Hi Dave, I think you need to look strongly at the demographics in choice and just as in real estate, location is important. The space needs to be convenient to your market. Does the area you are looking at have the demographics of people who will be using a coworking space? My initial instinct is no, based on the very little you mentioned. Ultimately, as learned from people like Alex of Indy Hall and Tony of New Work City, you have to build the community and if you have a strong community before you open the space, you will be able to discuss with them where they would want it which will help you build your success.
Best of luck. Felicity Cubes&Crayons Outside the Cube On Jan 23, 9:23 pm, Cowork D <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there all! > > I wish to join the coworking movement by starting a facility around my > neighborhood in NYC, in the area east or south east of Manhattan near > the river. Looking at Citizen Space’s philosophy on coworking > (collaboration, openness, community, localism, sustainability, and > accessibility), I believe this movement (especially in the current > economy) would benefit this area, dominated by low-income housing/ > immigrant families, the most. > > Looking at current NYC coworking facilities, they are located in a > relatively bustling area of commerce and higher value real estate. My > question for the NYC fellows (other facilites around the world please > chime in too!) is, what made you decide to open your coworking space > in your chosen/current location? > > Looking forward to hearing thoughts on this issue, happy cow-orking… > eh..coworking! > > Dave -- 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.
