0 
THE IMPACT OF 
THE COWORKING 
REVOLUTION 
ON THE REAL ESTATE 
INDUSTRY
1 
DTZ understands occupiers and our property 
services meet their specific and ever-evolving 
requirements both locally and globally.
2 
Why is a company like DTZ interested in Coworking?
3 
These companies are searching for 
hundreds of thousands of square 
feet of office space
4 
Coworking providers are bridging the gap between what 
occupiers want and what ‘traditional’ landlords provide
5
6 
Traditional landlords only offer 
long leases and require guarantees 
and company accounts 
Corporate-style offices are not appealing 
to certain people and businesses 
Incubators and accelerators focus on 
start-ups, and a high churn of occupiers 
Coworking Spaces offer monthly 
membership 
Coworking Spaces resemble trendy coffee 
shops more than corporate HQs 
Coworking providers are targeted at an 
entire class of professionals
7 
Traditional landlords only offer long 
leases and require guarantees and 
company accounts 
Corporate-style offices are not 
appealing to certain people and 
businesses 
Incubators and accelerators focus on 
start-ups, and a high churn of occupiers 
Coworking Spaces offer monthly 
membership 
Coworking Spaces resemble trendy 
coffee shops more than corporate 
HQs 
Coworking providers are targeted at an 
entire class of professionals
8 
Traditional landlords only offer long 
leases and require guarantees and 
company accounts 
Corporate-style offices are not appealing 
to certain people and businesses 
Incubators and accelerators focus 
on start-ups, and a high churn of 
occupiers 
Coworking Spaces offer monthly 
membership 
Coworking spaces resemble trendy coffee 
shops more than corporate HQs 
Coworking providers are targeted 
at an entire class of professionals
“Rather than thinking of the office as a place primarily for 
solitary activity, from which workers occasionally break out 
to settings intended for social activity, many workers see 
the office as a sociable setting from which private places 
9 
for concentration and confidentiality are occasionally 
sought”.
10 
The rise of Coworking is a response to several trends that 
should support strong development in the future 
Growth of small businesses and indy workers 
Technology enablement 
Generational change
11 
The rise of Coworking is a response to several trends that 
should support strong development in the future 
Growth of small businesses and indy workers 
Technology enablement 
Generational change
12 
The rise of Coworking is a response to several trends that 
should support strong development in the future 
Growth of small businesses and indy workers 
Technology enablement 
Generational change
13 
The rise of Coworking is a response to several trends that 
should support strong development in the future 
Growth of small businesses and indy workers 
Technology enablement 
Generational change
14 
What do these trends mean for corporate organisations?
15 
The trends prompting the growth of 
Coworking are also prompting changes to 
the traditional working styles of larger, 
corporate organisations. This is manifested 
in the adoption of Activity Based Working.
16 
Activity Based Working to design your 
office in such a way that it supports work activities 
optimally, rather than drawing a boundary around its 
user’s personal spaces.
17 
“As competition for skills 
increases, and large corporations 
start to compete directly with 
media and technology companies 
to attract young talent, they will 
start to invest significantly in 
their workplaces and workplace 
technology. They will offer better 
work environments and more 
flexibility in the same way the 
technology industry has done in the 
past ten years.”
Organisations believe by adopting smarter and more agile 
methods of work they will greater satisfy and motivate their 
staff which will aid retention and attraction, but also offer 
18 
productivity gains and reduced spatial requirements.
19 
Macquarie’s Banking and Financial 
Services Group (BFS) 
55% of employees change their workspaces each day. 
77% are in favour of the freedom to do so. 
90% employee satisfaction. 
Nothing spent on moving groups and redefining spaces.
20 
Deutsche Bank 
10-30% reduced occupancy costs due to reduction in spatial requirements. 
Recouping of associated project costs within only 24 months. 
Improved employee productivity at work. 
Improved technology in the workplace. 
Ability to increase employee populations without additional real estate 
expenses.
21 
Tokyo 
London 
Washington 
Vornado Realty 
Partnering with WeWork to 
redevelop office building in 
Washington into residential 
apartments for mobile and 
collaborative workers. 
British Land 
Partnering with Regus to 
offer Third Place business 
hubs at retail properties 
across the UK. 
The Share 
Offer accommodation to 
young professionals in 
single buildings containing 
apartments, shared office 
space, shops and social 
areas 
New Coworking ventures globally
22 
Tokyo 
London 
Washington 
Vornado Realty 
Partnering with WeWork to 
redevelop office building in 
Washington into residential 
apartments for mobile and 
collaborative workers. 
British Land 
Partnering with Regus to 
offer Third Place business 
hubs at retail properties 
across the UK. 
The Share 
Offer accommodation to 
young professionals in 
single buildings containing 
apartments, shared office 
space, shops and social 
areas 
New Coworking ventures globally
23 
Tokyo 
London 
Washington 
Vornado Realty 
Partnering with WeWork to 
redevelop office building in 
Washington into residential 
apartments for mobile and 
collaborative workers. 
British Land 
Partnering with Regus to 
offer Third Place business 
hubs at retail properties 
across the UK. 
The Share 
Offer accommodation to 
young professionals in 
single buildings containing 
apartments, shared office 
space, shops and social 
areas 
New Coworking ventures globally
25 
TECHNOLOGY ENABLEMENT & GENERATIONAL CHANGE 
INCREASE IN FLEXIBLE, COLLABORATIVE, 
EFFICIENT & REMOTE WORKING 
CHANGES TO THE WAY WE ALL WORK
26 
TECHNOLOGY ENABLEMENT & GENERATIONAL CHANGE 
INCREASE IN FLEXIBLE, COLLABORATIVE, 
EFFICIENT & REMOTE WORKING 
CHANGES TO THE WAY WE ALL WORK
27 
TECHNOLOGY ENABLEMENT & GENERATIONAL CHANGE 
INCREASE IN FLEXIBLE, COLLABORATIVE, 
EFFICIENT & REMOTE WORKING 
CHANGES TO THE WAY WE ALL WORK
28 
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  • 1.
    0 THE IMPACTOF THE COWORKING REVOLUTION ON THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
  • 2.
    1 DTZ understandsoccupiers and our property services meet their specific and ever-evolving requirements both locally and globally.
  • 3.
    2 Why isa company like DTZ interested in Coworking?
  • 4.
    3 These companiesare searching for hundreds of thousands of square feet of office space
  • 5.
    4 Coworking providersare bridging the gap between what occupiers want and what ‘traditional’ landlords provide
  • 6.
  • 7.
    6 Traditional landlordsonly offer long leases and require guarantees and company accounts Corporate-style offices are not appealing to certain people and businesses Incubators and accelerators focus on start-ups, and a high churn of occupiers Coworking Spaces offer monthly membership Coworking Spaces resemble trendy coffee shops more than corporate HQs Coworking providers are targeted at an entire class of professionals
  • 8.
    7 Traditional landlordsonly offer long leases and require guarantees and company accounts Corporate-style offices are not appealing to certain people and businesses Incubators and accelerators focus on start-ups, and a high churn of occupiers Coworking Spaces offer monthly membership Coworking Spaces resemble trendy coffee shops more than corporate HQs Coworking providers are targeted at an entire class of professionals
  • 9.
    8 Traditional landlordsonly offer long leases and require guarantees and company accounts Corporate-style offices are not appealing to certain people and businesses Incubators and accelerators focus on start-ups, and a high churn of occupiers Coworking Spaces offer monthly membership Coworking spaces resemble trendy coffee shops more than corporate HQs Coworking providers are targeted at an entire class of professionals
  • 10.
    “Rather than thinkingof the office as a place primarily for solitary activity, from which workers occasionally break out to settings intended for social activity, many workers see the office as a sociable setting from which private places 9 for concentration and confidentiality are occasionally sought”.
  • 11.
    10 The riseof Coworking is a response to several trends that should support strong development in the future Growth of small businesses and indy workers Technology enablement Generational change
  • 12.
    11 The riseof Coworking is a response to several trends that should support strong development in the future Growth of small businesses and indy workers Technology enablement Generational change
  • 13.
    12 The riseof Coworking is a response to several trends that should support strong development in the future Growth of small businesses and indy workers Technology enablement Generational change
  • 14.
    13 The riseof Coworking is a response to several trends that should support strong development in the future Growth of small businesses and indy workers Technology enablement Generational change
  • 15.
    14 What dothese trends mean for corporate organisations?
  • 16.
    15 The trendsprompting the growth of Coworking are also prompting changes to the traditional working styles of larger, corporate organisations. This is manifested in the adoption of Activity Based Working.
  • 17.
    16 Activity BasedWorking to design your office in such a way that it supports work activities optimally, rather than drawing a boundary around its user’s personal spaces.
  • 18.
    17 “As competitionfor skills increases, and large corporations start to compete directly with media and technology companies to attract young talent, they will start to invest significantly in their workplaces and workplace technology. They will offer better work environments and more flexibility in the same way the technology industry has done in the past ten years.”
  • 19.
    Organisations believe byadopting smarter and more agile methods of work they will greater satisfy and motivate their staff which will aid retention and attraction, but also offer 18 productivity gains and reduced spatial requirements.
  • 20.
    19 Macquarie’s Bankingand Financial Services Group (BFS) 55% of employees change their workspaces each day. 77% are in favour of the freedom to do so. 90% employee satisfaction. Nothing spent on moving groups and redefining spaces.
  • 21.
    20 Deutsche Bank 10-30% reduced occupancy costs due to reduction in spatial requirements. Recouping of associated project costs within only 24 months. Improved employee productivity at work. Improved technology in the workplace. Ability to increase employee populations without additional real estate expenses.
  • 22.
    21 Tokyo London Washington Vornado Realty Partnering with WeWork to redevelop office building in Washington into residential apartments for mobile and collaborative workers. British Land Partnering with Regus to offer Third Place business hubs at retail properties across the UK. The Share Offer accommodation to young professionals in single buildings containing apartments, shared office space, shops and social areas New Coworking ventures globally
  • 23.
    22 Tokyo London Washington Vornado Realty Partnering with WeWork to redevelop office building in Washington into residential apartments for mobile and collaborative workers. British Land Partnering with Regus to offer Third Place business hubs at retail properties across the UK. The Share Offer accommodation to young professionals in single buildings containing apartments, shared office space, shops and social areas New Coworking ventures globally
  • 24.
    23 Tokyo London Washington Vornado Realty Partnering with WeWork to redevelop office building in Washington into residential apartments for mobile and collaborative workers. British Land Partnering with Regus to offer Third Place business hubs at retail properties across the UK. The Share Offer accommodation to young professionals in single buildings containing apartments, shared office space, shops and social areas New Coworking ventures globally
  • 25.
    25 TECHNOLOGY ENABLEMENT& GENERATIONAL CHANGE INCREASE IN FLEXIBLE, COLLABORATIVE, EFFICIENT & REMOTE WORKING CHANGES TO THE WAY WE ALL WORK
  • 26.
    26 TECHNOLOGY ENABLEMENT& GENERATIONAL CHANGE INCREASE IN FLEXIBLE, COLLABORATIVE, EFFICIENT & REMOTE WORKING CHANGES TO THE WAY WE ALL WORK
  • 27.
    27 TECHNOLOGY ENABLEMENT& GENERATIONAL CHANGE INCREASE IN FLEXIBLE, COLLABORATIVE, EFFICIENT & REMOTE WORKING CHANGES TO THE WAY WE ALL WORK
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