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

October 6, 20264 Mins read1k
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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.

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