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Data center campus · 22000 Franz Road, Katy 77449 (Energy Corridor), Harris County, Texas

Element Critical Houston One

Operating as of Nov. 19, 2025

A colocation campus in Houston's Energy Corridor, built by Skybox in 2014 and owned by Element Critical since 2021, which has expanded it twice. Also known as: Skybox Houston One, SkyBox Houston 1.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Site20acres

Who is behind it

ProjectElement Critical Houston OneAlso: Skybox Houston One, SkyBox Houston 1
Developer and teamElement Critical
Skybox Datacenters (original developer)
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. Element Critical said construction was under way on a 10 MW, 20,000 sq ft high-density hall, with 4.5 MW to be delivered by Q4 2026. (Safanad (Element Critical release), Nov. 19, 2025; DatacenterDynamics, undated)

  2. Element Critical finished two new data halls adding 20,000 sq ft of colocation space, bringing the building to six halls. (Element Critical via PR Newswire, May 10, 2022; Baxtel, May 12, 2022)

  3. Element Critical announced it was buying Skybox's Houston One facility. (Element Critical via PR Newswire, March 16, 2021)

  4. Skybox announced construction of an 86,960 sq ft, 12.5 MW facility on 20 acres in the Energy Corridor, beside a 300 MW substation. (Skybox Datacenters via PR Newswire, July 28, 2014)

Conflicts and open questions

  • No primary record was opened for this site; evidence is reported (company releases and trade press).

The full record

Status note
Operating. A 10 MW high-density hall is under construction, with the first 4.5 MW due by Q4 2026.
Power note
Reported existing capacity varies: Baxtel cited 32 MW after the 2022 expansion, and DCD cited 26 MW before the new 10 MW hall. Left null.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.