Author: JLL Spark

The commercial real estate industry is experiencing a shift from labor shortage concerns to actively pursuing technology-driven cost savings, with building owners and occupiers now exploring Physical AI and robotic solutions for measurable results. Growth Partner Danny Klein details JLL Spark’s viewpoint and pursuit of robotics orchestration in our latest newsletter.

AI is pushing today’s data centers to the brink and accelerating a whole new wave of innovation. With nearly 100 GW of new capacity projected this decade, the industry is being forced to rethink everything and that pressure is unlocking smarter, faster and more sustainable solutions across the stack. JLL Spark’s Ajey Kaushal and Carolyn Trickett break down how AI-driven demand is reshaping data center strategy, from power and cooling to construction and operations in our latest blog post

The investment thesis is clear: enterprises need technology that answers critical questions such as whether to renew leases, how to right-size spaces, and how to balance cost optimization with user experience. Through a solid partnership between JLL Spark, VergeSense, and JLL’s partnership and account teams, we have been able to successfully deliver these outcomes to many clients. Learn more and watch the full video featuring Sharad Rastogi, CEO of JLLT’s REMS Technology Group.

Welcome 2026! It’s only fitting that we open the new year with our predictions on trending topics in CRE and venture circles. We polled the JLL Spark team for their outlook on AI’s transformation of CRE, industry tech adoption and implementation, and exit expectations. What were the overall sentiments and who carried the outlying opinions?

Facilities management (FM) has evolved into a strategic partner for corporate real estate occupiers, increasingly leveraged to drive core business objectives such as operational efficiency, enterprise resilience, and occupant engagement. Guest writer Wei Xie, Research & Strategy Leader, Workplace Management at JLL, shares an in-depth look at the state of FM and a call for tech to bridge the gaps.

In our latest team feature, get to know Daniel Correa, JLL Spark Growth Principal based in New York City. He is the powerhouse behind accelerating our portfolio companies within JLL’s transaction businesses – Leasing Advisory, Capital Markets, and LaSalle Investment Management. Read more from Daniel as he shares his observations in CRE, using his experience to leverage relationships that drive tech innovation at JLL.

With operations in over 80 countries and a workforce of more than 110,000 employees, JLL faces the immense challenge of managing vast amounts of property data from multiple sources, markets, and formats. To address this complexity data challenge, we invested in and deployed PRODA – a solution that has been essential in building a unified, scalable, and effective enterprise data platform for one of our industry’s most fragmented data sets: rent rolls.