First Tokyo Location for Coworking Brand 'WORKING SWITCH ELK' Opens in Shibuya. Zero-Ten Park Contracted for Opening Production.
Zero-Ten Park has been commissioned by Kanden Realty & Development to handle business planning and opening support consulting for 'WORKING SWITCH ELK SHIBUYA', opening in August 2026. This marks the Kansai-based brand's first expansion into Tokyo.
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Zero-Ten Park Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City; President: Jiro Enomoto) has received a contract from Kanden Realty & Development Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kita-ku, Osaka City; President: Emi Fukumoto) for business planning and opening support consulting services for the coworking space 'WORKING SWITCH ELK SHIBUYA', which is scheduled to open near Shibuya Station in Tokyo at the end of August 2026.
This facility will be the first Tokyo location for the coworking space brand 'WORKING SWITCH ELK', which has been developed in the Kansai area. In this project, Zero-Ten Park is acting as a partner in planning and promoting facility development toward the opening by supporting the formulation of business plans, concept design, and plan/service design based on an analysis of the market environment and competitive landscape in the Shibuya area. Furthermore, regarding operations after opening, the company plans to provide consistent support including marketing measures, handling inquiries and viewings, contract work, and building an operational structure staffed by on-site personnel.
### Background and Purpose of Collaboration
Kanden Realty & Development was planning the Tokyo expansion of its coworking space brand 'WORKING SWITCH ELK', which the company has developed in the Kansai area, at the 'Kanden Realty Shibuya Building' owned by the company in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.
In the coworking space business, business design based on location characteristics, competitive environment, and target user demographics, along with leasing strategies to increase facility occupancy rates and plan designs suited to the market, greatly affect business revenue. Against this background, Zero-Ten Park was selected as a partner for business planning and opening production, valued for its diverse track record in developing and operating coworking spaces both directly and via consignment, its operational know-how, and its leasing capabilities.
In this project, Zero-Ten Park is conducting market research, such as investigating competing facilities and analyzing usage trends in the Shibuya area, and is proceeding with the formulation of business plans, examination of facility concepts, and design of plans and services through repeated discussions with Kanden Realty & Development based on those results.
This facility will be the first Tokyo location for the coworking space brand 'WORKING SWITCH ELK', which has been developed in the Kansai area. In this project, Zero-Ten Park is acting as a partner in planning and promoting facility development toward the opening by supporting the formulation of business plans, concept design, and plan/service design based on an analysis of the market environment and competitive landscape in the Shibuya area. Furthermore, regarding operations after opening, the company plans to provide consistent support including marketing measures, handling inquiries and viewings, contract work, and building an operational structure staffed by on-site personnel.
### Background and Purpose of Collaboration
Kanden Realty & Development was planning the Tokyo expansion of its coworking space brand 'WORKING SWITCH ELK', which the company has developed in the Kansai area, at the 'Kanden Realty Shibuya Building' owned by the company in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.
In the coworking space business, business design based on location characteristics, competitive environment, and target user demographics, along with leasing strategies to increase facility occupancy rates and plan designs suited to the market, greatly affect business revenue. Against this background, Zero-Ten Park was selected as a partner for business planning and opening production, valued for its diverse track record in developing and operating coworking spaces both directly and via consignment, its operational know-how, and its leasing capabilities.
In this project, Zero-Ten Park is conducting market research, such as investigating competing facilities and analyzing usage trends in the Shibuya area, and is proceeding with the formulation of business plans, examination of facility concepts, and design of plans and services through repeated discussions with Kanden Realty & Development based on those results.