In February 2017, Savills, one of the world’s largest real estate firms, launched a new flexible office brokerage service called Workthere.
As the first major real estate agent to launch a standalone brand exclusive to flexible workspace, Savills set a precedent. It’s a market that Savills has never fully serviced in its 160+ year history, and the launch of Workthere marked a step-change in the way traditional real estate companies approach flexible space.
Six months after its initial launch, Allwork spoke with Cal Lee, founder of Workthere, to learn more about their mission and how the brand has fared.
“We’ve had a strong 6 months, which has been much better than anticipated,” said Cal. “We’ve already exceeded our initial targets and in May we expanded outside of the UK for the first time.”
The brand’s phenomenal growth in just a few short months won’t come as a surprise to the UK’s established flexible workspace market, and it’s business as usual for Cal, too.
“The sector is continuing to grow and we came in at the right time,” he added.
Cal officially began developing Workthere in July 2016, but the idea sparked long before that.