PHOENIX—CBRE Group Inc.'s newest office is part of its global “Workplace360” initiative. This is the company's leading-edge approach to workplace strategy designed to promote flexibility, mobility and productivity through technology-enabled, 100% paperless offices. At 75,000 square feet and housing 470 employees, the Phoenix office will be the largest of the company's 34 Workplace360 global offices.

“Workplace strategy is a key driver in our commitment to being world class,” Craig Henig, senior managing director, southwest region and Arizona market leader, tells GlobeSt.com. “In order to recruit and retain the best people, we need to offer the best workplace experience, ensuring our employees have every resource possible to thrive in their respective roles and create the best possible outcomes for our clients.”

CBRE will occupy floors four, five and six in Esplanade IV, consolidating operations to promote better collaboration across the firm's multiple lines of business and departments. CBRE also has dedicated space in the building's lobby on the first floor. CBRE expects to move into its new office in January 2018. CBRE's current location is in Tower III of the iconic Esplanade complex in the Camelback Corridor.

“While we are not moving far in terms of distance, our new office will be a world away from traditional office space and critical to our mission of building advantage for our clients through leading-edge technology, strategic use of space and enhanced mobility,” said Henig.

The new Phoenix office will focus on client and employee experience with an emphasis on how the space supports the way employees work today. Research that shows employees spend approximately 50% of their time at their desks. CBRE's Workplace360 initiative provides a flexible way of working and a system of places, technologies and behaviors that allow for choice based on a person's changing needs throughout the day.

“Phoenix's new space will have a strong focus on employee collaboration and productivity, as well as hospitality elements for both internal and external clients,” said Cicily Scharlach with CBRE Workplace Strategy. “We have already begun engaging employees by forming committees focused on delivering an environment that supports the way they work in terms of flexibility and mobility, and the experience they want to have when they come to the office every day.”

The new space will include a free-address system or unassigned workstations and a large percentage of the overall footprint dedicated to collaborative workspaces and meeting rooms. Employees will be able to choose where they want to work throughout the day—whether at a desk, in a huddle room or in the social café area. A focus on technology and a paperless environment further enables employee mobility.

“Our workplace strategy team includes some of the brightest minds in the industry when it comes to understanding how a work environment impacts culture, productivity and talent retention,” said Henig. “In our Phoenix office, we are practicing what we preach and creating a space that embraces the way people work today—including a strong emphasis on employee choice and flexibility.”

CBRE's in-house workplace strategy team is leading the implementation of the new space along with the in-house project management team led by Susan LaGanke, who is overseeing the construction process. CBRE's Chuck Nixon, Tom Adelson and Brad Anderson negotiated the transaction on behalf of CBRE with the landlord, LBA Realty.

“The Esplanade, under LBA's ownership, is undergoing exciting new renovations that will also have a significant role in enhancing CBRE's employee experience,” said Henig.

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