Dallas–Fort Worth’s office recovery is accelerating, and coworking operators are expanding alongside it, according to BisNow.
Office Visits Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
Office visitation in Dallas–Fort Worth reached nearly 87% of June 2019 levels in October, according to Avison Young’s Office Busyness Index, which tracks mobile device data. The region is considered a national leader in return-to-office activity.
The rebound, however, does not mean companies are returning to the same footprints they occupied before 2020. Many large employers have reduced headquarters space and adopted hybrid schedules.
Coworking Gains Ground
Dallas–Fort Worth added 13 coworking locations in the fourth quarter, according to a report from CoworkingCafe, a division of Yardi Systems. The metro now ranks third nationally for coworking inventory, behind Chicago and Los Angeles.
Venture X franchise operators Kevin and Geidre Priddy acquired four coworking locations in Plano, Fort Worth and Dallas through their company, Priddy Spaces, totaling about 125,000 square feet. They plan to convert a 26,000-square-foot Plano property into a Venture X location and have outlined plans to grow to as many as 15 to 18 locations in the region over the next decade.
Uneven Recovery Across Submarkets
Downtown Dallas and Uptown have surpassed pre-pandemic visitation levels, reaching roughly 106% of 2019 traffic, according to Avison Young. Urban submarkets including Preston Center, LBJ Freeway and Central Expressway are also outperforming the regional average.
Suburban areas lag behind, with office attendance below 50% in some submarkets. Analysts cite building age and fewer amenities as contributing factors.
Suburbs Show Remote Worker Concentration
Frisco ranked first for the second consecutive year among U.S. cities with the highest share of remote workers in a SmartAsset analysis, while McKinney placed seventh.
Coworking operators say those concentrations present expansion opportunities as companies continue to balance hybrid work models with in-person expectations.
Dallas–Fort Worth remains among the strongest large metros for office utilization, even as workplace strategies continue to evolve.
