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这个月, 第一银行迎来了它的员工, 包括返回的远程工作者, to their new top-of-the-market Class AA headquarters overlooking downtown Nashville.

The upgraded home base at 1221 Broadway establishes the 115-year-old Tennessee bank’s presence in the thriving Midtown gateway and upgrades the office experience, 银行总裁兼首席执行官克里斯·霍姆斯说.

“We had everybody pack up last week and work from home on Friday. 周一, we had everything set up in the office and people are putting their things away and working,福尔摩斯说. “There are a few folks who have been home a couple years who said, “回到办公室真是太好了。”.”

New Midtown office buildings are thriving but the overall value of offices in the Nashville market was nearly flat in the past 12 months and investment in the sector slowed significantly in the first quarter of 2023.

Direct office and sublease vacancies reached a record high of 20.9% as lease contracts dried up in the first quarter and companies scaled back their office space, commercial real estate firm Avison Young’s quarterly market report states.

而像第一银行这样的企业依赖于全职员工, 办公室工作人员, the popularity of remote work — and the reality that companies with subpar office environments have a harder time attracting loyal employees — is straining a sector already under pressure.

“试图让人们回到办公室”

The office landscape is defined by two contrasting trends — the heated demand in Class A and “trophy” workspaces and the overwhelming dismissal of Class B, C和D楼.

今年第一季度，总体要价达到了32美元.58 per square foot, a 2% year-over-year increase, according to Avison Young. Meanwhile, new Midtown office properties boasted record highs at $46.每平方英尺54. Cushman & Wakefield reported that 82% of office sales this year have been for Class A and above properties.

“人们正在积极地搬离下层建筑. This is a direct result of them trying to get people back to office,克里斯托弗·戈金说, Gensler纳什维尔办事处的联席董事总经理. “While hybrid work is here to stay, the office is needed more than ever. More people are coming back to the office to focus, not just to collaborate.”

Several major employers are inviting workers to bring their dogs to work, including Amazon’s two-tower downtown campus and Chewy’s fulfillment center in Wilson County.

Gallup’s 2023 State of the Workforce reports that two-thirds of North American workers are disengaged with their jobs and most of those surveyed are actively looking for other employment.

Holmes said the bank’s new amenity-laden digs and a more flexible approach to scheduling are part of its evolution to remain well-positioned in the marketplace.

霍尔姆斯说:“现在你必须要有一定的灵活性. “We’re one of the biggest banks in the Southeast but we still very much believe in a community style of banking. 人与人之间的合作对我们来说是很自然的.”

世界赌博十大网站 occupies two floors of One22One Broadway, a reflective angular 24-story tower. Private lounges, a fitness center and an 11th floor garden patio are open to employees. Japanese-Peruvian fusion restaurant Chotto Matte will open a on the ground floor and leasing agents advertise the building’s proximity to grocery stores, 餐馆和商店.

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在全国范围内, office buildings are one of the weak points in a commercial real-estate industry beset by high inflation and a slowing economy with a tight labor market.

全球建筑设计公司Gensler, 去年在纳什维尔开设了办事处, advises its office clients to turn working spaces into places where people want to spend time.

“It’s difficult to convince someone to commute for an hour to work in an uninspiring office building or space,戈金说. “The current workforce is craving amenities and tools that foster community, 连接, 和协作, 这支持了他们的整体健康和幸福.”

Pinnacle Financial Partners will move to a more high-profile address in a new Nashville Yards high-rise near Amazon’s campus and One22One Broadway next year.