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Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd will invest around Rs 600 crore this fiscal in its existing and upcoming centres as part of its expansion plan to meet rising demand for managed workspace. Gurugram-based listed realty firm Smartworks, which has a portfolio of 16.9 million square feet of office space across 70 centres in 15 cities across India and Singapore, posted a total revenue of Rs 1,850 crore in 2025-26. In a conference call with market analysts, Smartworks Founder and MD Neetish Sarda said, "Our capex estimate is between Rs 550 crore and Rs 600 crore for the year. This capex includes two sets: it includes refurbishment capex that we typically do in our centres after every three years and the fresh capex that will go in." Smartworks has signed up more than 3.5 million square feet of space already which is either under construction or coming up for construction, he said, he told analysts. The company had invested nearly Rs 400 crore last fiscal year in capital ...
Foreign firms leased a record 9.1 million sq ft office space last quarter across India's top 9 cities to set up Global Capability Centres (GCCs), according to CBRE. Real estate consultant CBRE on Monday released its office market data for January-March period, which showed that the office space demand remained strong driven by leasing of workspaces for establishment of GCCs. As per the data, the total gross leasing of office spaces rose 5 per cent across top 9 cities to 20.7 million square feet in January-March from 19.7 million square feet in the year-ago period. The nine cities are -- Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Kochi. The leasing of space for GCCs stood at record 9.1 million sq ft in the January-March period, the highest in any quarter. "The record GCC leasing activity is a definitive signal of India's position as the global destination of choice for high-complexity capability functions," said Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & CEO,