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Stock-Market Titans Amazon, Google and Facebook Are Also Driving Commercial Real Estate

The biggest U.S. tech companies are providing a jolt to the slumbering commercial real-estate business, emerging as major tenants and acquirers of office and other space...

Stock-Market Titans Amazon, Google and Facebook Are Also Driving Commercial Real Estate

Tech’s soaring property demand has been mostly a boon for cities, although it has fueled some concerns over rising rents and gentrification

November 24, 2020 | Konrad Putzier | The Wall Street Journal

The biggest U.S. tech companies are providing a jolt to the slumbering commercial real-estate business, emerging as major tenants and acquirers of office and other space while many nontech firms are trying to tear up their leases.

Five of the biggest property owners in the tech industry— Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc., Apple Inc., Google parent Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft Corp. —together occupy around 589 million square feet of U.S. real estate, according to CoStar Group . That is more than all of the office space in New York City, or the equivalent to about 220 Empire State Buildings. It marks a fivefold increase from a decade ago.

Tech’s soaring real-estate demand has been mostly a boon for cities and towns, though it has also fueled some concerns over rising rents and gentrification. Big Tech’s arrival usually brings an influx of well-paid employees and fills city coffers with property-tax revenue. Their presence has had a positive knock-on effect, helping boost retail, restaurant and other businesses.

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