Rent a center: Building owner has a 'suite' solution for vacant space

With hybrid work models all the rage as a result of the pandemic, many businesses that can function with at least a partially remote workforce are left wondering what to do with unused office space.

Achieva Credit Union, with the help of real estate firm Colliers International, has an innovative solution that addresses several challenges at once. Using its Dunedin headquarters, which it refers to as “Center Court,” as a testbed of sorts, Achieva has launched a “hoteling” program for remote employees who want to occasionally work in the office on a drop-in basis. On top of that, it has reconfigured vacant parts of the building and made them available for lease to third-party organizations.