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Workbar continues expansion, plans to open new location in Woburn, Mass.

Woburn, MA Workbar, Boston’s leading coworking space provider, has plans to open it’s newest suburban location at 500 Unicorn Park, advancing its commitment to hyper productive coworking with amenities tailored to promote health and happiness. With locations throughout the Greater Boston suburbs and key city destinations, Workbar is the only coworking provider that offers professionals a better way to work in this hybrid era.

This experience-driven workspace in Unicorn Park is conveniently located off I-93 and Rte. 128/95, nine miles from Boston. Workbar Woburn offers 22,000 s/f of productive workspace for any size team and every business need. Featuring natural light and airflow to offer a natural boost of well-being to your workday, plus our signature neighborhoods offering different work environments for different work needs, an on site cafe, intuitive meeting scheduling tools and lightning-fast internet, Workbar Woburn has everything members need to do their best work.

“This is truly an exciting time for Workbar as we continue to fill out the region and provide companies of all sizes and in all stages of growth with a better way to work. Woburn is the latest example of our commitment to offering close-to-home workplace destinations for professionals and teams that want to choose when and where they work. We look forward to welcoming many new members and also to giving our existing members more options to access our network of spaces.

National Development’s track record of creating vibrant and interesting places, along with their commitment to the communities in which they work, make them the perfect partner as we ramp up our expansion to meet the demands of the hybrid workforce,” said Sarah Travers, CEO of Workbar.

Woburn will be home to Workbars first-ever telepresence room. The room features smart tv monitors and custom seating that allows all meeting attendees to be at eye level with one another. This next-gen technology, designed with hybrid teams in mind, helps put everyone on the same playing field regardless of whether they’re attending in-person or virtually.

“National Development is excited to welcome Workbar to Unicorn Park. Workbar brings an exciting new use to Unicorn, which will enhance the energy of the property as well as help grow entrepreneurial and established small businesses in the region with this flexible, technology-based workspace,” said Chuck Landry, senior vice president, asset management at National Development.

Opening in July 2022, Workbar Woburn will feature over 22,000 s/f of coworking space, offices, suites and conference rooms, giving professionals in Woburn all the amenities of a top-tier office without the commuting hassle.

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