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Spring launched planned in the iconic Pier IV office building in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor The Cordish Companies announces major expansion of Spark Coworking – Spark Flex
ALTIMORE, MD — The Cordish Compa - nies unveiled plans for a major expansion of its Spark coworking brand – Spark Flex. based on the success of Spark Baltimore which is 100% oc- cupied, Spark Flex will launch this spring in the iconic Pier IV office building in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The Spark Flex expansion of Spark coworking is a continuation of Cordish’s major investment in Down- town Baltimore and their focus to support innovative work- space solutions for dynamic, growing organizations. B
suit office space options ranging from 1,500 – 20,000 s/f, hospi- tality focused amenities and on-site member services. “It is incredibly exciting for The Cordish Companies to an- nounce the expansion of Spark coworking with Spark Flex,” said Reed Cordish , principal of The Cordish Companies. “Spark Flex will provide an exciting new workspace op- tion to support the growing entrepreneurial community of Baltimore and the region.” Spark Flex’s unique location overlooking Baltimore’s Inner Harbor provides an exciting
opportunity to support the shift in how people work and live in Baltimore. Spark Flex mem- bers will be able to collaborate with and take advantage of amenities at Spark Baltimore, located in the Power Plant Live! dining, entertainment and in- novation district just one block away. “Spark Flex is challenging the corporate status quo and addressing the challenges that mature startups face while nav- igating this phase of the future of work and accommodating the unique needs of the entre- preneurial community,” said Shervonne Cherry , director of community and partnerships for Spark Coworking. “We have directly seen how the national workforce and our local Spark members have been impacted by the global pandemic. Entrepreneurs are looking for creative solutions and resource- ful partners as they redefine their workplace culture, devel- op new tools for talent recruit- ment and approach company growth strategically.” “The growth of Spark Co- working and the startups and entrepreneurs they have sup- ported since launching in 2016 has brought much needed momentum to the Downtown Baltimore’s landscape,” said Shelonda Stokes , president of Downtown Partnership of Baltimore. “We are thrilled to have the Spark Flex Expan- sion join the growing down- town ecosystem.” Spark Coworking launched its flagship location, Spark Balti - more, in the heart of downtown Baltimore, Maryland at Power Plant Live! in 2016. Spark now supports over 250 companies and 800 members in its thriving communities in Baltimore, St. Louis, and Kansas City, MO. Since opening in Maryland, Spark Baltimore has become a part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Baltimore and the state with a focus on economic development and providing first-class amenities and startup resources to members. Spark Baltimore recently completed its 5thmajor expansion which grew the footprint of its anchor mem- ber, Fearless, a digital services firm, from 17,000 to over 27,000 s/f across multiple floors of the Spark coworking space. This expansion of their Baltimore HQ helped support the company’s rapid team growth to over 200 team members as of December 2021. MAREJ
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Spark Flex represents a hy- brid workspace model that blends collaborative coworking with traditional corporate of- fice space. The space will focus
on companies that are further along in their maturity curve than a typical Spark member company, but will offer the same lease flexibility, build-to-
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