Awfis has partnered with UNext, a next generation online learning organisation focused on the higher education ecosystem. As part of this partnership, Awfis has leased 65,000 sq ft. and 900+ seats to UNext in its marquee 100th centre in Bangalore.

Awfis brought its expertise of catering to highly specialised and customized requirements of companies and made pioneering design innovations for UNext’s new office in Lido Mall, Bengaluru. Awfis’ Lido Mall center, also known as ‘Awfis One’ is strategically located at Bengaluru’s prominent CBD, MG Road and offers Grade-A infrastructure and unmatched amenities. The extraordinary provisions of the building include exceptional arrival experience, dedicated in-house studio and phygital collaboration setups across the workspace.

Awfis has expanded its presence in Northern India through its’ new 1500+ seat coworking centre located in River Side Tower, sector 125, Noida. The launch of this new centre, which will go live by end of March 2022, is in line with Awfis’ vision of opening 200 centres across the country by the end of 2022.

In line with Awfis’ diverse target segments, the flex space adopts a digital first approach and is equipped with plush and modern amenities whilst maintaining social distancing norms, as mandated. This centre is a state-of-the-art property which adopts the design philosophy of creating a space that is elegant, minimalistic, and reflects the Indian culture.

Commenting on the launch, Amit Ramani, CEO & Founder, said, “We are delighted to partner with River Side Tower to open this new workspace in Noida. We are confident that even traditional companies will see merit in setting up hub & spoke offices to help people work in close proximity to their homes.”

This story appeared in the 8 February, 2022 issue of 99acres and was originally published  at: Awfis to launch new 85,000 sq ft workspace in Noida- 99acres

The year 2022 will be the year of recovery for the Indian real estate sector. This year’s Budget should focus on the upliftment of the startup sector and designate commercial real estate under the infrastructure category.

Sumit Lakhani, CSMO, Awfis, shares his hopes from the Budget 2022-2023. He states his expectations and that the Budget should push for infrastructure, especially in Tier 2 and 3 markets. He further adds that the Budget should have something for the upliftment of the startup sector, especially in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Speaking about taxation, Mr Lakhani has shared that reducing GST for lease rentals of office spaces for startups would be a welcome step.

He also emphasises the fact that India ranks low when it comes to ease of doing business. Labelling commercial real estate as a part of the infrastructure sector could help the real estate market to grow. It will aid in ease of doing business, simplify credit access and reduce of cost of borrowing for developers.

This story appeared in the 26  January, 2022 issue of 99acres and was originally published  at : Budget ’22 expectation: Infrastructure tag for commercial real estate (99acres.com)