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LHN expects limited potential for co-working amid WeWork collapse

Tan Nai Lun

Tan Nai Lun

Published Mon, Aug 14, 2023 · 09:00 AM
    • LHN's approach is to offer co-working facilities as a part of value-added shared amenities – a strategy it has adopted for space concepts and yielded positive results, as seen at its communal lounge at Coliwoo Orchard.
    • LHN's approach is to offer co-working facilities as a part of value-added shared amenities – a strategy it has adopted for space concepts and yielded positive results, as seen at its communal lounge at Coliwoo Orchard. PHOTO: LHN

    REAL estate management company LHN does not see the co-working space as an area with good growth potential, and is not looking to actively expand its business in the segment.

    Instead, it will continue to focus on co-living and storage solutions for its space optimisation business, where it offers co-working facilities as part of a building’s shared amenities, said Kelvin Lim, executive chairman, executive director and group managing director of LHN.

    This comes as co-working company WeWork last week raised “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue operating, citing sustained losses and cancelled memberships to its office spaces.

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