[Coworking] Re: D.C.: Affinity Lab v. GeekEasy

2013-01-04 Thread Alex Lassar 
Anne, I'm nearly certain Geekeasy closed several months ago. You may want 
to email or call to confirm. FYI, I am working on a tenant client that is 
close to closing on a 15,000sf space in the central business district for a 
coworking space, code named 1776 for now. Keep your eye out.

On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 1:00:20 PM UTC-5, Anne Henochowicz wrote:
>
> Hello Fellow Coworkers,
>
> I'm a translator and writer in Washington, D.C. working for a non-profit 
> media group based in Berkeley, CA. I'm the lone East Coast representative, 
> and I'm longing for a collegial work space. All I need is a place to work 
> "together alone," so I'm exploring the "virtual" options at a few coworking 
> spaces in the District.
>
> Both Affinity Lab and GeekEasy have struck my fancy. I've passed by 
> Affinity Lab before, and hear that they've got a lot of events. Their 
> virtual membership is $325/mo, while GeekEasy's is $90/mo. I'm willing to 
> pay for quality, but visibility and price don't necessary signal that. How 
> do these two spaces stack up?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Best,
> Anne
>

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[Coworking] Introducing myself-

2013-01-04 Thread Alex Lassar 
Greetings all!

Joining this group in a somewhat interesting role. I work for a major CRE 
services company (Jones Lang LaSalle) and work with a lot of 
small/growing/startup/tech companies. Myself and others in the company in 
the 'major' tech markets have been studying coworking models for several 
years and have been recommending them to clients regularly. We like the 
model so much we said- what if there were an easier way to get MORE 
coworking spaces into the marketplace?  I am leading an experimental 
project that aims to be an online 'kickstarter' for shared/coworking 
workspaces. Essentially, we are creating a marketplace to bridge the 
'traditional' office space market with the coworking/shared space 
marketplace by providing a platform for "normal" commercial space listings 
(read: stuff you find on a commercial space MLS that you have to lease the 
whole thing for a long time) to be re-packaged, showcased, priced, split, 
transacted and then subsequently run/managed as shared spaces/coworking 
spaces WITHOUT a master lease/sponsor. You can 
visit http://signup.hirises.co or follow @hiriseRE to find out when we'll 
be launching in your market. We're currently testing our marketplace in 
DC/Mid-Atlantic.


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[Coworking] Re: Has anyone tried promoting Coworking spaces through traditional office space listings?

2013-01-04 Thread Alex Lassar 
Oren, I'm heading a project for a major CRE services provider that aims to 
function as a sort of 'kickstarter' for coworking spaces to find, occupy, 
and run within 'typical' office listings, normally posted on the 
marketplaces you mention below. The issue with your strategy would be that 
people looking on the marketplaces you mention are seeking longer term and 
larger (space) licenses than you are likely offering. However, if you can 
offer some of your space multi-month or even multi-year, and have a good 
sized operation you should check out: http://signup.hirises.co. Launching 
soon.

On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 6:00:30 PM UTC-5, oren.s...@gmail.com wrote:
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> Hey there,
>
> I was just wondering if anyone has tried promoting their coworking space 
> through means usually reserved for traditional office space?
>
> These would include Craigslist, Loopnet , 
> Costar, 
> and probably many more that I'm not aware of.
>
> Just curious if anyone has had success using these methods or what your 
> experience may have been like promoting through these services.
>
> Thanks!
> Oren

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