Author: JLL Spark

Dealpath Connect is the first structured, real-time exchange purpose-built for institutional real estate listings, replacing the outdated email-and-PDF distribution model that buries billions in potential transactions. Launched by JLL Spark portfolio company Dealpath with JLL Capital Markets as a launch partner, Connect delivers direct listing feeds into investor platforms, partnering with brokerages representing roughly 65% of institutional market share.

For decades, the commercial real estate industry faced a persistent bottleneck: the time and dependency required for manual architectural plans. Deals slowed down while stakeholders waited for “test-fits” to determine if a space met their needs. We recognized that to lead the PropTech revolution, we needed to move faster.

Daniel Correa, JLL Spark Growth Principal, presents a significant milestone in our featured portfolio company’s trajectory.

Organizational transformation isn’t just about technology—it’s about people. According to JLL’s 2025 Global Real Estate Technology Survey, while 92% of companies are now piloting AI in corporate real estate, only 5% have achieved most of their objectives.

Carolyn Trickett, Growth Principal, dives into the fundamentals as well as the impact and expectation of AI’s revolution of CRE.

Arnaud Bouzinac, JLL Spark Growth Principal based in Paris, leverages his passion for international collaboration, architecture, and technology to drive real estate innovation within JLL’s corporate services division.

With a background spanning property development and industry events, he specializes in integrating portfolio company solutions into JLL’s service delivery and commercial offerings.

The “AI Scare Trade” has brought major attention to AI’s disruption potential of the CRE sector. While the fear is that AI will automate strategic and operational components – from asset management to leasing and property management – JLL Spark views AI as a pivotal opportunity for the industry. 

Principal Sean Wright describes JLL Spark’s many investments in AI-driven technologies, complementing JLL’s core services in brokerage, advisory, and property management alongside proprietary tools such as JLL Falcon and JLL Azara.

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