WeWork set to grow Singapore footprint to over 300,000 sq ft

Singapore

US-based co-working space provider WeWork, which launched its operations in Singapore only last December, is set to expand its presence.

The Business Times understands that it has signed up at several new locations - including City House and Mapletree Anson - and is in advanced discussions at others, such as 8 Cross Street and Suntec Tower 5.

If things go according to plan, WeWork's footprint in Singapore would grow to over 300,000 sq ft. When contacted, its spokesman said: "We do not have any announcements at this stage."

Co-working spaces are open-plan office spaces offered to users on a desk-by-desk basis. Facilities such as pantries and meeting rooms are shared. Such spaces are sold by membership on a daily or monthly basis, but some co-working operators are ent…