Why on Earth Is Adam Neumann Trying to Buy Back WeWork?

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( THURSDAY, MARCH 28 OPERATORS [Why on Earth Is Adam Neumann Trying to Buy Back WeWork?]( “I think the person who would be most frustrated if Adam Neumann bought WeWork would be Adam Neumann.” [WeWork CEO Adam Neumann Visits Shanghai]( [WeWork CEO Adam Neumann Visits Shanghai]( Photo: Jackal Pan/Visual China Group via Getty Images Adam Neumann has put together a bid of more than $500 million to buy WeWork, the bankrupt co-working company, [The Wall Street Journal reported]( this week. The co-working start-up’s co-founder and once–chief executive has spent the past several months trying to find his way back to the company he helped create in 2010 before being ousted in 2019, but WeWork doesn’t seem to want him back. In response to the news of Neumann’s offer, WeWork basically pulled an I don’t know her, telling the Journal that it receives “expressions of interest from third parties on a regular basis.” One may have a few questions here. Like: Does it make sense to get back into the office-space-leasing hustle at a moment when no one seems to be going into the office as they used to? And why would Neumann, a billionaire twice over who is currently running a similarly hype-y residential start-up called Flow, even want to? [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [The Look Book Goes to a New York Rangers Game During a recent winning game against the New Jersey Devils, we talked to Blueshirts fans about their favorite team.]( By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell [Kim Kardashian Has No Donald Judds in Her Office Says the Judd Foundation.]( By Clio Chang [Why Is My Apartment So Dusty All the Time? It took several air monitors, a Ziploc of my own hair, and two scientists to find out.]( By Clio Chang [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved