Medellín added no new offices in the first half of 2026: a private office visit confirms seats and start date

An office may look ready to use while still leaving questions that alter the budget. JLL's Office Report Medellín 1H 2026, published on 19 August 2026, recorded no new office supply in the first half and 7,700 m² more occupied space than at the end of 2025. With little new supply, the visit must first confirm seats and the start date.

A market with little new supply does not establish what each plan includes or what a private office costs. In Ciudad del Río, a private office for a team focuses the visit on real use: people, in-office days, meetings and exit terms. Two similar spaces can create very different operating conditions for a team.

NOI lists 24/7 access and security, mail reception, high-speed internet, cleaning, meeting rooms and ergonomic furniture. Intermittent attendance can also be compared with coworking per day or a permanent desk. What is included needs to be defined before the office begins operating.

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What questions should a team ask during a private-office visit?

The useful conversation starts with how the team works, not the space's apparent size. It helps to compare the required seats, the kinds of conversations held there and how often people come in. The right office fits the team’s rhythm, not only its desk count.

• Seats available today and the alternative if the team grows or reduces in-office days.
• Member and visitor access, mail reception and security conditions.
• Internet, sound-insulated phone booths and furniture: the plan's specific scope.
• Use of meeting rooms, including hours, capacity and reservations.

How much does a private office in Medellín cost, and what does it include?

There is no single comparable rate for private offices because cost changes with size, plan and services. As a market reference, the same report placed the average rent for top-tier offices at COP 96,700 per m² per month, 3.9% above 2025; that is not a NOI rate. A comparable quote separates the monthly charge from every additional cost.

What should be checked about access, security, internet and meeting rooms?

Continuous access solves only part of the operation: entry controls, mail reception, connection quality and call privacy also matter. The key test is whether the services support a normal workday without external workarounds for everyone who works there each day.

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• Schedule and process for receiving visitors or mail outside normal business hours.
• Meeting-room terms and whether they work for interviews, hybrid meetings or workshops.
• Availability of sound-insulated booths, coffee, bicycle storage and areas that allow pets.
• Reservation, printing and bicycle-storage limits that apply to the quoted plan.

How can a hybrid team calculate how many seats it needs?

Colombia's Decree 1227 of 2022 allows supplementary telework to combine two or three weekly days at home with the rest at the workplace, using agreed fixed or variable days. The seat count starts with simultaneous attendance, not the whole payroll.

Which term, price changes, size changes and exit costs need to be clear?

Term length, price changes, size changes and cancellation depend on the provider and plan, so they need to appear in the written proposal. The office should also be distinguished from the company's responsibilities: Colombia's Law 1221 of 2008 retains employer duties for telework workstations. A private office does not replace the company’s employment obligations.