Forcadell has advised Aticco in the expansion of the Aticco Urquinaona, the co-working space in the centre of Barcelona, where the operator started its activity on 2016, with 1.000 sqm and has expanded it to reach 8.000 sqm. Aticco Urquinaona has become the flagship of the Catalan operator for being its first co-working center and the one with the largest surface.
In the first 5 months of the year, Aticco has contracted up to 14,880 sqm distributed in 4 different operations, which makes it the flexible spaces operator which grew the most in sqm volume in Barcelona this 2019. The local start-up has been on the advised by Forcadell in 3 of these transactions: the acquisition of the old 2.080 sqm PDeCAT building (Aticco Verdaguer, already running smoothly) and a 22 @ 6,300 m2 building (Aticco Pallars, the opening for which is planned for end of September) and the expansion of 1.000 sqm for Aticco Urquinaona.
“Location is one of the key factors when choosing a co-working space, since it increases its attractiveness and promotes the retention of talent. That is why -explains Manel de Bes, director of the Office department of Forcadell- , the centre of the city has become one of the most demanded zones for the flexible spaces operators, together with the corporate district 22@ and the zone that goes from av.Diagonal up to Passeig de Gràcia.”
Aticco Urquinaona has an infinity of services for the more than 800 co-workers that make up their community: gym, relaxation areas, cafeteria, a large terrace, training rooms and a wide range of events such as conferences, after work activities or concerts. The co-working operator also offers services focused on the business plans of the companies that are located there, such as consulting, marketing, IT or human resources.
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