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Plug and Play Will Open AI Incubator in Downtown San Jose

Plug and Play has selected DivcoWest’s 2 West Santa Clara, a creative office property in downtown San Jose, as the home for its new AI Center of Excellence. The incubator for AI startups will occupy the eighth floor of the property.

Newmark vice chairmen Mike Saign and Jeff Arrillaga and managing director Grant Meylan serve as the listing agents for 2 West Santa Clara. The team worked closely with DivcoWest to secure the tenant.

“Our team is excited to kick off the leasing of 2 West with Plug and Play,” said Saign. “The public and private support of this initiative is an incredible partnership that will quickly draw more emerging AI startups to the tech ecosystem downtown. The speed of AI innovation coupled with the vibrant urban experience downtown San Jose offers is an exciting combination that will benefit the city and community for decades to come.”

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About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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