207. A Chicago Landlord, Marc Blum, shares how Spaces went bankrupt in his building after 6 months and Adam Showalter helped him survive to tell the story.

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207. A Chicago Landlord, Marc Blum, shares how Spaces went bankrupt in his building after 6 months and Adam Showalter helped him survive to tell the story.

Released: Jun 30, 2021

Marc Blum redeveloped his 80,000 square foot building for commercial office use. He built out all eight floors for Spaces, an IWG brand of coworking. Spaces filed for bankruptcy less than 6 months after moving into the space (during COVID-19).

Marc had a dilemma on his hands.

Should he/could he find another tenant? Should he run the flex office model himself? Should he find a partner?

Enter Adam Showalter and the rest is history. They share the story of how they converted the Spaces buildout to their own flexible office offering, gave the building a brand and became a leader in the evolution of the commercial office world.

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207. A Chicago Landlord, Marc Blum, shares how Spaces went bankrupt in his building after 6 months and Adam Showalter helped him survive to tell the story.: Landlords are finding themselves with empty spaces once occupied by coworking space brands like WeWork, Spaces and Serendipity Labs. Marc Blum tells the story of how he survived a bankruptcy by tenant Spaces and through his entrepreneurial spirit, found a

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