Cogent Seattle
Federal Way, WA
Source: Primary source
Cogent Seattle is a mapped data center in WA, operated by Cogent Communications.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkCogent Communications, Inc. — colocation facility (4 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentCogent Communications
- Files asCogent Communications
- This facilityCogent Seattle
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Here Are Friday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Best Buy, Cogent Communications, Dell Technologies, EPAM Systems, Federal Realty, Gap, Snowflake, Viper Energy, and More24/7 Wall St.· May 29, 2026
- Cogent (CCOI) Downgraded by JPMorgan after Data Center Sale AnnoGuruFocus· May 28, 2026
- Cogent Communications Sees Data Center Sale Easing Debt Fears, Reviving Capital ReturnsYahoo Finance· May 27, 2026
- US DoD details military bases available for AI data center build-outData Center Dynamics· Jan 12, 2026
- Cogent Communications Reports Third Quarter 2025 ResultsPR Newswire· Nov 6, 2025
- Cogent Communications Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results and Increases its Regular Quarterly Dividend on its Common StockPR Newswire· Feb 27, 2025
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Washington reported $100.1M in Data center equipment and infrastructure sales/use tax exemption — rural counties (RCW 82.08.986 / 82.12.986) for FY2024 (Washington State Department of Revenue). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Federal Way Public Schools Headstart in Federal Way, is 0.5 mi from this site. 7 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.