CoStar Group: Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Alphabet, and Microsoft together occupy around 589M square feet of US real estate, up 5x from a decade ago (Konrad Putzier/Wall Street Journal)

Konrad Putzier / Wall Street Journal:
CoStar Group: Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Alphabet, and Microsoft together occupy around 589M square feet of US real estate, up 5x from a decade ago  —  Tech's soaring property demand has been mostly a boon for cities, although it has fueled some concerns over rising rents and gentrification