Workbar returns to Union Square with new coworking site

Workbar will open a new 10,000-square-foot location in Somerville’s Union Square in late fall 2026, returning to a neighborhood where it previously operated a site that opened in 2015. The move adds flexible workspace next to the Union Square MBTA station as demand for coworking grows across Greater Boston.

Why it matters: - Workbar’s return adds more flexible office space in a transit-connected part of Greater Boston where demand for coworking is rising. - The new location strengthens Workbar’s footprint in a metro that the company says is outpacing the national average for flexible workspace demand. - The opening gives hybrid teams, remote workers and growing companies another option closer to Union Square and the MBTA station.

What happened: - Workbar announced a new location in Somerville’s Union Square inside the 50 Prospect Street mixed-use development. - The site sits next to the Union Square MBTA station. - The company expects the space to open in late fall 2026. - Workbar previously operated a Union Square location that opened in 2015.

The details: - The Union Square space will span 10,000 square feet. - The layout will include Workbar’s activity-based coworking neighborhoods, private offices and bookable meeting rooms. - Workbar is partnering again with USQ on the Union Square site. - Workbar said the new location will offer first-in-class workspaces and community. - Workbar’s recent expansion also includes Needham and a planned location in Harvard Square. - Workbar was founded in 2009 and built a network of city and suburban locations around where and how people work. - Workbar says its locations across Massachusetts serve hybrid teams, remote employees and growing companies. - Workbar’s brand features include activity-based neighborhoods, award-winning design and a community-focused model. - USQ is developing a 20-acre, 3.8 million-square-foot transit-oriented project in Union Square anchored by the MBTA station. - USQ plans to deliver more than 2.3 million square feet of lab and office space, a hotel, 1,000 homes, retail and green space. - USQ’s project includes 10 Prospect, a 196,000-square-foot Class-A life sciences building with 60,000 square feet of plug-and-play lab suites. - The development also includes 450 residential units and Union Square Station Plaza, an 18,000-square-foot public gathering space.

Between the lines: - The reopening signals that Union Square is drawing back office users as the district grows around transit, housing, public space and commercial activity. - Mayor Jake Wilson framed flexible workspaces as part of the neighborhood’s broader economic mix of small businesses, entrepreneurs, artists and researchers. - Greg Karczewski, president of USQ, said the partnership follows dozens of requests in the past year for flexible workspace with access to Union Square and the Green Line. - The announcement also reflects how Greater Boston companies are responding to demand for proximity and workplace flexibility.

What's next: - Workbar will move toward a late fall 2026 opening for the Union Square site. - The company will continue expanding its regional network as it seeks to meet demand for flexible workspace. - USQ will keep advancing its broader Union Square buildout around lab space, housing, retail and public space.

The bottom line: - Workbar is betting that Union Square’s growth, transit access and commercial momentum will support another successful coworking location in Somerville.