Boston’s suburban coworking operators are enjoying a healthy appetite for their space as the coronavirus pandemic has brought forth a reckoning on downtown office needs. Coworking titan WeWork has given back three of its Boston locations, and a slew of smaller operators have shuttered in the past year amid historic struggles for the Boston office market. But competitors in the suburbs are rebounding and in some cases expanding, benefiting from employers seeking a compromise between working from home and commuting, coworking leaders said.
Renters have left the pricey Boston metro for cheaper suburbs and are opting for shorter desk and private office commitments.“Our Needham location, which we opened during the pandemic in May, we have a waiting list for offices at that location right now,” Workbar… Read the full story here. |