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JLL has used qbiq’s AI platform to plan more than 150 million square feet, helping transform early-stage commercial real estate planning from a slow, manual process into a faster and more strategic workflow. By generating layouts and visualizations in hours instead of weeks, qbiq enables brokers, workplace teams, and designers to move deals forward faster, improve tenant engagement, and make more informed decisions earlier in the leasing process
JLL has now planned more than 150 million square feet using qbiq’s AI, signaling a major shift in how commercial real estate planning is approached. What was once a slow and resource-heavy process is becoming faster, more visual, and more strategic, helping brokers, design teams, and corporate occupiers make decisions earlier and with greater clarity.
As JLL explains:
“we didn’t just speed up the planning process. We reinvented it.”
- Daniel Correa, Growth Principal at JLL Spark
It reflects a fundamental shift in how commercial real estate planning is done and how deals are won.
Planning is no longer just a step in the process. It is becoming a competitive advantage. JLL discusses the power and impact of qbiq AI on their business in a recent corporate innovation update.
AI is Removing The Bottleneck from Planning
For years, early-stage planning has been slow, manual, and resource-heavy. As many CRE teams have experienced firsthand, outdated processes and disconnected workflows created delays that impacted both decision-making and visibility into a space’s true potential.
Traditionally:
- Test fits took days or weeks
- Exploration and iterations were limited
- Too much work and rework happened after a deal was already in motion
That model is changing.
Today, firms are generating multiple viable layouts within hours. They can do this during the earliest client conversations and arrive with data-backed planning guidance instead of static assumptions.
This shift is redefining expectations across the industry. Clients increasingly expect:
- fast turnaround
- multiple layout directions
- visual clarity
- planning intelligence earlier in the process
The ability to generate and compare layouts earlier is one reason qbiq’s AI-driven space planning capabilities are becoming increasingly relevant in large-scale commercial real estate workflows.
Major workplace reports from firms like JLL have also highlighted growing tenant demand for flexibility, faster decision-making, and clearer workplace planning visibility.
Commercial Real Estate Expects Precise and Fast Decision Making
Corporate tenants are juggling more stakeholders, tighter timelines, and greater pressure around workplace decisions. They are no longer willing to wait weeks to understand whether a space can support their operational needs.
Instead, they expect:
- layout flexibility
- planning metrics
- faster alignment between stakeholders
- stronger visualization tools
- clearer occupancy planning
This is not unique to commercial real estate.
It mirrors expectations already established across modern digital workflows, where teams expect information quickly, visually, and collaboratively.
CRE is now catching up.
What changes here is not just the speed of planning. It is the speed of confidence. When tenants can see multiple scenarios early, conversations move faster because uncertainty is reduced sooner.
For brokerage and workplace teams, that changes how opportunities are pursued and how decisions are advanced internally.
AI Planning Enables CRE Deal Velocity
Planning outputs that once took days can now be delivered almost instantly. JLL highlights that teams can now generate “layout plans and 3D virtual tours in minutes, not days.”
The firms winning today are not necessarily working harder.
They are working earlier.
At the pitch stage, they are already showing:
- multiple layout scenarios
- visualizations of a space’s potential
- data-backed planning decisions
While others are still scoping the project, they are already moving the deal forward.
That timing matters.
In many competitive leasing situations, the first team to bring clarity into the conversation gains momentum early. The ability to visualize possibilities before traditional workflows even begin can directly influence how prospects evaluate a property.
This is where qbiq’s planning and visualization technology changes brokerage workflows from reactive to proactive.
For brokers, this changes how opportunities are pursued and won.
AI Empowers Design Teams Can Now Provide More Tailored, Considered Solutions
This shift is not about replacing design. It is about removing friction before design begins.
With better planning technology, designers can spend more time addressing client needs instead of repeatedly redrawing early-stage concepts. For JLL, that operational impact is already significant.
To cite Michael Yohnka, Principal Product Management at JLL:
“We’re generating optimized test-fits in hours instead of weeks — speed that lets us explore more options and give decision-makers real clarity”
That means that instead of spending time on repetitive early-stage work, design teams can focus on:
- strategic workplace decisions
- higher-value planning discussions
- creative direction
- stakeholder collaboration
Planning becomes faster, but also more scalable.
The growing adoption of AI-assisted workflows also reflects a broader industry movement toward more data-informed design and workplace planning processes.
This is one reason AI-supported planning is increasingly being integrated into architects and construction workflows, where early visibility can reduce downstream revisions and coordination delays.
The impact is already visible across the industry. In some firms, AI-supported planning has significantly expanded planning capacity - for Gindi architects 300% - while improving turnaround times and client responsiveness.
If your CRE team is looking to leverage AI for commercial and professional impact, book a demo to see how qbiq can help.
AI is Now A Competitive Advantage
Most firms are not losing because of lack of expertise.
They are losing because their first client interactions are constrained by manual workflows, overloaded teams, and limited planning visibility.
Meanwhile, firms adopting AI-supported planning are creating advantages earlier in the process.
Today, opportunities are increasingly being won:
- before first drafts are complete
- before traditional workflows begin
- before slower teams can respond
These are deals that never fully enter the pipeline because one team establishes clarity and momentum first.
The competitive shift is subtle but important.
Planning is no longer simply operational support. It is becoming part of business development itself.
Leading Firms Are Using AI to Do Better Work and Win More Deals
Across the fastest-moving CRE teams, a pattern is emerging.
They:
- explore more options earlier
- bring planning clarity into the first conversation
- use visualization to accelerate alignment
- treat planning as a strategic advantage rather than a downstream task
The result is straightforward:
- faster deal cycles
- stronger client confidence
- earlier momentum
- more informed workplace decisions
In practice, firms that integrate AI-supported planning earlier tend to create smoother transitions between brokerage, workplace strategy, and architectural planning.
That alignment reduces friction across the full leasing lifecycle.
JLL Has Set The Benchmark For Integrating AI as a Competitive Advantage
In every major technology shift, early adopters do not just gain an advantage.
They redefine expectations for everyone else.
In CRE planning, that benchmark is becoming increasingly clear.
As Amit Koren, Leasing Technology CEO at JLL, explains:
“Qbiq allows us to show our clients ‘the art of the possible’ and enabling them to make faster, better decisions about space”
With more than 150 million square feet planned using AI, JLL has demonstrated how planning technology can create value across brokerage, tenant representation, workplace strategy, and design.
The question is no longer whether planning will change with AI.
The question is how quickly teams adapt.
Experience AI and The Impact on CRE
If you are evaluating workplace strategy, brokerage workflows, or large-scale office planning, exploring how qbiq’s AI-driven space planning technology supports faster and more informed decision-making is a practical next step.
Instead of waiting through long planning cycles before stakeholders can react to a space, teams can begin evaluating optimized layouts, planning metrics, and visual scenarios significantly earlier in the process.
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