JLL: Quantum Computing Is Already Creating a New Real Estate Market

Quantum computing is moving from research laboratories toward commercial deployment, creating demand for specialized facilities, data centers and high-performance computing infrastructure, according to a new report from JLL.

The report, “The Future of Quantum Real Estate: Transitioning From Theory to Deployment,” by Andrew Batson and Daniel Thorpe, identifies more than 240 quantum facilities across 35 countries and nine distinct facility types.

JLL’s central finding is that quantum computing is already a real estate issue, even though much of the industry is still catching up with the technology.

Quantum infrastructure is developing in ecosystems where universities, private companies and governments have created concentrations of talent, research and investment. Most existing facilities are relatively small, typically below 150,000 square feet, and are owned by universities or government agencies.

But that pattern is beginning to change as commercial data centers, high-performance computing facilities and privately developed sites become more important to the industry.

Quantum Infrastructure Is Expanding

JLL defines quantum real estate as the physical infrastructure required to research, fabricate and deploy quantum computing systems.