South Bay cowork spaces plan post pandemic rebound
Unita’s coworking office in Hermosa Beach combines a beach ambiance with commercial office amenities. Photo by Gregory Ontiveros/Unita by Jake Safane Ego Alpay drew upon his experiences hosting small, artistic parties during his time as a professional basketball player in Turkey to open three coworking spaces for businesses and independent creatives. He named his company Unita to emphasize its focus on community, though the El Segundo, Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach locations each have their own unique artistic flair and history. Before the pandemic, Unita had approximately 200 members. Now it has a few dozen. “When you’ve been building a community that includes cheering and hugging and working together, and then the [government] comes in and says you should not leave your home, I don’t even know how we continue,” says Alpay. Fortunately for Unita, and other coworking spaces, Los Angeles County’s recent move into the orange tier of COVID precautions means that non-essential offices can operate at 50 percent capacity. However, the county still encourages remote work for the time being, and even when more people are vaccinated and are comfortable returning to offices, the…
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