Industrious to Open Second Tampa Location at Former Movie Theater

The new location it is expected to open for business in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Industrious already operates co-working space at the SunTrust Financial Center 401 E Jackson St. in Tampa.

TAMPA, FL—Co-working space provider Industrious has entered into a partnership with Centro Ybor to convert the former Centro Ybor movie theater into a 45,000-square-foot flexible workspace.

The new location it is expected to open for business in the fourth quarter of 2020. Centro Ybor is advised by Third Lake Partners, LLC of Tampa.

“The market demand in Tampa for the Industrious product has been strong from the start,” says Jen Reilly Kelmer, Florida area manager at Industrious.

Industrious opened its first Tampa location at the SunTrust Financial Center at the end of 2017 and later expand to a second floor. Kelmer adds that Ybor City is also home to a budding film and creative industry which makes it the perfect place for this unique movie theater conversion.”

“As Ybor continues to redefine itself as a hub for innovation, tech, and creative services, this collaborative co-working space serves as a much-needed anchor for companies flocking to Tampa,” says Tampa Mayor Jane Castor. “The expansion of Industrious to Centro Ybor just further highlights the economic competitiveness of Ybor as one of Tampa’s unique business districts. I cannot wait to tell the story of all of the innovators that will call Industrious Centro Ybor home.”

In order to turn the movie theater space into a productive workplace environment, Industrious will insert window openings throughout, among other things. Industrious notes it has had previous success converting non-traditional locations into office space; earlier this year opening a location at a former Barneys New York at the Fashion Square mall in Scottsdale, AZ.

New York City-based Industrious currently has 90 locations across more than 45 U.S. cities.