by social@busyseed.com | Oct 16, 2026
A 40,000 SF data center that paid GSK to clear it
For GlaxoSmithKline’s data center in King of Prussia, Quantum demolished the whole build-out — floor, ceiling, HVAC, power and all — recycled every waste stream, and paid GSK a substantial sum for the equipment while charging nothing for the demolition.
Location
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Timeline
8 WeeksDemolition & restoration
Result
Paid + Free DemoSubstantial payment, no demo charge
The Challenge
A full data center to take out of service
Quantum Technology was hired to decommission GlaxoSmithKline’s 40,000 square foot data center in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania — a complete teardown taking in the HVAC, UPS, Halon, power panels and transfer switches.
The commercial structure made it an easy decision: Quantum was able to pay GlaxoSmithKline a substantial amount of money for the data center equipment while charging nothing for the demolition and removal.
The Approach
Floor to ceiling, then recycled
The work ran the full scope: demolition of 40,000 square feet of floor tiles and understructure, plus the ceiling structure, pipes and cabling; disconnection and removal of the HVAC and UPS systems, Halon, power panels, transfer switches, distribution panels, wire and cable; dismantling the condensing units and chillers from the roof; and removing the power generation equipment.
Every waste stream was recycled — cable, wire, steel, electronics, Halon and lead-acid batteries — and the crew scraped and polished the cement floors and cut back the conduit and piping, working closely with GSK’s management for full communication through each phase. Equipment destined for resale, like the CRAC units, was cleaned, tested, custom-palletized and capped for safe transport.
40,000 SFData center demolished
A 40,000 square foot data center demolished floor to ceiling, every waste stream recycled — and GSK paid for the equipment rather than billed for the work.
Scope of Work
The full teardown and restoration
Demolition, removal, recycling and finish — across the whole facility.
✓40,000 SF of floor tiles, understructure & ceiling demolished
✓HVAC, UPS, Halon, power panels & transfer switches
✓Distribution panels, wire & cable
✓Rooftop condensing units, chillers & power generation
✓Environmental recycling of all waste streams
✓Cement floors scraped & polished; conduit cut back
The Outcome
A clean finish, and money back to GSK
A full demolition handled responsibly — and a bill that ran the other way.
GSK was paid, not billed
Quantum paid GlaxoSmithKline a substantial sum for the equipment while charging nothing for the demolition and removal.
Every stream recycled
Cable, wire, steel, electronics, Halon and lead-acid batteries all went to environmental recycling.
Finished to a polished floor
The crew scraped and polished the cement floors and coordinated closely with GSK through every phase.
Your project could be next
Retiring a large data center?
We handle the full teardown, recycle every waste stream, and finish to a polished floor — and where the equipment has value, we pay you and skip the demolition bill.
by social@busyseed.com | Oct 16, 2026
Three floors cleared for a colocation rebuild
At 111 Tower Square Plaza in Jersey City, LeFrak needed three floors of a former Morgan Stanley data center cleared and made presentable. Quantum removed close to 1,000 cabinets — and terminated the live subfloor cabling safely — at no cost to LeFrak.
Location
Jersey City, New Jersey
Timeline
3 Weeks3 floors, ~100,000 SF
Result
Done at No CostPrepped for new tenants
The Challenge
A former tenant’s data center, in the way
When LeFrak, a worldwide leader in real estate development, took over as managing agent of 111 Tower Square Plaza in Jersey City, they hired Joe Ryan of Ryan Real Estate — who partnered with Hidalgo Communications and Atlas Communications — to rebuild and market approximately 100,000 square feet as data center and colocation facilities.
The first task was to clear out three floors of old data center infrastructure left behind by Morgan Stanley, a former tenant. The clean-out would both prepare the floors for build-out and make them presentable to prospective tenants. Ryan Real Estate recommended Quantum Technology.
The Approach
The dangerous part was under the floor
The scope covered the removal, sale and recycling of close to 1,000 data cabinets and racks, the pulling back of extensive fiber and cable runs, and the proper termination of the subfloor electrical connections.
That last part was the sensitive one: if any cables were left un-pulled or improperly terminated beneath the raised floor, later activation of those lines could cause electrocution or fire. Quantum handled it carefully, sold or recycled all of the material, and completed the job at no cost to LeFrak. LeFrak went on to hire Quantum several more times to remove switchgear and other assets — raised floor, CRAC units, UPS systems and electrical panels — all resold or recycled.
~1,000Data cabinets & racks removed
Close to 1,000 data cabinets and racks across three floors — plus extensive fiber and cable — removed, sold or recycled, with the live subfloor connections safely terminated.
Scope of Work
What the clean-out covered
Three floors of infrastructure, down to the cabling beneath the floor.
✓~100,000 SF across three floors
✓Close to 1,000 data cabinets & racks
✓Extensive fiber & cable runs pulled back
✓Subfloor electrical connections properly terminated
✓All material sold or recycled
✓Later: switchgear, raised floor, CRAC & UPS removals
The Outcome
Floors ready to lease, at no cost
A clean, presentable space for the rebuild — and a client who kept coming back.
No cost to LeFrak
By selling and recycling the material, Quantum delivered the three-floor clean-out at no cost to the owner.
Live cabling made safe
The subfloor connections were properly terminated so reactivating the floors couldn’t cause electrocution or fire.
A client that came back
LeFrak hired Quantum several more times for switchgear, raised floor, CRAC and UPS removals — all resold or recycled.
Your project could be next
Clearing floors for a new build-out?
We remove cabinets, cable and raised floor across whole buildings — terminating live subfloor connections safely — and often at no cost, paid for by what we recover.
by social@busyseed.com | Oct 16, 2026
A San Diego data center, back to bare concrete
After Intuit moved out, Kilroy Realty needed its building stripped for a full redo. Quantum decommissioned the whole facility — data center, roof and exterior — cranes, earthquake braces and three 1250kW generators included.
Location
San Diego, California
Timeline
3 WeeksData center, roof & exterior
Result
Back to Bare ConcreteReady for a full redo
The Challenge
A prime building, ready for a reset
When Intuit moved out of 6200 Greenwich Ave in San Diego and into their new headquarters, Kilroy Realty — the building owner — decided to do a complete interior demolition and re-do of this hot piece of real estate.
Kilroy hired Quantum for the decommission of the facility and data center assets: an entire clean-out of the data center, the roof and the exterior areas.
By the Numbers
What came out of the facility
Raised Floor
12,000 SFEarthquake-braced
Cooling
26 CRACPlus 29 roof condensers
Generators
31250kW Kohler diesel
The Approach
Meticulous, and by the regulations
The generator room was completely dismantled and the generators resold, bringing the room back to bare concrete. The fuel tanks had to be disconnected and lifted by crane over the retaining wall, and Quantum drained and resold the diesel. Beneath the raised-floor panels, the understructure was reinforced with earthquake-resistant braces — and everything was meticulously dismantled and removed.
On the hazards: several truckloads of batteries were removed and shipped to recycling facilities, with chain of custody provided on request; several thousand pounds of halon were deactivated, disconnected and recycled; and because the Liebert CRAC units were air-cooled, the R-22 was reclaimed and recycled. The roof’s large air handlers and many condensers were too worn to resell, so all of that material was recycled.
12,000 SFRaised floor removed
A 12,000 SF raised floor over an earthquake-braced understructure — plus 26 CRAC units, 29 roof condensers and three 1250kW generators — all taken back to bare concrete.
What We Removed
Floor, roof and everything between
The full build-out, plus the rooftop plant and the exterior.
✓12,000 SF raised floor & earthquake-braced understructure
✓4000A switchgear electrical service
✓26 Liebert CRAC units & 29 roof condensers
✓28 PDUs & 8 UPS systems
✓3 × 1250kW diesel Kohler generators
✓Halon, R-22 & batteries recycled with chain of custody
The Outcome
Cleared, compliant, ready to rebuild
A prime San Diego building taken back to concrete, with every hazard handled by the book.
Back to bare concrete
Data center, roof plant and exterior were cleared and the generator room stripped to bare concrete for the redo.
Handled to the regulations
Halon and R-22 were reclaimed and recycled, and batteries went to recycling with chain of custody on request.
Recovered where it counted
Generators and diesel were resold; worn rooftop material that couldn’t be sold was recycled instead.
Your project could be next
Stripping a building back for a redo?
We clear the data center, roof plant and exterior back to bare concrete — reclaiming halon and refrigerants and recycling batteries with full chain of custody.
by social@busyseed.com | Oct 16, 2026
A decommission that paid for itself
For AES, Quantum decommissioned the data center in the Blue Cross building in Wayne — buying the generators, switchgear, UPS and AC systems, and using the revenue from those assets to offset the cost of the work.
Location
Wayne, Pennsylvania
Timeline
1 WeekClean-out & asset purchase
Result
Cost OffsetBy the recovered assets
The Challenge
Clear the data center, keep the value
AES, a local environmental company, hired Quantum Technology to decommission the data center in the Blue Cross building in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The brief was simple: clean out the data center, and purchase all of the equipment.
Quantum bought the generators, switchgear, UPS systems, AC systems and all of the data center assets — then used the revenue from that equipment to offset the cost of the decommission.
The Approach
Handled the hazards, maximized recovery
The generator enclosure was oversized — as it frequently is — so Quantum supplied the crane, riggers and trucking to get it out, draining and recycling the diesel fuel along the way. The FM-200 tanks carry small explosive actuators, and Quantum’s crew is trained to deactivate these before the tanks are disconnected. On the resale side, the later-model, well-maintained Liebert ACs and UPSs moved easily through Quantum’s nationwide network of buyers, older units were broken down for parts, and the UPS batteries were recycled. The Blue Cross switchgear was custom-built and couldn’t be sold as a single unit, so the breakers were sold separately and the rest recycled.
✓Generators removed (crane, riggers & trucking)
✓Diesel fuel drained & recycled
✓FM-200 tanks safely deactivated & removed
✓Liebert AC & UPS systems resold
✓UPS batteries recycled
✓Custom switchgear — breakers sold, rest recycled
The Outcome
Cleared in a week, cost offset by assets
A fast, safe decommission where the equipment’s value went back toward the bill.
The assets paid part of the bill
Quantum purchased the full build-out and applied the resale revenue to offset the cost of the decommission.
Hazards handled by the book
FM-200 actuators were deactivated before disconnect and the diesel fuel was drained and recycled.
Recovery, maximized
Good units were resold nationwide, old ones parted out, and even custom switchgear gave up its breakers for resale.
Your project could be next
Want your decommission to pay for itself?
We buy the generators, UPS, cooling and switchgear, handle the hazards safely, and put the resale value back toward the cost of the work.
by social@busyseed.com | Oct 16, 2026
Clearing 120,000 SF of old Bank One
Fenway Properties bought the old Bank One buildings in Phoenix to renovate them. Quantum decommissioned the data center and cleared the whole facility — even knocking down and rebuilding a brick wall to get four vintage generators out.
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
Timeline
16 WeeksDecommission & clean-out
Result
Ready for RenovationCleared to bare walls & floor
The Challenge
An old bank, bound for renovation
Fenway Properties purchased the old Bank One buildings in Phoenix, Arizona. To prepare them for renovation, Quantum Technology was brought in to decommission the data center and completely clear out the facility — a 120,000 SF building.
The scope ran from the raised floor to the generators and chillers, and it included the switchgear and a long list of hazardous and high-value equipment that all had to come out before the renovation could begin.
The Approach
Right down to the masonry
The crew brought the 25,000 SF raised-floor room back to bare walls and floor, evacuated the Freon from the CRAC units, and electrically disconnected the UPS systems, transformers and switchgear. The four 1979 Cummins generators were sold despite their age — and to get them out of the building, Quantum had to knock down the outside brick wall and then reconstruct the masonry.
Fire suppression tanks were deactivated, palletized and shipped to recycling; the wet-cell batteries were disconnected with special lifts, Arc Flash suits and insulated tools; the diesel fuel was drained and resold as Diesel #2 for construction and farm equipment; and all cabling, piping and conduit was pulled and recycled.
120,000 SFBuilding fully cleared
A 120,000 square foot facility — data center, generators, chillers and all — cleared and readied for renovation, with the masonry put back where a wall had to come down.
What We Handled
The full facility, start to finish
Data center, power plant, hazards and structure.
✓25,000 SF raised floor to bare walls & floor
✓CRAC units with Freon evacuated
✓UPS systems, transformers & switchgear
✓4 Cummins (1979) generators — sold & wall rebuilt
✓Fire suppression tanks & wet-cell batteries (Arc Flash)
✓Diesel drained & resold; cabling & conduit recycled
The Outcome
Emptied, recovered, renovation-ready
The whole building came back clear — with nearly everything inside finding a new buyer or a recycler.
Cleared for renovation
The 120,000 SF facility was fully cleared to bare walls and floor and handed back ready for its renovation.
The tough extraction
Four 1979 generators came out through a wall that was taken down and rebuilt — and sold despite their age.
Recovered, not wasted
Diesel was resold as #2 fuel, compressors went to local businesses, and tanks, batteries and conduit were recycled.
Your project could be next
Prepping a building for renovation?
We decommission the data center and clear the whole facility — generators, hazards and all — and when equipment has to come through a wall, we put the wall back.
