diff --git a/python/aistore/sdk/obj/obj_file/object_file.py b/python/aistore/sdk/obj/obj_file/object_file.py
index 6995dd48d0..e9d4cb12df 100644
--- a/python/aistore/sdk/obj/obj_file/object_file.py
+++ b/python/aistore/sdk/obj/obj_file/object_file.py
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 #
 
 import requests
-
 from io import BufferedIOBase
-from overrides import override
 from typing import Optional
+from overrides import override
 from aistore.sdk.obj.content_iterator import ContentIterator
 from aistore.sdk.obj.obj_file.utils import handle_chunked_encoding_error
 from aistore.sdk.utils import get_logger
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ def __init__(self, content_iterator: ContentIterator, max_resume: int):
         self._content_iterator = content_iterator
         self._iterable = self._content_iterator.iter_from_position(0)
         self._max_resume = max_resume  # Maximum number of resume attempts allowed
-        self._remainder = bytearray()  # Holds leftover data from the last chunk
+        self._remainder = None  # Remainder from the last chunk as a memoryview
         self._resume_position = 0  # Tracks the current position in the stream
         self._resume_total = 0  # Tracks the number of resume attempts
         self._closed = False
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ def __init__(self, content_iterator: ContentIterator, max_resume: int):
     @override
     def __enter__(self):
         self._iterable = self._content_iterator.iter_from_position(0)
-        self._remainder = bytearray()
+        self._remainder = None
         self._resume_position = 0
         self._resume_total = 0
         self._closed = False
@@ -79,25 +78,24 @@ def read(self, size: Optional[int] = -1) -> bytes:
 
         # If size is -1, set it to infinity to read until the end of the stream
         size = float("inf") if size == -1 else size
-
-        result = bytearray()
+        result = []
 
         try:
             # Consume any remaining data from a previous chunk before fetching new data
             if self._remainder:
                 if size < len(self._remainder):
-                    result += self._remainder[:size]
-                    del self._remainder[:size]
+                    result.append(self._remainder[:size])
+                    self._remainder = self._remainder[size:]
                     size = 0
                 else:
-                    result += self._remainder
+                    result.append(self._remainder)
                     size -= len(self._remainder)
-                    self._remainder.clear()
+                    self._remainder = None
 
             # Fetch new chunks from the stream as needed
             while size:
                 try:
-                    chunk = next(self._iterable)
+                    chunk = memoryview(next(self._iterable))
                 except StopIteration:
                     # End of stream, exit loop
                     break
@@ -112,18 +110,18 @@ def read(self, size: Optional[int] = -1) -> bytes:
                     )
                     continue
 
-                # Track the position of the stream by adding the length
-                # of each fetched chunk
+                # Track the position of the stream by adding the length of each fetched chunk
                 self._resume_position += len(chunk)
 
                 # Add the part of the chunk that fits within the requested size and
                 # store any leftover data for the next read
                 if size < len(chunk):
-                    result += chunk[:size]
-                    self._remainder += chunk[size:]
+                    result.append(chunk[:size])
+                    self._remainder = chunk[size:]
                     size = 0
                 else:
-                    result += chunk
+                    result.append(chunk)
+                    self._remainder = None
                     size -= len(chunk)
 
         except Exception as err:
@@ -132,7 +130,8 @@ def read(self, size: Optional[int] = -1) -> bytes:
             self.close()
             raise err
 
-        return bytes(result)
+        # Assemble the final bytes object with a single data copy
+        return b"".join(result)
 
     @override
     def close(self) -> None:
diff --git a/python/tests/unit/sdk/obj/test_object_file.py b/python/tests/unit/sdk/obj/test_object_file.py
index 200963e39e..453c9a07f8 100644
--- a/python/tests/unit/sdk/obj/test_object_file.py
+++ b/python/tests/unit/sdk/obj/test_object_file.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def test_init(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.object_file._max_resume, 3)
         self.assertEqual(self.object_file._resume_position, 0)
         self.assertEqual(self.object_file._resume_total, 0)
-        self.assertEqual(self.object_file._remainder, bytearray())
+        self.assertIsNone(self.object_file._remainder)
         self.assertFalse(self.object_file._closed)
 
         # Verify that iter_from_position(0) is called
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def test_context_manager(self):
             # State should be reset inside context
             self.assertFalse(obj_file._closed)
             self.assertEqual(self.object_file._resume_position, 0)
-            self.assertEqual(self.object_file._remainder, bytearray())
+            self.assertIsNone(self.object_file._remainder)
 
         # After context, file should be closed
         self.assertTrue(self.object_file._closed)