Jun 12, 2026 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Microsoft has started construction on its Alviso data center campus in San Jose, California. The 48MW facility will be the company's first wholly owned and operated data center in the city and is expected to be completed in 2028. The project is forecast to create around 600 construction jobs and 100 permanent positions once operational.
HITT Contracting is serving as the project's construction contractor.
“This campus marks another milestone in building the infrastructure behind today’s digital economy,” said Trevor Coffey, EVP at HITT Contracting. “With our partners at Microsoft, we’re delivering a complex, mission-critical project that will support technological growth and create lasting investment and opportunity for the San Jose community.”
“We’re proud to mark this milestone as we advance another phase of our data center development,” added Jonathan Noble, senior director of Infrastructure government affairs at Microsoft. “These projects extend beyond physical infrastructure; they reflect long-term partnerships with communities that support and help shape them. Through ongoing investment, collaboration, and engagement, we are committed to contributing positively to the regions where we operate.”
The Alviso campus is being built on a 64-acre site Microsoft acquired in 2017. It is one of two data center projects the company is developing in San Jose. Microsoft's California-based West US cloud region experienced a power-related outage earlier this year that affected service availability.
