Texas Cryptologic Center

Operating · Corporate Office Properties Trust · 1 Sony Place, San Antonio, TX

The National Security Agency operates the Texas Cryptologic Center on 69.3 acres at 1 Sony Place, San Antonio, a former Sony fabrication plant converted for NSA use beginning in 2005; Corporate Office Properties Trust holds ownership. The facility comprises an original 470,000-square-foot complex, a 94,000-square-foot data-storage building completed June 2010, and three additional office buildings constructed 2009–2014, with a third-party report citing 40 MW operational capacity. The $500 million facility supports foreign signals intelligence, cybersecurity, and 24/7 security operations.

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Overview

Status: Operating
Operating facility
Exact-site power: 40 MW
Campus Gross Power · Operating
Facility size: 292,948 sq ft
Facility
Project cost: $500.0M
Estimated construction cost in the cited project filing.

Texas Cryptologic Center

Operating · Corporate Office Properties Trust · 1 Sony Place, San Antonio, TX

The National Security Agency operates the Texas Cryptologic Center on 69.3 acres at 1 Sony Place, San Antonio, a former Sony fabrication plant converted for NSA use beginning in 2005; Corporate Office Properties Trust holds ownership. The facility comprises an original 470,000-square-foot complex, a 94,000-square-foot data-storage building completed June 2010, and three additional office buildings constructed 2009–2014, with a third-party report citing 40 MW operational capacity. The $500 million facility supports foreign signals intelligence, cybersecurity, and 24/7 security operations.

Website Open in grid

Overview

Status: Operating
Operating facility
Exact-site power: 40 MW
Campus Gross Power · Operating
Facility size: 292,948 sq ft
Facility
Project cost: $500.0M
Estimated construction cost in the cited project filing.

Compute profile

Enterprise

foreign signals intelligence · cybersecurity operations

Profile

Project scope: The Texas Cryptologic Center occupies a former Sony chip-fabrication plant leased for NSA use beginning in 2005. The original complex comprised two connected buildings totaling approximately 470,000 square feet.
Power and grid: 40 MW of campus gross power is reported for the exact facility.
Compute role: An NSA-operated government data-storage and processing facility supporting the Texas Cryptologic Center’s foreign signals-intelligence, cybersecurity, information-assurance, and 24/7 security-operations missions.
Cooling and environment: Asset-specific cooling design and water demand are not disclosed.
Local reporting: Reports that NSA Texas operates in the former Sony fabrication plant and had more than 3,000 San Antonio workers during a major hiring effort.

Organizations

Material, source-backed organizations directly involved with this facility or its parent campus. Duplicate legal names and incidental community mentions are excluded.

OrganizationRoleScope

Corporate Office Properties TrustOwnerExact Asset

National Security AgencyOperatorExact Asset

Skanska USAContractorExact Asset

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

2005
2005
Former Sony facility / initial NSA Texas complex announced
Former Sony chip-fabrication plant converted for NSA Texas use. The original complex consisted of two connected buildings totaling approximately 470,000 square feet.
2009
2009
Additional NSA-related office buildings construction started
Three additional office buildings on an additional 26 acres at the broader site were reported as constructed between 2009 and 2014. They are kept as a separate phase and are not added to the 69.275-acre main-property figure.
2010
2010
Data Storage Complex entered operation
A new data-storage complex was constructed on the former Sony plant grounds. The available reporting identifies approximately 94,000 square feet and completion by June 2010; this is not treated as a data-hall figure because the sources do not define it as data-hall area.
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1. Jun 1, 2010
  Jun 1, 2010
  Data Storage Complex construction completion scheduled
  A new data-storage complex was constructed on the former Sony plant grounds. The available reporting identifies approximately 94,000 square feet and completion by June 2010; this is not treated as a data-hall figure because the sources do not define it as data-hall area.
2. Jun 17, 2013
  Jun 17, 2013
Dec 16, 2020
Dec 16, 2020
Major expansions top November's largest commercial construction permitsSan Antonio...
Reports that Corporate Office Properties Trust filed a major commercial construction permit for work at 1 Sony Place, which houses an NSA facility.
Jan 9, 2023
Jan 9, 2023
NSA Texas drops some secrecy as it staffs San AntonioSan Antonio...
Identifies the main NSA facility at 1 Sony Place, its ownership and lease arrangement, workforce, and reported economic significance to the San Antonio technology sector.
Feb 15, 2023
Feb 15, 2023
NSA job listings posted to LinkedIn, TwitterSan Antonio...
Reports that NSA Texas operates in the former Sony fabrication plant and had more than 3,000 San Antonio workers during a major hiring effort.