Brandywine Realty Trust is  getting its office buildings ready as hundreds of tenants return, even with coronavirus challenges, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal.

Landlords have to make tenants feel safe, yet comfortable, among many unknowns.

Brandywine, which has property in Radnor and Philadelphia, is altering the building physical space to accommodate social distancing—in the vestibules, lobbies, bathrooms and common areas.

At the three-story, 340,000 square-foot Radnor Financial Center, there are signs directing employees where they should walk while reminding them about social distancing, masks and hand washing.

Masks will be available for visitors who don’t have them.

Security desks have been outfitted with plexiglass shields and high-touch areas are continually wiped down. There are hand sanitizing stations.

“We’re trying to embrace everything,” said John Kelly, director of property management for Brandywine.

It’s a tricky line because Brandywine doesn’t want to overwhelm tenants, either.

“We’re going to keep adjusting as we go,” Kelly said.

Brandywine is the largest landlord of trophy and Class A office space in Philadelphia.

In February, it created a Covid-19 response team to figure out how to help tenants exist in a COVID-19 environment.

Read more about preparing offices for the return of workers here.

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