As COVID-19 restrictions lift and vaccines become more available, workers are shifting back into office life. About 46% of U.S. workplaces have all employees back on-site as of March 2021. So, what will offices look like post-COVID? And how can local companies prepare for getting back to the office?
Here are some questions local companies should ask themselves as they prepare to return to office life, provided by the commercial real estate experts at Trinity Partners (who know a thing or two about well-functioning office spaces). 📎
- What do people really need in the office? Prioritize in-office needs vs. making blanket requirements.
- How can you create physical distance for your employees? Establish your office’s capacity for employees to return to work and still practice social distancing safely.
- Do you need to develop or adjust any communication protocols? Will former touchpoints that happened in-person migrate to happening solely online?
- What’s your mask policy? Consider enforcing the use of masks in common areas like break rooms or at the copiers.
- Do you fully understand your building’s cleaning and maintenance protocols during COVID-19?
Looking for an expanded office space for your team to return to? Explore 4 available offices in the Triangle below.
4 must-see Triangle office spaces:
A 100-acre, 650,000 square-foot creative office and life science adaptive re-use with a highly-amenitized campus featuring athletic fields, walking trails, on-site food service, state-of-the-art fitness center, conference and training center, and 30,000+ square feet of indoor and outdoor gathering areas. Spaces available range from 20,000-379,500 square feet.
Tower Two at Bloc[83], a new 10-story, 241,320 square-foot office tower in downtown Raleigh at the epicenter of the Warehouse District and Glenwood South sits at one of the city’s highest elevations, just beside its sister tower, One Glenwood. A total of 159,940 square feet of office space is currently available to lease.
Located within Perimeter Park, a master-planned office development with over 7 miles of walking trails, two fitness centers, a well-equipped amenities center, and beautifully landscaped green space. Conveniently located just off I-40 and I-540, this newly constructed 90,000 square foot three-story office building has 31,518 square feet of office space still available for lease.
The Square at University Hill consists of two office buildings totaling 118,000 square feet. Available spaces for lease range from 1,611-20,478 square feet. All within walking distance of restaurants, retail, and fitness located at University Hill, a 300,000 square-foot mixed-use development. Ⓟ
