Owner/operator Viking Partners, a Cincinnati-based investment firm, has been busy renovating its office buildings to add amenities which are shared by all office tenants, including lounges, fitness centers, catering kitchens and flex meeting spaces.

According to Abigail Murray, Construction Manager for Viking, creating shared space for amenities in office buildings allows tenants adjusting to hybrid work strategies to maximize their leased office footprints without having to assign space to large conference rooms and other gathering spaces.

"Adding flexible spaces to our buildings removes some of the pressure to solve all workspace uncertainties all at once. This is important as the office space market is still trying to stabilize and navigate flex work schedules," Murray said, in an interview with GlobeSt.com.

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