More than a year after the measures implemented to reverse the contagion by Covid-19, the office segment maintains the effects of the crisis, because many companies chose to reduce space, sublet and in some cases close completely before the economic adjustment to overcome the crisis.

According to the Real Estate portal Solili, the health crisis has directly impacted the largest corporate markets nationwide, such as Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara.

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In the case of Mexico City, they explain, the start of construction of new corporate buildings has been almost nil, even changing the trends in design, location and volumes that were considered until before the pandemic; although progress has been maintained in the works that were in execution.

"During the second quarter of 2021, only 15 thousand square meters started construction, which shows that developers have projects still stopped and in the planning phase, until there is a significant reactivation in demand," they point out in the real estate portal.

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Likewise, it is indicated that during this second quarter of the year, the new national corporate offer was just over 100,000 square meters, 80% of the figure concentrated in Mexico City and Guadalajara.

Finally, they add that the future of the office sector still has to go through multiple challenges to reinvent itself, such as the simultaneous presence of personnel who went into second place, an office with fewer fixed positions assigned, areas that can be used for multiple purposes; spaces where connecting remotely opens up new possibilities for collaborative work ”, they added.

In Solili it locates corporate spaces in Querétaro, Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez

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