Subscribe
Home Commercial Southern California AI Tenants Occupy 2.7MM SQFT as Defense Demand Pushes Orange County Into Industrial, JLL Finds
CommercialFeaturedIndustrialIndustry NewsLeasingLos AngelesOrange CountySan Diego

Southern California AI Tenants Occupy 2.7MM SQFT as Defense Demand Pushes Orange County Into Industrial, JLL Finds

October 6, 20264 Mins read278
Share
Artificial intelligence graphic
Getty Images For Unsplash+
Share

A 2026 JLL study finds artificial intelligence companies occupy 2.1 million square feet in Los Angeles and Orange County and another 600,000 in San Diego, with defense and robotics tenants steering the region's AI demand toward flex and industrial buildings rather than office towers.

Thank you for your interest in The Registry. If you'd like to read further, you must Subscribe or Log In below to read the rest of this content.

Share
Facade of modern apartment building with blue background Previous post BRIDGE Housing Acquires 128-Unit Skyline Apartments in Spring Valley for $40.5MM, Converting East County Asset to Affordable Housing

Featured Content

The Heights at Ponte Vista

The Heights at Ponte Vista Features Four Move In Ready Elevated Townhomes 

ByMay 18, 2026


Recent Posts

Construction figures on a phone

Los Angeles Fire Rebuild Puts AI Plan Check to the Test as Developers Automate the Front End

ByOctober 7, 2026
Farmers market veggies

Manolo Farmers Market Owner Buys Its Longtime Home, 75,000 SQFT Main Street Marketplace in El Cajon, From DPI Retail for $17.5MM

October 7, 2026
Irvine, California

Dupont Properties Seeks Irvine Approval for 107-Unit Apartment Project to Replace 18,000 SQFT Office Building

October 7, 2026
Temecula, California apartment building at sunset

Abacus Capital Group Affiliate Acquires 128-Unit Knollwood Meadows Apartments in Orcutt

October 7, 2026
Retail strip center

Lewis Retail Centers Starts Offsite Work on 74,000 SQFT Stater Bros.-Anchored Arboretum Marketplace in Fontana

October 7, 2026
Historic Buildings of Downtown Tracy California

Engine Real Estate Acquires 15,000 SQFT G-Son Studios Building in Atwater Village for $10MM

October 7, 2026
Related Articles
Construction figures on a phone
AECFeaturedIndustry NewsInland EmpireLos AngelesResidential

Los Angeles Fire Rebuild Puts AI Plan Check to the Test as Developers Automate the Front End

The rebuilding of Los Angeles neighborhoods destroyed in the January 2025 wildfires...

ByOctober 7, 2026
Irvine, California
AECIndustry NewsOrange CountyResidential

Dupont Properties Seeks Irvine Approval for 107-Unit Apartment Project to Replace 18,000 SQFT Office Building

A 1971 office building on Irvine's Dupont Drive would be torn down...

ByOctober 7, 2026
Historic Buildings of Downtown Tracy California
FinanceIndustry NewsLos AngelesRetail

Engine Real Estate Acquires 15,000 SQFT G-Son Studios Building in Atwater Village for $10MM

A Napa Valley-based father-and-son investment firm paid just under $10 million, backed...

ByOctober 7, 2026
movie theater
FinanceIndustry NewsLos AngelesResidentialRetail

A.F. Gilmore Co. Scoops Up 29,000 SQFT Fairfax Theatre Site in Los Angeles for $7.2MM, 84% Below 2025 Ask

The family-owned company behind Los Angeles' Original Farmers Market has bought the...

ByOctober 7, 2026
© Copyright 2007 - 2025 Mighty Dot Media. All rights reserved.