NORFOLK, Va. — A new company has moved into downtown Norfolk.
'Gather Downtown Norfolk' is a workplace creating focused, productive and engaged communities through inspiring spaces and inviting hospitality.
Gather will occupy the top two floors of 500 E. Main Street and offer 30,000 square-feet of shared office space overlooking the Elizabeth River. In the space, there will be 150 private offices, larger suites for enterprise-level clients, open area workspaces, event space, and a range of conference rooms and meeting spaces.
Savannah Bolin is the regional director for Gather in Hampton Roads.
“It’s really a little bit of everybody," said Bolin.
She said the space will open on May 31, and people will be able to start working on the top floor facilities by June 6, 2019.
Bolin hopes Gather will bring people out of their homes and help organically connect the community, she said that 350 individuals can get to know others as friends and also do business with them as well.
Gather offers an all-inclusive price where members receive 24/7 access to office space that offers a range of intentionally designed, collaborative spaces and private offices, meeting rooms, and social events.
The newest Gather location will offer a great option for start-up organizations looking for an office, remote workers with a Fortune 500 company needing dedicated desks away from home, or a freelancer who needs a conference room to meet with clients. Gather also offers suite opportunities for larger companies and can accommodate up to a 42-person suite in their Norfolk location.
Regent University’s Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Gary Oster said community work-spaces are a trend.
"I think it’s I think it’s going to be a long term trend,” he said. “Co-working spaces, they’ve got it down and so when people come in there, they look around, and say yeah this is where I should be."
He believes the trend fits the millennial need and hopes for a modern and healthy workplace culture.
Click here to learn more about Gather.