Gurugram, 1st March 2022: Neighborhood Coworking operator The Office Pass (TOP), which currently runs 10 Coworking offices in Delhi NCR, plans to open 4 new offices in the next six months. This expansion is a result of strong demand for flexible workspace post covid. Companies and employees want to work in an office space close to their residence/business and that is creating a tailwind for Neighborhood small office format. This expansion will strengthen TOPs dominant position further and will make it the largest Coworking operator in Delhi NCR with 14 offices.
- The company plans to open one office every 45 days starting April 2022
- TOP targets to become the largest Coworking spaces operator in Delhi NCR
Out of the 4 new offices, 2 will come up in Gurgaon (one each in Golf Course Road and near HUDA City Center metro station). They will have a combined capacity of over 650 seats. The first office will become operational in March 2022 and the second in May 2022.
“Pre-COVID it used to take us 7-8 months to achieve breakeven in an office. With companies moving away from traditional leases and people preferring to work from an office close to their place of residence, we have seen a much faster adoption of the Neighbourhood Coworking model. Our last office (with 600 seats), that opened in November 2021 has achieved break-even in under 4 months. This has encouraged us to scale faster. If there are no covid related disruptions, we hope to open one new office every 45 days starting the coming financial year,” said Mr. Aditya Verma, Founder & CEO, The Office Pass (TOP).
TOP plans to add capacity at its existing office in Mohan Cooperative Area in South Delhi. The occupancy at the current office crossed 90% in February 2022 and South Delhi area continues to see high demand for Coworking. The company has already taken additional area in the region and will make the new office operational in April 2022. This will add another 170 seats to its South Delhi inventory.
The 4th office is planned in Noida or in an unrepresented location in Gurgaon. This will be a 450 seats facility and will be operational by June-July 2022. These new office spaces will see the firm adding around 1250-1300 seats. TOP also plans to enter the Mumbai market in the coming financial year.
Commenting on the company’s expansion Brijesh Damodaran, Partner, Auxano Capital one of the early investors in The Office Pass (TOP) said, “TOP is the first player in the Neighbourhood Coworking space and today it’s a market leader in this space. Managing the working capital efficiently along with being diligent in identifying new office spaces has been its USP. Increasing its geographical reach outside of NCR is the next big step for TOP and 2022 should see this in action.”
127 small to mid-sized companies are currently using TOP Coworking and Managed offices. TOP plans to expand aggressively and increase this to 1000 companies over the next 2 years.
“The commercial real estate space in India is largely un-organised with multiple individual owners. An office space of 10,000 SqFt typically have 3-5 owners. With no formal training in digital marketing & office management, the landlords find it extremely difficult and cost prohibitive to find a tenant. Post covid, the demand has shifted from traditional leasing to flexible workspaces and we see huge upside for companies like ours to organise this market,” added Aditya.
The Indian flex space market has seen huge growth over the last few years. It is still very early days for Coworking players. It is pertinent to note is that the current flex market penetration in total office stock stands at approximately 3.5%. According to JLL’s office market report, India’s average penetration rate for the top seven cities could reach around the 4.0-4.5% mark over the next two years.
The demand for flexible workspace was largely driven by freelancers and start-ups in 2015-2019. However, post COVID, organisations of all sizes have developed a fancy for this format. Going forward the demand will be largely driven by small to mid-sized companies and large companies and MNCs using Coworking for their distributed / hybrid office formats.
About The Office Pass (TOP)
The Office Pass (TOP) is a technology-driven Neighbourhood Coworking & Managed Office space provider. TOP is the only Coworking & Managed Spaces Company in India that promotes #Walk-to-Work. TOP’s vision is to have multiple Coworking offices spread across the city. TOP offices are located in CBD areas and around residential Neighbourhoods, so one can find the nearest office in less than 10 minutes.
TOP currently runs 10 offices across Gurgaon, Noida and Delhi. 127 mid to large size companies are using TOP Coworking and Managed office services. The company plans to open over 50 Neighbourhood offices over the next 2 years with presence in multiple cities across India.
One can think of TOP as a Convenient store (like 7-ELEVEN) of Coworking.
To learn more, visit www.theofficepass.com and follow TOP on LinkedIN, Facebook and Twitter.
