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CyrusOne Houston West III

This record consolidates 14 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

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Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerCyrusOne LLC
JurisdictionHouston, TX
AddressWestway Park Boulevard campus
Location precisionparcel or bounded site
CoordinatesNot published; no coordinate inferred
Capacity84 MW
AliasesCyrusOne Houston West III · Westway Park Boulevard Campus · Houston West III · HOU3 shell
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What has been researched

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Intent / permits0 rows
Civic / infrastructure0 rows
SOURCE RECORD

CyrusOne Houston West III: source record

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Ownership chain is unusual: DataBank purchased the four Houston facilities in 2022 while CyrusOne retained a leaseback on the Houston West III shell to serve a hyperscale customer. Comptroller registry lists CyrusOne LLC as owner/operator and Paile LLC as occupant.

Key data: CenterPoint Energy (Houston Electric service territory) | ERCOT | NOT_FOUND

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

CyrusOne Houston West III: ownership and profile

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Developer: CyrusOne LLC | Owner: CyrusOne LLC | Property entity: Paile LLC (Comptroller-listed occupant; Google-affiliated shell entity) | County: Harris | Research region: Houston / Gulf Coast | Tenants/customers: Paile LLC (hyperscale customer lease signed Q4 2021)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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POWER AND GRID

CyrusOne Houston West III: power and grid

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Key data: Utility: CenterPoint Energy (Houston Electric service territory) | Utility region: ERCOT Houston (Coast) load zone | Grid area: ERCOT | IT load MW: 84 | Backup generation MW: 153

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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WATER AND COOLING

CyrusOne Houston West III: water and cooling

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Key data: Cooling: Air-cooled chillers with closed-loop water systems, water-free cooling; N+1 and N+2 cooling redundancy

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

CyrusOne Houston West III: permits and jurisdiction

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Key data: Permit IDs: Texas Comptroller data center registration LD797782 (eff. 01/31/2022) - owner CyrusOne LLC, occupant Paile LLC, operator CyrusOne LLC | Jurisdictions: Harris County | City of Houston | State of Texas (Comptroller data center program)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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TIMELINE

CyrusOne Houston West III: timeline

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CyrusOne signs hyperscale lease for Houston West III shell

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2021-10-01

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Texas Comptroller data center registration effective (occupant Paile LLC)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2022-01-31

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CyrusOne sells four Houston data centers to DataBank for $670M but leases back the Houston West III shell

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2022-01-19

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OWNERSHIP CHAIN

CyrusOne Houston West III: ownership chain

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The Texas Comptroller registry records CyrusOne LLC as owner and operator with Paile LLC as occupant under registration LD797782 effective 01/31/2022 - Paile LLC being a shell entity associated with Google.

Key data: LD797782; owner/operator CyrusOne LLC; occupant Paile LLC

Claim classification: OFFICIAL_RECORD · Verification: PRIMARY_SOURCE · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2022-01-31

Limitation: The Google affiliation of Paile LLC is an inference from the entity's use in other Google data center filings, not stated in the Comptroller record.

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TENANT CUSTOMER

CyrusOne Houston West III: tenant customer

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CyrusOne agreed to lease back the Houston West III shell from DataBank in order to support a hyperscale customer lease signed in Q4 2021.

Key data: Leaseback of Houston West III shell for a hyperscale customer

Claim classification: REPORTED_FACT · Verification: CORROBORATED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2022-01-19

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CAPACITY IT LOAD

CyrusOne Houston West III: capacity it load

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CyrusOne's Houston page describes the HOU3-HOU4 campus at 347,000 sq ft with 84MW of IT load.

Key data: 347,000 sq ft; 84MW IT load

Claim classification: COMPANY_CLAIM · Verification: SINGLE_SOURCE · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026-09-05

Limitation: Operator marketing page; figures are campus-level.

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BACKUP GENERATION

CyrusOne Houston West III: backup generation

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CyrusOne's Houston campus page documents 68 dedicated diesel generators of 2,250kW each (about 153MW of standby capacity) plus multiple UPS systems with battery backup across the HOU3-HOU4 campus.

Key data: 68 x 2,250kW diesel generators (~153MW standby)

Claim classification: COMPANY_CLAIM · Verification: PRIMARY_SOURCE · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026-09-05

Limitation: Standby MW total is derived by multiplication from the stated unit count and rating.

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COOLING TECHNOLOGY

CyrusOne Houston West III: cooling technology

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The campus uses advanced air-cooled chillers with closed-loop water systems described as water-free cooling, with N+1 and N+2 cooling redundancy; HOU3 holds a 3-Globes and HOU4 a 2-Globes Green Globe certification.

Key data: Air-cooled chillers, closed loop, water-free; N+1/N+2

Claim classification: COMPANY_CLAIM · Verification: PRIMARY_SOURCE · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026-09-05

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BUILDING SQFT

CyrusOne Houston West III: building sqft

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CyrusOne splits the 347,000 sq ft campus into HOU3 (174,000 sq ft) and HOU4 (173,000 sq ft).

Key data: HOU3 174,000 sq ft; HOU4 173,000 sq ft

Claim classification: COMPANY_CLAIM · Verification: PRIMARY_SOURCE · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026-09-05

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Sources

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