Data center campus · 2218 Sixth Street NW (former Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center), Howard University, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Howard University Ralph J. Bunche Data Center
Operating
as of Oct. 28, 2026
Howard University turned its former international affairs center on Sixth Street NW into a data center, moving the legacy data-center function out of Wonder Plaza. The university reports that its campus-wide network transition to the new facility is complete. Also known as: Ralph J. Bunche Data Center.
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Who is behind it
ProjectHoward University Ralph J. Bunche Data CenterAlso: Ralph J. Bunche Data Center
Developer and teamHoward University
End userHoward University
The record, newest first
University page lists the campus-wide network transition as complete, with physical-space work still in progress. (Howard University, Oct. 28, 2026)
Howard's Enterprise Technology Services reported that more than 85 campus buildings had completed the move to the new data center (month stated as January 2026; day not given). (Howard University, Oct. 28, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- The January 2026 event date uses month-end because the page gives only the month.
- Size, power, cost and contractor are not published on the page.
- The legacy data-center function at Wonder Plaza was relocated by this project; no separate record of that site's closure date was found.
The full record
- Status note
- Howard real estate page says the campus-wide network move into the building is complete, and lists remaining physical-space and office-turnover work as underway under its 2026-2027 status; operator page, accessed Oct. 28, 2026.
- Power note
- No power figure published.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)