Munich is about to get a new flexible workspace address, and this one comes with a distinctly local twist. InfinitSpace, the Amsterdam-founded, white-label flexible workspace operator, has entered a strategic partnership with Bayerische Hausbau Real Estate (BHRE), one of Munich’s established real estate players. The two companies’ first joint location is scheduled to open in October 2026, marking InfinitSpace’s debut in the Bavarian capital, its third site in Germany, and its thirteenth location worldwide.
It’s a small deal in square-metre terms, but a telling one in what it signals: landlords are increasingly choosing to partner with flex operators rather than simply lease to them, and Germany’s office market is proving fertile ground for that shift.
A white-label model meets a local landlord
InfinitSpace was founded in 2020 by brothers Wybo Wijnbergen (CEO) and Wilco Wijnbergen (CTO). Wybo previously ran WeWork’s operations across North and West Europe. Rather than building a single consumer-facing brand the way WeWork or IWG do, InfinitSpace operates a white-label model: it fits out and runs flexible workspaces on behalf of landlords, who can then present the space under their own name or a jointly branded identity. The company’s flagship “beyond” brand has already appeared in London, Amsterdam, Berlin and the UAE.
That distinction matters for the Munich deal. BHRE isn’t simply leasing floor space to an operator and stepping back; it’s co-creating the concept. Marcel Wnendt, CEO/CFO of Bayerische Hausbau Real Estate, framed the move as a response to shifting tenant expectations, saying the partnership will produce workspace solutions that preserve the character of the property while opening it to new companies and communities. Wybo Wijnbergen, in turn, described it as part of InfinitSpace’s approach to developing its portfolio through concepts designed to stay commercially relevant over the long term.
Why Munich, why now
Munich has long been one of Germany’s tightest and most expensive office markets, driven by a concentration of automotive, engineering, technology and financial services firms. That scarcity of prime space has historically made flex operators cautious about entering the city compared with Berlin or Frankfurt. InfinitSpace’s move suggests operators are now willing to bet on Munich’s flex segment catching up, helped in this case by a partnership with a landlord who already knows the local market rather than a cold-start lease.
The timing also fits a broader pattern playing out across the flexible workspace industry in 2026: landlords are competing harder for tenants amid patchy traditional office demand, and flex space, long dismissed by some as a niche product, is increasingly seen as a way to keep buildings occupied and revenue-generating. Reports on this trend have highlighted managed office space’s rapid growth in markets like London, where it has expanded to make up a meaningful share of total flex inventory in just a few years. Munich’s first InfinitSpace/BHRE site looks like a smaller-scale, German expression of the same underlying dynamic.
What this means for the wider market
For occupiers in Munich, the arrival of a new flex option backed jointly by a local landlord could mean workspace that’s tailored more closely to what regional tenants actually want, rather than a one-size-fits-all franchise offering. For other property owners watching from the sidelines, the deal is a case study in an alternative to the traditional lease-and-forget model: an active partnership where the landlord retains a stake in how the space is run and positioned.
For infinitSpace, the Munich opening is one more data point in a rapid European build-out. The company has previously stated ambitions to reach 100 locations globally by the end of 2027, a target that will require it to keep striking exactly this kind of landlord partnership at pace, rather than relying solely on organic openings.
The takeaway
This is not a headline-grabbing mega-deal, but it’s a useful signal for anyone tracking how the office market is evolving in 2026: flexible workspace is moving further into the mainstream of real estate strategy, one landlord partnership at a time, and even markets once seen as too tight or too traditional for flex, like Munich, are starting to open up.
