Week 25, 2025

David Robinson shares that Fractal Workspace has opened its second location in Kingston, Ontario, partnering with Modern Niagara as the coworking and hospitality partner for the $70M+ transformed heritage industrial facility.

The near net-zero building achieved over 80% emissions reduction through deep retrofits and features smart building systems, 100% reused infrastructure, with support from Canada Infrastructure Bank, City of Kingston, and Kingston Economic Development Corporation.

Danish coworking operator ordnung has signed as anchor tenant at the Helmerhus building in central Copenhagen, securing approximately 9k sqm across three floors with capacity for over 700 workstations, opening in late summer 2026.

The space will occupy more than 60% of the building’s total office area and become one of Copenhagen’s largest coworking hubs, as part of ordnung’s expansion strategy following Denmark’s largest coworking facility launch at Shellhuset in 2023. ordnung operates 11 coworking spaces in Denmark and reported €18M revenue (9% increase) and €3.2M EBITDA (17.6% margin) in its latest financial year, with plans to open 1-2 new locations annually and achieve 20% EBITDA margins long-term.

The 130-year-old Helmerhus building is undergoing full renovation by German developer Proteus in collaboration with AM ALPHA family office, with facade restoration and modern mixed-use interior adaptation.

WOTSO just announced Australia’s first "WOTSO Coworking Café" at Stockland’s Piccadilly Complex on the first floor of 222 Pitt Street Sydney. The 233 sqm (~2,508 sqft) space accommodates approximately 45 desks and represents a compact, central workspace model inspired by European micro workspaces, designed to transform adaptable retail and lobby spaces in high-traffic areas.

WOTSO CEO Jessie Glew described it as "WOTSO Express" for members wanting desk access without major commitment, with future expansion planned for shopping centres, transport hubs, and regional towns across WOTSO’s 34-location network in Australia and New Zealand.

Despite the café name, no coffee is sold—the concept focuses on providing fast internet, casual meeting areas, stocked kitchenette, and access to WOTSO’s Passport Program in a relaxed atmosphere.

Elevator is expanding to Lincoln, Nebraska in Fall 2025, offering flexible co-warehousing, private offices, and shared workspaces for small businesses and entrepreneurs.

IWG is opening new Regus workspaces in shopping malls across Belo Horizonte, Florianopolis, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, converting underperforming or vacant retail units into business hubs. The strategic expansion involves partnerships with local property owners and investors to capitalize on the shift toward flexible working patterns where employees seek convenient and productive workspace locations.

The mall-based locations represent IWG’s (and others’) approach to transforming retail spaces into vibrant coworking environments across major cities.

The Intelligent Office in Troy, MI, is expanding its location in the PNC Center building. The franchise, owned and operated by Dr. Joan Haakonstad, is more than doubling its footprint to over 15k sqft on the 20th floor.

The expanded space is over 7,500 sqft and will include 13 furnished offices, 12 dedicated cubicles with height-adjustable desks, and two exterior conference rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows.

Hungarian coworking space KAPTÁR is launching KLUSTER, a new coworking, hybrid-private office and event space in Budapest. The expansion comes 13 years after KAPTÁR’s founding in 2012, with investor dr. Janos J. Berki backing the project and Optinvest serving as partner and landlord. The KLUSTER team includes Mark Downey, Sara Ozorai, and Jazmin Kiss, with the space positioned as an "alliance" bringing together diverse people, teams, and ideas.

This news comes after Kaptar’s previous expansion attempts in 2017 that included complete projects and construction plans for three different spaces, developing design concepts and financial plans for more than 20 locations over seven years before landing on opening this new location and concept.

Runway East has opened a new location at 150 Borough High Street in London, offering 12.5k sqft for teams between 16-275 people.

This SE1 location sits just 60 seconds from Borough Station and features an outdoor terrace with panoramic views, private tea points and meeting rooms in every office, plus an 18-person boardroom.