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Tech Companies Evolve Workplaces Amid AI Transformation
Technology companies are strategically optimizing their real estate portfolios to free up capital for artificial intelligence investments while simultaneously enhancing workplace effectiveness, according to JLL’s 2025 Technology Spaces Report.
The report highlights how technology organizations are using data-driven strategies to balance cost optimization with innovation demands across office and specialized research spaces. While many technology companies maintain hybrid work policies, they are increasingly focused on boosting office attendance and effectiveness.
56% of technology organizations reduced space in the last year to increase utilization, with 73% adding collaboration space to support hybrid work programs. Lab and R&D spaces, representing approximately 10% of technology companies’ real estate portfolios, are becoming increasingly important for AI innovation.
JLL forecasts that technology workspaces will transform to improve efficiency and the human experience, spending on AI compute, lab spaces, and R&D facilities will increase, and technology companies will focus on clean power and energy efficiency to support AI computing demands.
