{"id":48030,"date":"2026-06-11T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.propertyshark.com\/Real-Estate-Reports\/?p=48030"},"modified":"2026-06-11T09:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T06:24:44","slug":"nyc-business-leaders-survey-hybrid-still-dominates-office-attendance-set-to-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.propertyshark.com\/Real-Estate-Reports\/2026\/06\/11\/nyc-business-leaders-survey-hybrid-still-dominates-office-attendance-set-to-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Business Leaders on RTO: Survey Reveals Hybrid Still Dominates, Office Attendance Set to Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Office attendance has improved in recent years, mainly due to return-to-office mandates from tech and financial companies, as well as government institutions. However, it has yet to return to pre-pandemic norms, standing around 50-50% of the pre-2020 benchmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hubble, a flexible office space platform that recently launched in the U.S., conducted a survey on 126 founders, CEOs and other decision-makers in New York City\u2019s startup ecosystem. The results revealed how local business leaders are approaching workplace strategy in 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically, the Hubble return-to-office survey<\/a> focused on current work models, satisfaction levels around those models, office attendance expectations and whether leaders expect policies to change over the next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • NYC office use still appears to be moving gradually upward: While half of surveyed leaders expect no change to their current setup, 28% say they plan to shift toward more office-based work, compared with just 3% planning to become more remote.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • Hybrid remains the most common operating model among surveyed companies, reflecting its role as a middle ground between flexibility and in-person collaboration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • A full five-day office schedule is not the preferred end point for most companies, even among leaders who want more in-person time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        • Office attendance is more often encouraged than strictly policed: 48% of leaders say attendance is moderately enforced without disciplinary action, 31% say attendance is encouraged rather than required and 18% leave it up to employees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          <\/span>2026 State of Work<\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

          <\/span>Hybrid Leads in 2026 as Default Compromise for NYC Companies<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Among the 126 NYC business leaders Hubble surveyed, hybrid was the most common workplace model, chosen by nearly half of respondents. Fully remote companies accounted for 43% of responses, while only 9% said their firms operated fully in-office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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