Workspace, Reimagined
Powered by the largest portfolio of owned and operated flexible workspace centers in the U.S.
Expansive builds workspaces that fit the way different businesses operate, across industries, team sizes, and stages of growth.
Because success is about both business and belonging, Expansive creates environments where people can get work done and feel part of something, across a wide range of businesses and teams.
We leverage our ownership model to give organizations more control, flexibility, and long-term value from their workspace investment.
Expansive Spans Four Businesses
Our Story
WORK HARD STAY HUMBLE™
Expansive was founded on the idea that entrepreneurs and small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy and cornerstones of our communities.
The idea started in 2009 when founder Bill Bennett, then running his first business, couldn’t find flexible, short-term office space that matched the energy and collaboration he wanted. In 2013, he opened the first location at 73 W. Monroe Street in Chicago’s Loop under the name Level Office. Two more Chicago locations followed in 2014.
Growth came quickly. By early 2015, the company had expanded to Houston and Dallas. That same year, it opened in Charlotte’s Uptown neighborhood and acquired Seattle’s historic Pioneer Building in Pioneer Square. In 2016, it added Jacksonville’s Groover Stewart Building.
In 2018, the company rebranded as Novel Coworking, and in 2021 became Expansive. Today, Expansive owns and operates more than 3 million square feet across 41 locations in 39 cities nationwide, housing approximately 2,500 businesses and 10,460 members.
The founding principle hasn’t changed: great workspace shouldn’t require a Fortune 500 budget.
Work With Us
A workspace where our team and our clients do their best work.
From coast-to-coast and across every functional department, we strive to create an environment where employees thrive, so they can help our clients thrive. Broaden your horizons with Expansive opportunities – we are hiring!
Leveraging cross-industry experience as well as deep real estate and finance expertise, our executive leadership team sets a fast pace.
Expansive acquires well-located office properties, renovates them, and repositions them as high-quality flexible office space. In contrast to its competitors, Expansive owns its properties and capitalizes them through a series of syndicated investments and commingled funds.
Expansive is proud to be a triple bottom line business, focused on People, Profits, and Planet. In line with that objective, we are committed to reporting on our social and environmental impact. Share our journey to excellence across these three dimensions with our Economic Impact & Sustainability Report.
