23:50 2 December 2021
Flex operators across EMEA increase supply by 25,000 desks
Analysis of 44 key office markets in EMEA showed a 155,000 sqm increase in the total amount of flex workspace, according to Colliers, Flexpansion 2021 report. This increase equates to 25,000 extra desks. Contributing to this increase was the addition of 285,000 sqm of newly opened space, but this was offset by 130,000 sqm of space that closed. However, nearly a third of the space that closed was due to WeWork streamlining its business in key European locations such as Barcelona, Copenhagen, London, and Oslo. The revival among flexible workspace operators can also be seen in Poland.
“Operators of the flexible workspace are trying to respond to the growing demand, and have resumed expansion plans both in Warsaw and in regional markets. Among those who decided to expand their flex office offer in 2021 were CitySpace (opening a new office in Wrocław), Cluster Offices (opening its first premises in Katowice), and OmniOffice (doubling the space in The Warsaw Hub in Warsaw). In 2022 we expect further expansion and evolution of the market in terms of more efficient use of occupied flex workspace using new technologies,” Jakub Bartoszek, Director of Flexible Strategy Advisory at Colliers in Poland, said.
(WBJ)
