US Signal Buys 4.5 MW Hillsboro, Oregon Data Center in 0.2% Vacancy Market
US Signal bought a 63,000 sq ft Hillsboro, Oregon data center with 4.5 MW on site, its first owned Portland-area site, while the city's data center moratorium is still in force.
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US Signal's Hillsboro, Oregon data center, shown in a photo from the company's own facility page.
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US Signal said on Oct. 27 that it has acquired a 63,000-square-foot data center in Hillsboro, Oregon, with approximately 14,000 square feet of data hall space and 4.5 megawatts of power on site, according to the company's release.
It is the first data center US Signal owns in the Portland metro area. The company already operates a site in Bend, Oregon, and a network of 17 data centers nationwide. The release gives no purchase price. Your Oregon News reported a price of $20 million and said Washington County property records show the sale was recorded on Oct. 14, with the seller listed as Madrona Joes LLC and Watumull GI Joe's LLC.
The facility sits in an industrial park. US Signal said the site offers room to expand colocation capacity, connect to its fiber network and deploy OpenCloud infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest. The deal is part of a growth program backed by its owner, Igneo Infrastructure Partners.
Why Hillsboro Capacity Is Scarce
US Signal said Hillsboro's market vacancy was an estimated 0.2% in the first half of 2026. Chief operating officer John White said the city gives the company a way to grow where available capacity is extremely limited. For an operator, buying a built and powered hall avoids waiting for new capacity in a market where new supply is hard to add.
The 4.5 MW figure is the power the company says is on site today. The release does not say whether that is utility interconnect capacity or critical IT load, and it gives no figure for the expansion it mentions.
The Moratorium Still Applies
Your Oregon News reported that Hillsboro's city council approved a 120-day moratorium on July 27 that halts new and expanded data center development. It is scheduled to expire Nov. 24, and the council could extend it by six months. On Oct. 20 the council unanimously adopted the first phase of permanent rules, which limit new standalone data centers to the Industrial Park and Industrial Sanctuary zones, require public hearings and set a temporary 1,000-foot buffer from schools. Those rules take effect Nov. 19.
Hillsboro's 120-day moratorium is scheduled to expire Nov. 24, and the council could extend it by six months, Your Oregon News reported.
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Oregon officials have already shown how fast local limits can change a project's outlook, as Voltgrid reported when Umatilla declared an emergency over a data center permit pause. In Hillsboro, US Signal is buying a hall that already runs, while the city decides how its new rules apply to sites like it.
What Is Not Confirmed Yet
Your Oregon News said it is unclear whether any expansion at the site would fall under the moratorium or the new regulations, and that the city has not confirmed the property's zoning designation. Neither the company nor the city had responded to its requests for comment. The tenant list, the expansion size and the price are not in the company's release.
