Flexible workspace firm to open new base
FLEXIBLE workspace company x+why has announced plans for another base in Birmingham.
The London-based company is set to launch a new facility on the Brindleyplace estate which will open in the spring.
It has agreed a deal for 40,000 sq ft across three floors of 6 Brindleyplace.
This latest news follows the announcement last summer that x+why had signed a deal to open a workspace hub across four floors of 103 Colmore Row including the 18th where it will manage the 3,000 sq ft terrace for both occupiers and private hire. It will also have a members’ business club at the new building on the corner with Newhall Street.
A refurbishment programme is currently being carried out at 6 Brindleyplace by architecture practice JRA and contractor Intex Projects which is due to be completed in the summer.
The block has also been rebranded as ‘Foundry’ as a nod to the former factories and warehouses which used to occupy that site.
US flexible workspace provider WeWork previously had a facility within 6 Brindleyplace but it closed down in autumn 2020.
Rupert Dean, chief executive of x+why, said: “Brindleyplace is a fantastic location centred on
wellbeing and sustainability, two of our biggest drivers and drivers for our tenants. Moving to Birmingham and Brindleyplace is a hugely exciting step for us at x+why and we’re really looking forward to welcoming tenants to what will be an innovative and design-led space.”
Raj Rajput, managing director of UK asset management at Brindleyplace’s landlord Hines, added: “The repositioning of 6 Brindleyplace as Foundry marks a new era for a fantastic building at the core of our estate and the heart of Birmingham.
“With x+why opening soon, we
have a wonderful opportunity to show what the estate is all about and how working here can transform an organisation and their performance. By working in partnership with x+why we are looking forward to welcoming more new tenants and their staff to the wider estate.”