Montgomery Westland, a former underground bunker near Houston, announced plans in 2007 to add 100,000 square feet of underground data-center space and 330,000 square feet of office space for recovery operations. The expansion was designed to pair protected computing facilities with a place for clients to resume critical work after a disruption.
What was the Houston data bunker?
Montgomery Westland was a data-center and business-continuity campus in Montgomery, Texas, about 40 miles from downtown Houston. The property was formerly known as the Westlin Bunker. Its original underground facility covered 40,000 square feet and was built from reinforced concrete, alongside a 100,000-square-foot office building. Ling-Chieh Kung, founder of Westlin Oil and a nephew of Chiang Kai-shek, built the site amid fears of nuclear war. After Westlin Oil collapsed, the property sat vacant for years before being converted for data-center use in 2004. DatacenterDynamics’ 2007 report and Houston Business Journal coverage describe the site’s history.
How much did the 2007 expansion add?
The plan announced in December 2007 called for two additional underground data centers, each planned at 50,000 square feet, for 100,000 square feet of additional data-center space. It also proposed 330,000 square feet of office recovery space and four secured above-ground buildings. These were announced plans; the available reports do not establish whether construction was completed or what capacity the campus later reached.
How did the facility support disaster recovery?
The campus was intended to support more than backup computing. It combined data-center capacity with office space where clients could resume business operations. Clients could also relocate key personnel and their families to nearby housing at the Del Lago resort on Lake Conroe. The facility had redundant connections to Internet backbones and satellite connectivity, providing more than one communications route. DatacenterDynamics’ 2007 account describes these continuity features.
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Demand grew after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, according to contemporaneous reporting. The storms underscored the risk of keeping essential systems and staff concentrated in a region exposed to major disruptions. Montgomery Westland’s combination of underground computing space, operational offices, communications redundancy, and nearby accommodation addressed several parts of that continuity problem at once.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Who used the Montgomery data bunker?
The 2007 report named Continental Airlines, ExpressJet, Anadarko, The Houston Chronicle, and 11 local county governments among the tenants. This is a historical list reported at the time, not confirmation of current customers or occupancy. The reports identified Montgomery LP as the owner, with Dallas investment firms Today Realty Advisors and Pudge Properties behind the partnership; they do not establish the property’s present ownership.
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