Co-working Operators Expand Rapidly in OC

Orange County has officially joined the co-working revolution with a market that has grown to more than 680,000 square feet.

By Kelsi Maree Borland | July 09, 2018 at 04:00 AM

Bob Thagard Cushman & Wakefield Eric Kenas GlobeSt.com: What is driving the expansion of co-working space in Orange County?Bob Thagard:

GlobeSt.com: Co-working space has already seen tremendous growth in markets like Los Angeles and San Diego. Why has the trend been slower to catch on in Orange County? Eric Kenas: GlobeSt.com: How has co-working space impacted or how could it impact direct leasing activity? Thagard: GlobeSt.com: How have Orange County landlords responded to co-working tenants, and has there been hesitation to lease to these users? Thagard: GlobeSt.com: How do you expect the co-working market to continue to grow this year? Kenas:

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Kelsi Maree Borland is a freelance journalist and magazine writer based in Los Angeles, California. For more than 5 years, she has extensively reported on the commercial real estate industry, covering major deals across all commercial asset classes, investment strategy and capital markets trends, market commentary, economic trends and new technologies disrupting and revolutionizing the industry. Her work appears daily on GlobeSt.com and regularly in Real Estate Forum Magazine. As a magazine writer, she covers lifestyle and travel trends. Her work has appeared in Angeleno, Los Angeles Magazine, Travel and Leisure and more.

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