Battery company rents big South Bay building sought by other tech firms

MILPITAS A fledgling company that makes a cutting-edge thermal battery designed to store heat has struck a deal to lease a big South Bay building that was sought after by multiple tech firms. Antora Energy has leased an industrial building totaling 294,000 square feet at 475 Sycamore Drive next to Barber Lane in Milpitas, according to multiple sources familiar with the commercial property industry. Prologis, one of the nation s largest real estate companies, completed the development of the building in 2026. Commercial real estate firms Cushman Wakefield and JLL have been scouting for tenants to lease the space. A spokesperson for Prologis declined to discuss any specifics regarding any rental transaction but did confirm that the space has been leased. The just-rented Milpitas building can handle up to 4,000 amps of power, expandable to 8,000 amps, according to a marketing brochure circulated by Cushman Wakefield executives Erik Hallgrimson, Steve Horton and Kelly Yoder and JLL e