Digital Core REIT announced on Jan, 05 2026 that it has signed a 10-year agreement with an investment grade global cloud service provider to lease 100% of its 8217 Linton Hall Road data centre in Northern Virginia.
The transaction raises portfolio occupancy to 98% from 81%, increases the share of investment grade rental income to 82% from 79% and extends the weighted average lease expiry to 5.7 years from 4.7 years.
The new lease is priced 35% above the facility’s previous net rent and was executed within six months of the prior tenant’s departure. The deal also boosts the data centre’s sellable capacity by 13% to 10.8 MW.
Following the lease-up, the REIT’s five largest customers will comprise 73% of annualised rent, with the new tenant contributing 17%, second only to a Fortune 50 software company at 26%.