Neetish Sarda

  The co-working space market size across country is expected to be 13.5 million users by 2020, entailing to half of its contribution from enterprises which are expected to take up 10.3 million seats.   Neetish Sarda, Founder, Smartworks,  founded Smartworks in 2016 with a dream to disrupt traditional work culture in India by focusing on design, hospitality, technology, customer delight experience, and providing configurable workspaces solutions to large enterprises, SMEs and established start-ups. Central to this ambition is the company’s motto – ‘Workspaces that work for you’, ensuring high employee happiness, productivity and satisfaction indices. He also worked with two major real estate developers - Space Group and PS Group in the past. Prior to his entrepreneurial journey, he had a very rewarding stint with Integrators Ltd. as their Director of Business Development.   In an interaction with  Mamta Maity, indiainfoline,   Neetish Sarda  said, “Smartworks has established a fo

  Managed office space provider Smartworks has leased a total of 5.6 lakh sq ft, encompassing over 8,500 seats in Pune. It is already 40% pre-booked by IT/ITeS, BFSI and manufacturing clients and is scheduled to be operational in September, the company said. JLL, India's leading real estate consultancy firm, facilitated the transaction. The Grade A property, M-AGILE is in Pune's prime locality and offers access to strategic destinations such as IT Park Hinjewadi, Balewadi High Street, Mumbai-Pune Expressway, major academic institutions, hospitals, and retail avenues. “It has been a high growth trajectory for us in Pune in the last three years. Our growth has been driven by customer requirements for flexible office spaces that support collaboration, innovation and productivity," said Neetish Sarda, founder, Smartworks. " We are excited about this new location as it's the largest in our portfolio and the flex office space segment. As the largest managed offi

  Leases 5.6 lakh sq ft office space, says it is biggest deal to-date for a flexible office space in India   Managed office space provider, Smartworks, leased a 5.6 lakh square feet area in Pune, and invested around ₹ 150 crore to set up a new centre, its seventh in Pune, as part of its strategy to expand the business amid rising demand for flexible workspaces. Real estate consultant, JLL India, helped Smartworks in taking this large office space on lease in a premium commercial property ‘M-AGILE’ at Baner in Pune. Smartworks and JLL India have termed the leasing deal of 5.6 lakh sq ft as the “biggest” in the flexible office space segment.   The new centre has a capacity of over 8,500 desks, Smartworks said. The new co-working centre will become operational in September. Around 40 per cent area has already been given on lease to corporate clients. Smartworks founder, Neetish Sarda, said, “It has been a high growth trajectory for us in Pune in the last three years. Our g