🛠️ Prerequisites
To manage neighborhoods, you must be at least a Building Admin, Coordinator, or Global Admin in Kadence.
➕ Create a Neighborhood
Navigate to Buildings in the left-hand menu
Select the building and floor where you'd like to add the neighborhood
Click Add (top right corner)
Select Neighborhood from the dropdown
You’ll be brought to a new screen to start creating the neighborhood.
✏️ Neighborhood Details
Name Your Neighborhood
Choose a clear and descriptive name, like:
“Engineering Zone”
“Hot Desk Area”
“North Wing – Sales”
📌 This name is visible to employees when booking.
Set a Maximum Booking Duration (Optional)
You can limit how long resources in this neighborhood can be booked.
Toggle Maximum booking duration
Define maximum number of days, hours, or minutes resource is allowed to be booked
Useful for rotation, fairness, or short-term booking policies.
Select Neighborhood Resources
Assign resources to the neighborhood using:
The interactive floor plan (click resources to select)
The resource list search tool
Selected items will appear under Neighborhood resources.
Once you’re happy, click Add to move to the next step: Access settings.
⚙️ Access Settings
Restrict Neighborhood Access (Optional)
After creating the neighborhood, you’ll be taken to the Restrict Access screen.
If you're not applying restrictions yet, click Add to skip this step and head to the Priority booking screen.
To restrict access:
Toggle Restrict access ON
Assign team(s) using:
Recurring weekly schedule — Ideal for regular hybrid routines
Specific calendar dates — Ideal for flexible or rotating access
Recurring Weekly Schedule
Assign teams fixed weekday access:
E.g. Product team → Monday–Thursday
Use the checkbox grid to assign days per team
Specific Calendar Dates
Assign custom access on individual days or full weeks:
Click and drag over days
Use team dropdown to switch views
Teams and their dates will display below
📌 Remove or update access using the trash or calendar icons.
Once your access settings are complete, click Add to move to Priority Booking.
⭐ Priority Booking
Enable Priority Booking (Optional)
This lets selected teams book earlier than others—ideal for high-demand resources.
To set up:
Toggle Enable priority booking ON
Select priority teams from the dropdown
Assign which days they get early access
Set Booking Access for Others
Define when non-priority users can begin booking:
Enter how many days before the booking date they can book
If set to 0 days, you can specify a start time (e.g. 8:00 AM)
📌 The start time field appears only if non-priority access is set to 0 days.
Summary of Priority Settings
Setting | What it Controls |
Enable priority booking | Turns the feature on for this neighborhood |
Assign teams | Select teams who get early access |
Weekday selection | Set which days each team gets priority |
Non-priority access window | Control how early others can book |
Start time (optional) | Restrict same-day access by time |
Click Add to finish setup.
✏️ Edit a Neighborhood
To make changes:
Go to Buildings → Building → Floor
Click the kebab menu (⋮) next to the neighborhood
Select Edit neighborhood
You can:
Rename the neighborhood
Change max booking duration
Add/remove resources from the floor plan
Update team access rules and priority booking settings
For detailed steps, refer to Restrict Access and Priority Booking sections above.
🗑️ Delete a Neighborhood
To delete a neighborhood:
Navigate to Buildings → Building → Floor
Click the kebab menu (⋮) next to the neighborhood
Select Delete neighborhood
Or, select multiple neighborhoods using checkboxes and bulk delete
✅ Previously assigned resources will become publicly bookable again.
❌ Deleting a neighborhood does not delete teams or resources—it only removes the group assignment.
💬 Need Help?
For floorplan requests or questions, contact:
📩 [email protected]
For support with anything else, reach out to:
📩 [email protected]
For more helpful articles see:
📚 Kadence Help Center