# Digital Realty VA4

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Digital Realty VA4 is an operating data-center building at 8217 Linton Hall Road in Bristow, Virginia. Prince William County records 227,465 square feet and finaled permit BLD2001-04142. The exact site lies in NOVEC territory within PJM. Public facility records report several distinct power and IT-load figures, which the profile keeps separate rather than summing; its Virginia DEQ permit documents backup generation and regulated emissions limits.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: operating
- Asset scope: building
- Location: 8217 LINTON HALL RD, Bristow, Prince William County, VA
- Operator: Digital Realty (exact asset) — https://www.digitalrealty.com

## Power and grid context

- Utility service: 24 MW · reported · exact asset · VA4 · as of 2024-07-24 — Reported rating of the on-site NOVEC electric substation; this is a substation rating, not an IT-load figure.
- Critical it load: 8.64 MW · reported · exact asset · VA4 · as of 2024-06-30 — Digital Core REIT portfolio table reports 8,640 kW of IT Load for 8217 Linton Hall Road.
- Critical it load: 9.6 MW · reported · exact asset · VA4 — Reported aggregate critical IT load across six computer rooms at the exact facility; this differs from other published IT-load figures.
- Critical it load: 7.2 MW · reported · exact asset · VA4 — A facility record reports 7.2 MW of IT Load alongside 12 MW of reported power capacity.
- Campus gross power: 12 MW · reported · exact asset · VA4 — A facility record reports 12 MW of Power Capacity; the source does not identify this as contracted, requested, or interconnection capacity.
- Campus gross power: 23.94 MW · reported · exact asset · VA4 — A current facility record reports 23.94 MW of power capacity for Digital Realty VA4.
- Campus gross power: 30 MW · reported · exact asset · VA4 — A separate facility listing reports 30 MW of total power capacity; the figure is retained separately because it conflicts with other published capacity records.
- ISO/RTO: PJM Interconnection (PJM RTO)
- Balancing authority: PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM)
- Electric utility: Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC)
- Substation: On-site NOVEC electric substation, reported as 24 MW.

## Development

- Site status: Operating for VA4; VA5 is separately listed as planned at the same address.
- Gross floor area: 227,465 square feet
- Buildings: 2
- Construction: Digital Realty VA4 is a one-storey facility at 8217 Linton Hall Road. The county record identifies VA4 as completed, with a 2002 year built, permit BLD2001-04142 marked Finaled, and an occupancy date of 2002-11-06. A trade report separately describes the building as built in 2001. The same county record identifies a separate VA5 building at the address as planned, with 155,427 square feet of planned GFA. No scheduled construction-completion date or expected commercial-operation date was established.

## Compute and operations

- Facility classes: hyperscale, colocation, cloud
- Workloads: cloud computing, business-critical enterprise workloads
- Announced tenants: Microsoft (historically disclosed tenant), Unnamed investment-grade global cloud service provider (10-year agreement announced; commencement December 1, 2026)
- Critical IT load: 9.6 MW
- Operating context: Digital Realty VA4 is an operating, fully fitted, one-storey hyperscale data center and colocation facility operated by Digital Realty. A 10-year agreement with an unnamed investment-grade global cloud service provider was announced for occupancy of the entire facility beginning December 1, 2026.

## Sources

- [Digital Realty - Porpoise Ventures LLC (VA4) — Prince William County, VA | Groundwork](http://canonical.cc/labs/groundwork/site/digital-realty-porpoise-ventures-llc-va4-prince-william)
- [Digital Realty VA4 — Bristow, VA | datacenter.fyi](http://datacenter.fyi/facility/digital-realty-va4-va-1d954ce6)
- [Digital Realty - Bristow, VA](http://datacenter.fyi/public-record/1f32ba83)
- [Digital Core REIT seeks new tenant for data center in Prince William County, Northern Virginia - DCD](http://datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/digital-core-reit-seeks-new-tenant-for-data-center-in-prince-william-county-northern-virginia) — Data Center Dynamics · 2025-01-02
- [http://datacentermap.com/usa/virginia/bristow/digital-realty-va4](http://datacentermap.com/usa/virginia/bristow/digital-realty-va4)
- [http://dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/virginia/protesters-voice-frustration-with-data-centers-in-virginia](http://dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/virginia/protesters-voice-frustration-with-data-centers-in-virginia)
- [Issued Air Permits for Data Centers | Virginia DEQ](http://deq.virginia.gov/news-info/shortcuts/permits/air/issued-air-permits-for-data-centers)
- [Digital Core REIT Announces Linton Hall Lease-Up | Digital Core REIT Management Pte. Ltd.](http://digitalcorereit.com/newsroom/company-news/digital-core-reit-announces-linton-hall-lease-0) — Digital Core REIT Management Pte. Ltd. · 2026-01-05
- [Digital Core REIT - Property Details](http://digitalcorereit.com/portfolio/market-overview/northern-virginia-details/default.aspx)
- [http://digitalcorereit.com/portfolio/portfolio-overview/default.aspx](http://digitalcorereit.com/portfolio/portfolio-overview/default.aspx)
- [http://gisweb.pwcva.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Planning/Build_Out_Analysis/MapServer/9](http://gisweb.pwcva.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Planning/Build_Out_Analysis/MapServer/9)
- [Build Out Analysis](http://gisweb.pwcva.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Planning/Build_Out_Analysis/MapServer/9/query?f=pjson&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&where=Address%3D%278217%20LINTON%20HALL%20RD%27)
- [http://gisweb.pwcva.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Planning/Build_Out_Analysis/MapServer/9/query?f=pjson&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&where=Address='8217 LINTON HALL RD'](http://gisweb.pwcva.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Planning/Build_Out_Analysis/MapServer/9/query?f=pjson&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&where=Address='8217 LINTON HALL RD')
- [Build Out Analysis](http://gisweb.pwcva.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Planning/Build_Out_Analysis/MapServer/9/query?f=pjson&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&where=Address='8217%20LINTON%20HALL%20RD')
- [http://openstreetmap.org/way/46831933](http://openstreetmap.org/way/46831933)
- [http://peeringdb.com/fac/4760](http://peeringdb.com/fac/4760)
- [County to spend $500,000 more to fight data center lawsuits  | News | princewilliamtimes.com](http://princewilliamtimes.com/news/county-will-spend-nearly-500-000-more-to-fight-data-center-lawsuits/article_d715d418-b061-11ef-853d-6fffcb7aa800.html)
- [Incentives | Prince William, VA](http://pwcded.org/incentives)
- [Data Center Retail Sales & Use Tax Exemption](http://vedp.org/incentive/data-center-retail-sales-use-tax-exemption)
- [8217 Linton Hall (VA4) Digital Realty Data Center](https://baxtel.com/data-center/8217-linton-hall-va4-digital-realty)
- [Digital Realty VA4 | 8217 Linton Hall Road, Northern Virginia ...](https://datacenterhawk.com/marketplace/providers/digital-realty/8217-linton-hall-road/va4)
- [Digital Realty Launches $977m Core Data Center REIT via ...](https://dgtlinfra.com/digital-realty-core-data-center-reit-ipo/)
- [Build Out Analysis](https://gisweb.pwcva.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Planning/Build_Out_Analysis/MapServer/9/query?f=pjson&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&where=Address='8217%20LINTON%20HALL%20RD')
- [PWC QuickInfo](https://gisweb.pwcva.gov/webapps/quickinfo/)
- [Digital Realty VA4: See All services with pricing - inflect.com](https://inflect.com/building/8217-linton-hall-road-gainesville/digital-realty/datacenter/digital-realty-8217-linton-hall-road)
- [Digital Core REIT Announces Linton Hall Lease-Up Digital Core REIT (SGX: DCRU), a leading pure-play data centre REIT listed Singapore](https://links.sgx.com/1.0.0/corporate-announcements/SC3JVIDCY8VR3ITT/871167_Digital%20Core%20REIT%20Announces%20Linton%20Hall%20Lease-Up_FINAL.pdf)
- [Home | Prince William Water](https://princewilliamwater.org/)
- [PowerPoint Presentation](https://s28.q4cdn.com/669718746/files/doc_financials/2024/q2/Digital-Core-REIT-1H24-Financial-Results-Presentation.pdf)
- [Va Electric 2016](https://services3.arcgis.com/Ww6Zhg5FR2pLMf1C/ArcGIS/rest/services/VA_Electric_2016/FeatureServer/0/query?f=json&where=1%3D1&geometry=-77.5949050%2C38.7780614&geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&inSR=4326&spatialRel=esriSpatialRelIntersects&outFields=Provider%2CUtility&returnGeometry=false)
- [8217 Linton Hall (VA4) Digital Realty Data Center](https://www.baxtel.com/data-center/8217-linton-hall-va4-digital-realty)
- [Digital Realty - Porpoise Ventures LLC (VA4) — Prince William County, VA | Groundwork](https://www.canonical.cc/labs/groundwork/site/digital-realty-porpoise-ventures-llc-va4-prince-william/)
- [Digital Realty GNV (8217 Linton Hall) - Global Providers Directory](https://www.connectbase.com/provider/digital-realty-gnv-8217-linton-hall/)
- [Digital Core REIT leases Virginia data center to unnamed ...](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/digital-core-reit-leases-virginia-data-center-to-unnamed-cloud-provider/) — Data Center Dynamics · 2026-01-05
- [Digital Core REIT seeks new tenant for data center in Prince William County, Northern Virginia - DCD](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/digital-core-reit-seeks-new-tenant-for-data-center-in-prince-william-county-northern-virginia/)
- [Bristow Data Centers - 18 Facilities from Operators](https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/virginia/bristow/)
- [deq.virginia.gov](https://www.deq.virginia.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/26117/638639805143900000)
- [Issued Air Permits for Data Centers | Virginia DEQ](https://www.deq.virginia.gov/news-info/shortcuts/permits/air/issued-air-permits-for-data-centers)
- [Digital Core REIT Announces Linton Hall Lease-Up | Digital Core REIT Management Pte. Ltd.](https://www.digitalcorereit.com/newsroom/company-news/digital-core-reit-announces-linton-hall-lease-0)
- [Digital Core REIT Reaches Agreement to Establish Presence in Singapore, Expand in Japan, Sell Interests in Three Assets in North America | Digital Core REIT Management Pte. Ltd.](https://www.digitalcorereit.com/newsroom/company-news/digital-core-reit-reaches-agreement-establish-presence-singapore-expand-japan-sell-interests-three)
- [Digital Core REIT - Portfolio - Portfolio Overview](https://www.digitalcorereit.com/portfolio/portfolio-overview/default.aspx)

## Data quality

- The county record identifies Digital Realty VA4 as a completed building at 8217 Linton Hall Road, while also returning a separate planned feature named Digital Realty VA5 at the same address and GPIN. VA5 and other proposed projects are excluded from the exact-asset findings.
- Local reporting about the proposed Devlin Technology Park and other Bristow developments is not treated as opposition to the completed VA4 building.
- The 2026 lease announcement identifies the incoming customer only as an unnamed investment-grade global cloud service provider; no tenant identity is assigned.
- Downgraded provider news from exact-site scope because identity and location proof were incomplete: County to spend $500,000 more to fight data center lawsuits
- Power values retain their reported, requested, contracted, energized, gross-campus, or critical-IT basis.

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