Contrary to traditional corporate spaces, flexible offices are in a stage of expansion within the market, as a result of the pandemic and the hybrid work model adopted by hundreds of companies.

According to the International Workplace Group (IWG), a global provider of workspaces and owner of brands such as Spaces and Regus, the flexible workspace industry is growing at a rate of 10% per year.

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"Flexible offices are the future of the sector. According to the real estate services firm JLL, in 2019, the global market for this class of places represents 3% of the market, but today we are well above that, and it is expected that by 2030, we will be more than 30%", commented Andrés Sanjuán, general director of Regus and Spaces in Mexico.

The term flexible office can be attributed to a workplace suitable for various purposes within the same space, which is attractive to employees because it allows them greater freedom and ease of collaboration.

The reason behind the success of flexible offices is due to a mix of benefits of working at home and working in person; that is, it generates a personal and professional balance, without losing the human connection between collaborators. 

For businesses it brings higher levels of productivity and significant economic benefits, with an average saving of $11,000 per employee per year.

For his part, Francisco Botello, commercial director at Colony Spaces, a workspace firm, explained that five out of 10 companies looking for an office prefer a flexible location. The concept of flexibility must be given in all possible forms, from contract terms (for days or years) to the specific needs of the client.

The demand for flexible workspaces has piqued the interest of traditional office owners, who have not been able to recover their pre-pandemic occupancy levels.

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Due to the potential of flexible offices, both IWG and Colony Spaces plan to invest in expanding into the Mexican market. IWG prepares the opening of six new locations in the coming months. Currently, the company has 27 locations and by 2024 the goal is to have up to 50 locations throughout the country.

Sanjuán shared that the six projects this year will take place in Fibra Uno (FUNO) buildings, located in Mexico City and Guadalajara. Finally, Colony Spaces, which has 10 locations in Polanco, La Roma and Chapultepec, will open two more in the Insurgentes submercado this year.

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