Our Story

In the mid-1980s, the founders of Compaq decided to build a “California-style” campus in the trees along Cypress Creek as their new corporate headquarters for its booming personal computer business. 

Located on 94 acres, they constructed 15 office buildings, 7 manufacturing facilities, 13 parking garages, a conference center, laboratories, a cafeteria, and more, setting a surprising precedent for locating such a large commercial footprint in the outer suburbs of northwest Houston.

In 2002, Compaq merged its business with Hewlett-Packard which has continued to operate its U.S. operations from this location. Both Compaq and Hewlett-Packard have been an economic boon to our area of Northwest Houston, creating thousands of jobs injecting billions of dollars into the local economy, and spurring an array of new support businesses in the area.

In June 2022, MFI acquired the former HPE/Compaq Computer Campus, giving rise to Viva Center. Today, we've revitalized this facility, harnessing inspiration from its storied past. Channeling the brilliance of its former occupants, we've transformed it into a cutting-edge hub for High-Performance Computing (HPC) Data Center Solutions.