I think the pickup will be WFH workers renting office spaces locally. That is my plan. We have a local hotel that is rarely even close to being full. I think it is more of a hobby for the owner.
Day Office space is very popular here right now. You get all the office amenities, wifi, printers, coffee, some even a kitchen station etc. even someone to answer your calls. Just show up with your lap top.
It’s a fascinating development that I’ve been following quite closely. I’ve been reading that Chicago and NYC are suffering a knock-on effect. Empty offices, fewer lunch time crowds, more restaurants and bodegas close, fewer people WANT or can come back to the offices, less lunch time traffic, more crime, more businesses close, rinse, repeat. Chicago has “Pharmacy” deserts because flash mobs keep robbing them; Chase Bank in NYC has started closing ATM’s because people get mugged at the ATM’s.
I can’t quite feature how this plays out.