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Elizabeth Santos | Office Specialist | 305.779.3133 | elizabeth.santos@cbre.com
MAY 2010
Future Trends in Office Space
A recent white paper published by Haworth, a global leader evolving. Today’s organizations are using their offices to
in office furniture, reviewed over 150 publications on the work emphasize their brand, reinforce worker engagement and
place to determine trends in office space. The unanimous anchor loyalties for both employees and clients. The work
opinions of the experts were that there will always be a need place will continue to have numerous activities and will
to maintain a work place for most organizations. That was continue to evolve as incubators for creative and innovative
a big relief not only for Haworth, but for me. These work interactions.
spaces will become instrumental for maintaining relationships,
working collaboratively, fostering employee engagement For the full article, visit www.haworth.com and click on their
and sparking creativity. Apparently studies are showing that library of white papers.
hanging around the water cooler can facilitate productivity.
The Haworth white paper noted four major trends in the
office space of the future. First, the work place is no longer
a one-size fits all solution. With the significant improvements
in technology, employees can seamlessly move from a home
office, to a private work place office to a drop-in workstation
or team room. Workers can collaborate virtually with one
another.
The second trend is that our sense of “place” is becoming
more liberated. Hoteling and other work place strategies
are freeing work spaces from individual “ownership”. Many
organizations are converting space into more collaborative
areas.
The fact that our work spaces are shrinking is the third trend.
The average work space today is ONE-THIRD the size of
1970’s work space. The amount of private offices is being
dramatically reduced. The amount of square footage per
employee is shrinking. This results in savings for a company’s
real estate expenses.
Finally, the work place remains important, but its role is
3. CB RICHARD ELLIS :: MIAMI-DADE
Elizabeth Santos | Office Specialist | 305.779.3133 | elizabeth.santos@cbre.com
MAY 2010
Notable MIAMI OFFICE LEASE Transactions for 1Q2010
Tenant Building Market SF Type
Business Type
General Electric Airport Corporate Ctr. Miami Airport 24,369 Renewal
Electronics
Gainsco Flager Station Medley 22,480 Relocation
Insurance
Ascendant Commercial Insurance 5836 Waterford Miami Airport 17,406 Relocation
Insurance
Medtronic USA, Inc. Doral Corporate Ctr. II Miami Airport 11,627 Renewal
Medical device manufacturer
Ecuador Lines 6161 Waterford Miami Airport 6,300 Renewal
Transportation
Personal Note
I lost touch with a dear friend and recently she found me through Facebook. Neither of us is a big Facebook aficionado,
but it did reconnect us. Over Spring Break, we went on a 3-day cruise with her two kids, my husband and my son. After
23 years, we picked up where we left off. It was like our pause was only a moment and not almost a quarter of a century.
She has a fascinating medical research career and travels to some of the most dangerous places in the world, yet she still
remains the great, fun person that I remember. Funny how the most important parts of us never change….