Congratulations, Eli. Sounds like a large and important expansion opportunity.
Craig On Monday, July 30, 2012 12:08:15 PM UTC-4, Eli Malinsky wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > I wanted to let you all know that CSI will be opening a space in New York > City. This is a HUGE step for us - something we never imagined. But a very > exciting opportunity presented itself and we jumped at the chance (well, > 'jumped' after a lot of reflection!). > > Although we had been approached by dozens of folks over the years, New > York City represents a special opportunity for us. Social innovation is > growing around the world but NYC doesn't have a space or incubator that > focuses on this field. We believe that our experience can lead to something > important for our sector. > > Our plan is to open a 24,000 sq ft space in Chelsea this fall/winter. The > space will be based on our current model - a mix of offices, desks and hot > desks, with a heavy emphasis on community engagement and programming. We've > just gone public with the announcement and I will be moving down in the > fall to lead the charge, alongside a NYC crew we are assembling. > > I want to give a special shout-out to the coworking spaces we've visited > that have been so welcoming and generous with their time - namely Tony at > New Work City, Marissa at Greenspaces, and James at Projective. We are so > thankful for their response to our news. We are really excited to find our > niche in NYC's growing coworking community and to contribute to the > movement. > > We'd love to connect with any other coworking spaces out there so just > send me a note ([email protected]) and we'll find time to meet. > > Here's a bit more information about the project: > > Press Release: > http://socialinnovation.ca/blog/csi-starrett-lehigh-press-release > Blog Post ("Why NYC?"): > http://socialinnovation.ca/blog/csi-starrett-lehigh-why-new-york-why-now > The Backstory: > http://socialinnovation.ca/blog/centre-for-social-innovation-new-york > > > Thanks all!! > > Eli Malinsky > Centre for Social Innovation > Toronto (and New York City!) > > P.S. SORRY ABOUT THE AUTO-REPLY - my personal account was spamming the > list during my vacation last week :-( > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/X8s1ZR9YuB4J. 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.
