the gap — inventorying recovered equipment across its Shippensburg and Philadelphia warehouses and offering it to companies nationwide at competitive prices, putting infrastructure back into productive use.
Built in 1982 and dark since 1997, the 72,866-square-foot facility was fully decommissioned in two weeks — its infrastructure recovered for resale rather than scrapped.
The full mechanical and electrical plant
Quantum removed and recovered the data center’s complete infrastructure, from cooling to switchgear.
Cash recovered, redevelopment unlocked
The shuttered facility’s infrastructure was turned into six figures of value for the owner and routed back into productive use.
Several hundred thousand dollars recovered
Quantum’s decommission and resale turned the shuttered data center’s assets into six figures of cash for Holding Source.
Hard-to-source gear back in service
Switchgear, electrical panels and pad mount transformers — items with long post-Covid lead times — were recovered and offered for resale nationwide.
A clear path to redevelopment
With the infrastructure removed, the legacy facility was ready for Holding Source’s redevelopment plans.
Inside the Michigan Consolidated decommission
A look at the crews, rigging, and equipment that came out of the facility.
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