Serendipity Labs Takes Co-Working National

CHICAGO—Just three months after opening a 15,000-square-foot co-working and conference center on the first floor of One South Wacker in Chicago, Serendipity Labs has gone forward with its plan to expand onto the tower’s second floor where it has leased an additional 15,000-square-feet. More than 1,000 members signed up since last fall, and the new space, which opened last Friday, offers access to private offices, dedicated workstations and more co-working space.

But the expansion of this flagship site is just one step in a national expansion that company officials say will eventually bring Serendipity Labs to hundreds of locations in both CBDs and suburbs. John Arenas, Serendipity’s chief executive officer, tells GlobeSt.com that the company has already signed development agreements with franchise partners for more than 50 locations. He expects to open about one dozen new sites in the next few months and perhaps two dozen by the end of 2015. And within three or four years, he hopes to have more than 200 locations.