WeWork has stopped paying its rent in Decatur amid bankruptcy filing, city says

WeWork opened in Decatur in 2020 to much fanfare, but the city says the company has stopped paying rent amid it filing for bankruptcy. (Photo provided by WeWork to Decaturish)

A coworking company that opened in Decatur in 2020 has stopped making its lease payments amid news that it had filed for bankruptcy.

The Atlanta Business Chronicle first reported the news that WeWork was behind on its lease payments in Decatur, citing a source at Cousins Properties, the owner of the Decatur property. WeWork opened in Decatur in 2020 to much fanfare, the anchor of a then-new mixed-use development at 120 West Trinity Place, the site of the former Callaway building.

Even then, there were signs the company was in trouble.