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Office Market Reality: Choosing Space for a Growing GCC

By Anupam Tandon · August 2025

TL;DR

Lease what the next eighteen months need. Delay campus theater until the pod has delivery proof and a real headcount ramp.

Choosing office space for a growing GCC

Office is a lagging decision for most new captives. Talent and charter come first. Still, a bad lease can punish you for years.

Practical rules

Size for a realistic ramp, with expansion options if possible
Prioritize commute patterns for the roles you are hiring
Check power, network, and security needs before aesthetics
Avoid monument buildings that signal scale you have not earned

EOR-phase tip

Many teams start in flexible or managed space, then commit longer once headcount stabilizes. That is often rational.

30 / 60 / 90

30: Headcount and collaboration requirements written down.
60: Shortlist visited with IT/security input.
90: Space decision that matches the hiring plan, not the dream org chart.

Takeaway

Space follows strategy.

If the broker is leading, you are already off track.

“Structure matters, but the first three or four hires decide whether your India team becomes a capability or an expensive supplier.”
— Anupam Tandon, ContextDelta

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