Tenants will seek more private workspaces and fewer coworking options as health and safety concerns are amplified in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to commercial real estate researchers.
The research from commercial real estate company Jones Lang LaSalle, points to the current social distancing measures—-which place a premium on personal space—are certain to have a lasting impact on the kinds of office spaces tenants will look for going forward.
The firm said up to 70% of office spaces in 2020 had at least partially open floor plans, and that workers had significantly less space individually than they did at the start of the century.
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