A 14,000 square foot space in the Fifth Third Center at 21 E. State St. will give Serendipity a location in the downtown core.

COLUMBUS—New York-based Serendipity Labs Coworking has big plans to expand across the US, including in many secondary cities, and just hit a big milestone in Columbus, an increasingly robust office market. Renascent Hospitality, its local franchise development partner, has signed two leases for Serendipity. The first is slated to open summer of 2017 with 14,000 square feet in the Fifth Third Center at 21 E. State St. The second—in new construction at 900 N. High St.—is for 22,000 square feet in The Short North, a neighborhood with new boutique hotels, restaurants and retail.

Columbus natives and local business owners Trevor Warner and Scott Somerville run Renasent, a preferred management company for Marriott and Hilton Hotels.

Serendipity expects franchise operators with such local expertise will help it quickly expand into secondary cities. It now has a six locations, but also has about an additional 100 in its development schedule.