{"id":2240,"date":"2020-10-21T11:09:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T16:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum.miami\/?p=2240"},"modified":"2020-10-22T08:22:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T13:22:07","slug":"forum-in-south-florida-business-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum.miami\/forum-in-south-florida-business-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"FORUM in South Florida Business Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
FORUM was recently featured in the South Florida Business Journal, featuring new photos of the space and some insight on what’s to come at Coral Gables’ most exciting workspace! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Forum coworking space has opened in Coral Gables with a host of private office suites designed to keep people productive and safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Developed by Location Ventures, the Forum occupies about 9,000 square feet on the first floor of 275 Alhambra Circle. About 90% of the space is private offices and the rest is common areas, including conference rooms, a break room, and a kitchen, said Rishi Kapoor<\/a>, CEO of Location Ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The coworking space was granted a temporary certificate of occupancy in early October, Kapoor said. It\u2019s nearly 50% leased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Obviously, you don\u2019t dream about opening during the middle of a pandemic,” Kapoor said. \u201cMy expectation is it will take the next year to get to the leasing targets we have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fortunately, the Forum was designed with mostly private offices where it\u2019s easy to socially distance, as opposed to wide-open workspaces and cubicles. The space has 80 seats between 30 private offices. There is two cleaning staff on hand at all times to wipe down common areas after they are used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many of the new tenants at the Forum are from established companies that realized they don\u2019t need larger office space, only a small office, and dedicated meeting space, Kapoor said. There are also solo professionals, such as architects, who got tired of working at home and decided they want a small office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n