Hey Trevor, I operate the Ravenswood Coworking space in Chicago.
Our office is nowhere near downtown, but it is, however, located near 2 train stations. Yes, we definitely miss out on the "downtown" clientele. But we're not targeting those people, and quite frankly, do fine without them. They key is to acquire a site that is easy to get to. Think about it- is any downtown area in North America exactly convenient to get to, unless you live next to a train station? Find a site that is easy to get to, for your sake, and your clients. Ideally, scout out offices located in the middle of residential areas, where you'll be surrounded by tons of people. Our office is located in a moderate density residential neighborhood that is within close proximity to restaurants, cafes, and bars. There's a lot going on, and it's got a charming neighborhood feel. People really like living there. To that end, what would be better than to have an office within walking distance of your home? In our office, there are only 2 people that don't walk to the office: me, and another guy.... who also happens to plan on moving closer to the office, haha! :) So after he moves, literally everyone in our office will be able to walk to work (except for me.) Besides, getting downtown, "class-A" space is very expensive. You'll have to pass that cost along to your lessees. Not exactly what any of us had in mind when starting this whole coworking phenomena. :) Good luck, hit me up if you want to bounce ideas off of me. Anyway- On Mar 18, 10:12 am, Trevor Dean <[email protected]> wrote: > I heard a comment from someone the other day regarding the location of > CoWorking spaces. He seemed to think that they are only really successful > in downtown core areas although I'm not really sure he is that > informed/aware of coworking and might have just been talking out his a...@. I > am looking at starting a space in Mississauga Ontario which is outside of > Toronto so basically away from a downtown core area. I was just wondering > how many people have locations in downtown areas and how many are in other > areas away from downtown. We are going to do something similar to what > Camaraderie did and hold a "town hall meeting". I think that community > feedback will help determine where your location would work best but I was > just curious on what other opinions are out there. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
