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SpacesSpring2023U.S.OfficeOccupierSentimentSurveyREPORTMakingProgressonOrganizationalChangeCBRERESEARCHMAY2023AdaptiveSpacesSpring2023U.S.OfficeOccupierSentimentSurveyExecutiveSummaryMost

companiesrequiringofficeattendanceandmanyanticipatingmoreattendancethisyearSentimentgrowstowardeithermostlyin-officeormostlyremoteworkEmergingclarityaboutthefutureleadingtoincrementalworkplacechangePortfoliooptimizationunderwaywithafocusonefficiencyandflexibilityOver

half

of

respondents,

ledbyCBRE’s

Spring2023OfficeOccupier

SentimentSurveyprovides

insightsfrom207corporaterealestateexecutiveswith

U.S.

officeportfolios

abouthoworganizationalstrategiestosupportthefutureofwork

areprogressing.Sixty-fivepercentofrespondentsto

CBRE’sSpring2023U.S.

OfficeOccupiersSentiment

Surveysaytheir

companiesarerequiringthatemployeesreturnto

theoffice.Financial/professionalservicescompanyrespondentslead

thetrend

with71%reportingthat

theircompaniesnowrequireareturntotheoffice,

mostofwhicharestipulatingAllowinganequalmixofofficeandremoteworkseemsto

beastrategythat

islosingfavor.Today,45%ofrespondentssupportamostlyorfullyofficeculture(vs.

37%in2022),

while22%supportamostlyorfullyremoteculture(vs.

15%in2022).

CBREstudieshavefound

that

mostemployeeswantto

workintheofficeat

leastsomeofthetime,

so

understandingemployeeHalfofsurveyrespondentslarge

companies,

anticipate

furtherreductions

of

their

officefootprintsto

trim

unoccupied

space,

with

mostexecuting

this

upon

lease

expirations.Where

tenants

are

negotiating

leases,renewals

are

the

preferred

strategy.However,

more

than

half

of

respondentsplan

to

relocate

to

better

quality

space.Markets

that

combine

walkability,

modernoffice

space,

housing

and

high-endexperiential

retail

are

outperforming.reportworkingwithother

companydepartmentsand

directlyengagingemployeesto

drivechange.Theseinitiativestypicallyresultingreater

spacesharing,

enhancedcollaborationspaceand

morevideo

conferencingbutstopshortofeffortsthat

willtrulytransformthewaytheofficeenables

thefutureofwork.attendancefor

morethanhalftheweek.

preferencesbeforeshiftingto

fullyOntheother

hand,

only56%oftechnologycompanyrespondentssaytheir

firmrequiresareturn,withmoststipulatingattendancefor

lessthanhalftheweek.remotestatusisimportant.Many

respondents

say

their

companiesare

seeking

flexibility

in

lease

agreements,including

shorter

lease

terms

and

morelatitude

to

expand

or

contract

their

totalspace.

Bundling

shared

building

servicesand

amenities

such

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meeting

and

flexspace

also

is

highly

desirable

in

leaseagreements.Emergingpoliciesincludeallowingemployeesto

settheir

dailyworkinghours,havingemployeesintheofficeonarotatingscheduleand

institutingafour-dayworkweek.

Generally,

policiesarebeingrefined

tosetintention,provideclarityand

allowpredictabilityfor

allpartiesaroundwhat

hybridworkingmeans.Morethanthree-quartersofsurveyrespondentsreportofferingguidanceto

help

driveintended

officeutilizationpatterns.

Thosewithclear

policyguidancerequiringemployeeofficeattendanceareachievinghigherofficeattendancerates.Officespacegenerallyremainsunderutilized,

althoughsmallercompaniesaremorelikelytoreporthigher

attendance.

Thirty-eightpercentofrespondentsanticipateincreasedofficeattendancethisyear,

moreso

forthosecurrentlyhavingthelowestofficeutilizationrates.2CBRERESEARCH©2023CBRE,INC.01Current

StateofOfficeAttendanceAdaptiveSpacesSpring2023U.S.OfficeOccupierSentimentSurveyMostcompaniesrequiringoffice

attendancebuttechnologycompanieslagFigure1:

CurrentGuidanceon

EmployerExpectationsforOfficeAttendance60%50%40%30%20%10%0%OverallTechnologyFinance/

ProfessionalServicesMostcompaniesappearmoredecisivethisyearaboutoffice-attendanceexpectations.Sixty-fivepercentofsurveyrespondentssaythattheircompanynowrequiressomelevelofofficeattendance,whileonly30%aremaintainingavoluntaryreturn-to-officepolicy.Thisisincontrastto

lastyearwhenoverhalfofrespondentsleftareturnto

officeupto

the

discretionofemployees.Ofthosethatrequireareturnto

office,57%aretrackingattendance.However,mosthavenoguidanceonenforcement.Consideringtoday’stightlabormarket,thisisnotsurprising.Employersare

carefullyrequiringmoredaysinthe

office,whileavoidingstrictenforcementto

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Days<2.5DaysFigure2:HowtheyaretrackingHowtheyareenforcingResultsvarybyindustry,withtechnologyrespondentscitingamorelenientreturn-to-officepolicythanotherrespondents.Only26%oftechnologyrespondentsrequireareturnto

the

officemorethan2.5daysaweekvs.48%offinancial/professionalservicesrespondents.Conversely,41%oftechnologyrespondentssupportavoluntaryreturnto

theofficevs.25%offinancial/professionalservicesrespondents.Thisindustrydifferenceindicateswhysomeofthemoretech-centricmarketsare

lagginginreturn-to-officerates.57%TrackingTrackingviaManagerReportingNoguidanceprovided52%46%TrackingviaBadgeSwipes/Sensors

/

VPNLoginsGuidanceprovidedbutnotenforced32%16%41%AttendanceTrackingviaWorkspaceBookingSystemGuidanceprovidedand

enforced13%Source:CBREResearch,April2023.4CBRERESEARCH©2023CBRE,INC.AdaptiveSpacesSpring2023U.S.OfficeOccupierSentimentSurveySmallcompaniesmorelikelytohavehigherofficeattendanceFigure3:

AverageWeeklyOfficeUtilizationRate(headcount/deskcount)Officeutilizationratesvarygreatlybycompanybutgenerallyremainsubdued.Ninety-fourpercentofrespondentsfromlargecompaniesreportedofficeutilizationratesoflessthan60%.Whilethemajorityofsmall-companyrespondentsalsoreportofficeutilizationratesoflessthan60%,therearefivetimesmoreofthemabovethatthresholdthanlarge-companyrespondents.Thirty-fivepercentofsmall-companyrespondentsare

achievingthisgoalvs.6%ofthoseinlargecompanies.Techrespondentsreportedthelowestofficeattendanceandfinancial/professionalservicesrespondentshigher,butstillbelowthe

surveyaverage.0-25%26-60%61-100%By

Size

of

Company<5,000Employees>5,000EmployeesBy

Industry94%oflargecompanies65%ofsmallcompanies23%20%42%74%35%6%Finance/ProfessionalServicesTechnology14%41%22%66%55%54%20%4%Percentagereportinglow

office

utilization

rates(i.e.,lessthan60%)Overall24%Source:CBREResearch,April2023.Numberintableequatestopercentofrespondentsthatreporteachutilizationlevel.5CBRERESEARCH©2023CBRE,INC.AdaptiveSpacesSpring2023U.S.OfficeOccupierSentimentSurveyOffice

attendanceexpectedtoincreaseforcompanieswithlowestutilizationFigure4:

ExpectationsAboutOfficeUtilizationPatternsFigure6:SteadyStateExpectationsbyCurrentOfficeUtilization2022

2023100%80%Nearly40%ofrespondentsstillexpectofficeutilizationto

increase,whilemostexpectto

achievesteadystate

byyear-end.

Theloweracompany’scurrentofficeutilizationrate,thehighertheexpectationforanincreaseinutilization.Nearlyaquarterofrespondentsareunsurewhenofficeutilizationpatternswillreach70%60%60%35%65%51%44%56%50%40%30%20%10%0%43%38%6

0%40%20%0%6%2%acceptablelevels,pointingto

continueduncertaintyamongmanycompanies.Steady-StateAchievedUtilizationExpectedtoIncreaseUtilizationExpectedtoDecrease0-60%61%+At

Steady

State

AttendanceAttendance

Expectedto

IncreaseSixtypercentreportthattheirofficeutilizationhassettledatasteadystate,meaningthatmanycompanieshaveacceptedless-than-fullutilizationasthenewnormal.Thisisupfromonly43%thatreportedreachingasteadystate

in2022.Thesmallestcompaniesare

aheadofthecurve:71%ofthosewithunder100Figure5:ExpectedTimeline

forCompaniestoReachSteadyState47%24%6%23%H22023H12024H22024Unsureemployeessaidtheyhavereachedasteadystate

vs.only55%ofthelargestcompanieswith10,000+employees.&BeyondSource:CBREResearch,April2023.6CBRERESEARCH©2023CBRE,INC.AdaptiveSpacesSpring2023U.S.OfficeOccupierSentimentSurveyExecutivesaresplitoverhoweconomicuncertaintyimpactsreturn-to-officepoliciesFigure7:FocusofC-SuiteonOfficeAttendanceAmidEconomicUncertaintyTherehasbeenmuchspeculationaboutthe

impactofarecessionongettingemployeesbackto

theofficemoreregularly.Thesurveyindicatesthatexecutivesare

splitoverhoweconomicuncertaintyimpactsreturn-to-officepolicies.Forty-fivepercentofrespondentsreportednoimpactfromthe

weakeningeconomy,while40%reportedanincreasedurgencyofC-suiteexecutivesto

getemployeesbackto

the

office.Financialservicesoccupiersappearedmuchmorelikely(58%)to

doubledownonreturn-to-officeeffortsdueto

theeconomythantheoverallaverage.OverallTechnologyFinance70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%Morethan70%ofU.S.respondentsto

CBRE’s

Global

Live-Work-Shop

Survey

whoidentifyashybridworkersclaimthattrustintheiremployerisstrongerthanitwaspre-pandemic.Thisismuchhigherthanfullyremoteorfullyin-officeworkersentiment.Trustisafoundationalfactorinemployeeengagementandmanagingthattrustisalong-termimperative.Takingacarefulandmeasuredapproachtoreturn-to-officemessaging,especiallyduringuncertaineconomictimes,isprudent.45%40%15%No

ChangeGreaterFocusLesserFocusSource:CBREResearch,April2023.7CBRERESEARCH©2023CBRE,INC.AdaptiveSpacesSpring2023U.S.OfficeOccupierSentimentSurveyPosition

towardamostlyofficeorremotecultureisgrowingFigure8:CompanyGoalsforSteady-StateOfficeUtilizationTryingto

balanceanequalmixofofficeandremoteworkseemsto

beastrategythatislosingfavorbasedonthisyear’ssurveyresults.Thedifficultyinspaceplanningandcreatingcriticalmassinthe

officeunderabalancedhybridstrategyislikelybehindthisshift.Only33%ofrespondentsreportedagoalofhavingemployeesworkanequalmixoftimebetweenthe

officeandremotely(vs.48%lastyear).Thisshiftinsentimenthasresultedin45%ofsurveyedcompaniessupportingamostlyorfullyofficeculture(vs.37%in2022)and22%supportingamostlyorfullyremoteculture(vs.15%in2022).Companiesseemto

bebalancingpredictabilitywithflexibilitymoresothanpreviousyears.Technologyrespondentsweremorelikelyto

aspireto

mostlyorfullyremotework(42%)vs.financial/professionalservicesrespondentswhoweremorelikelyto

aspiretomostlyorfullyofficework(50%).60%50%40%30%20%10%0%Sixty-threepercentofU.S.respondentsto

CBRE’sGlobalLive-Work-ShopSurveywantto

workinthe

officeatleastthreedaysaweek.Lessthan7%wantto

befull-timeremoteworkers.Employeepreferencesareimportantforcompaniestounderstandbeforetheyshiftto

astrategythatcouldimpactemployeeproductivityandwellness.3%5%

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ProfessionalServicesSource:CBREResearch,April2023.8CBRERESEARCH©2023CBRE,INC.AdaptiveSpacesSpring2023U.S.OfficeOccupierSentimentSurveyPoliciesarein

placebutmessagingvariesFigure9:ReturntoOfficePolicyFigure10:OfficeAttendanceRequirementsDefinedbyMixof

Company/TeamandEmployeeDefinedbyEmployeeSpecific

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26%Withmorecompaniesintentoneither90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%maintainingorboostingofficeattendancethisyear,clearcommunicationsto

clarifyandgaingreateracceptanceofoffice-attendancepoliciesare

critical.Seventy-sixpercentofrespondentsreporthavingapolicyoratleastguidanceinplaceto

helpdriveintendedofficeutilizationpatterns.Whilemostofthesepoliciesstate

thenumberofdaysperweekemployeesareexpectedto

beintheoffice,fewspecifywhichdaysofthe

week.Forty-onepercentindicateitvariesbyteamand41%indicatetherearenoexpectations.Ofthosethatdospecifyactualdays,mostareinmid-week.DefinedbyCompany/TeamVariesby

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ExistSource:CBREResearch,April2023.9CBRERESEARCH©2023CBRE,INC.AdaptiveSpacesSpring2023U.S.OfficeOccupierSentimentSurveyClearcommunicationleadstoincreasedattendanceFigure11:Respondents

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Utilization

Based

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Return-to-Office

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achievingthe

same.Itisclearthatsettingexpectationshelpscompaniesachievehigherofficeattendance.50%45%40%35%30%25%20%15%10%5%44%44%20%ofsurveyedcompaniesthatrequireareturnof2.5daysormorehaveoffice

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bettersupporttheparadigmshiftinhowpeoplework.Thosemanagingworkplacechangearelistening,learningandorganizinginorderto

acteffectivelyonideasthatwillsupportafuturestate.Mostcompaniesmanagingchangereportpartnershipsbetweentheirhumanresources,informationtechnology,corporaterealestateandcommunicationsdepartments,aswellasengagingemployeesthemselvesintheprocess.Thoseactingonworkplacechangemostcommonlyreportreconfiguringspacewithapriorityon57%50%50%50%40%30%20%10%0%30%30%15%facilitatingemployeecollaboration.Fewsurveyedcompaniesreportedafocusontransformationalchange,suchassettingupaprogrammanagementofficeto

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Employee-to-DeskRatioFigure15:CorporateRealEstateTechnologyImplementationThemostcommonactionsto

reallocatespaceinsupportofnewworkpatternsfocusonmakingspacemoreefficientforthe

companyandmoreeffectiveforemployees.Sixty-sixpercentofrespondentsindicatedtheyweremovingawayfromindividualseatassignmentstowardagreaterratioofseatsharing.Fifty-twopercentareplanningupto

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conceptofhybridworking—splitbetweentheoffice,homeandotherplaces—isnowwellestablished,clearerexpectationsare

emerging.Inshort,thescopeofhybridworkingcontinuesto

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Mostimplementedalternativestrategy

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Allowsemployeesto

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Allowsemployeesto

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Afew(3%)companiesreportexploringthisoption.•

Secondmostexploredalternativestrategy(21%).•

Resultsfromasix-monthU.K.trialinvolvingdozensofcompaniessuggestthatproductivity,moraleandteamculture

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Viewedasacomplementto

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Givesemployeesahighlevelofautonomy.15CBRERESEARCH©2023CBRE,INC.AdaptiveSpacesSpring2023U.S.OfficeOccupierSentimentSurveyFigure16:

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spaceplanningoverthepastthreeyears,withnearly23%ofrespondentsreportingportfoliogrowthand44%portfoliocontractionsincethestartofthepandemic.Downsizingwasmoreprominentamongtechnologyandfinancialservicesfirms,with64%reportingreducingtheirportfoliosizeoverthepastthreeyears.Last3

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survey(>10,000employees)plandownsizingscomparedwith46%ofallotherrespondents.

Forallsurveyedcompaniesplanningto

downsizetheirrealestateportfolio,87%saytheyrequirelessspacedueto

theincreaseinhybridwork.However,31%saytheyplanto

downsizebecauseofinefficienciesintheirportfoliothatpredatedthepandemic,whileanother27%aredoingsotoreducecosts.19%14%14%13%11%10%10%10%7%3%3%0%Only36%ofthesmallestcompaniessurveyed—thosewithlessthan1,000employees—planto

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preventoperationaldisruptions,negotiatebetterleasetermsorperhapsavoidcostlybuild-outs.Thisisparticularlytrue

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