Work, rest and play
These co-workspace locations are upping the game
WITH New Yorkers doing the returnto-work shuffle, many are also eager to stop staring at their own four walls. These epic spots offer the perfect perch to post up and PowerPoint.
Devoción Roastery & Coffee Shop
Looking for an epic coffee shop for Zoom meetings and marathon Excel sessions? Choose from any of Devoción’s three cafes in Kings County — Williamsburg, Dumbo and downtown Brooklyn — or the Flatiron District location in Manhattan.
Our top pick is their biggest shop, in Williamsburg, where “the centerpiece of the façade is a tall, recessed doorway with raw steel and glass doors through which our roasting room can be seen,” as Devoción founder Steven Sutton put it.
In the café’s main room, busy bees are greeted with “a soaring open-plan, day-lit space with a serving counter at one end and a stunning two-story vertical garden on the far wall featuring plants from Colombia, including our 150 native coffee plants,” he said.
There’s no cost to join; just purchase some of their swoon-worthy coffee and open your Slack app.
The Lost Draft
Screenwriters and movie buffs like The
Lost Draft, a workfrom-anywhere spot at 398 Broome St. (pictured right). “When we were in film school, we were always looking for a place to write and create, somewhere spacious and with an available screen,” said Kolby Runager, operations manager at this newly opened coffee shop perched between Little Italy and Nolita. “Then our team developed the concept, focusing largely on the design, with some favorites including a mailbox to collect stories and scripts.” (Fun fact: All the music here comes from movie soundtracks.)
Admission to work at the Draft is as simple as buying a cup of joe, including filter coffee sourced from Peru, Jamaica and Colombia.
Primary
This wellness-focused co-working space at 26 Broadway has thoughtful touches like Zen greenery throughout, wood details, curated playlists and a branded scent to help you settle into your genius zone.
When you’re ready to bid adieu to any of the 160 private offices, multiple open co-working spaces or conference rooms, head to the Peloton bike room, fitness studio with daily classes, showers, locker rooms or nap room.
“Primary is ideal for those with busy, active lifestyles and who are always on the go, ” said Lisa Skye, co-founder of Primary.
Membership rates start at $300 per month.
Life Time
If you’re all about embracing holistic wellness and infusing that ethos into your workday, Life Time, which includes locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, New Jersey, Long Island and Westchester, is your match made in sweaty Shangri-La.
These “athletic country clubs” (yes, some locations have pickleball) have handsome lounges for accomplishing whatever the 9-to-5 throws at you, as well as a spa, cafe and Kids Academy with up to 2 1/2 hours of drop-off care every day.
Life Time Dumbo opened in October, and Life Time One Wall Street started welcoming members last month, with other city clubs in Hell’s Kitchen, Noho and Flatiron. Get your flow on in LifePower yoga classes, take a boxing-inspired class, log laps in the pool, or sculpt and tone with top-notch trainers.
Membership is $275 per month.
The Yard
“We’re called ‘The Yard’ because we believe in the balance between work and play,” said Jasmine Pierik, the location’s senior manager. “Our founders wanted to create a place where folks could congregate to get things done, meet other people, and also be able to hang out and enjoy themselves.”
With nine locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, highlights include curated art featuring artists from the metropolitan area, bookable conference rooms, printing and free coffee, water, tea and accoutrements.
“We also love the roof at our Lower East Side location and the gym in Gowanus,” added Pierik.
Rates start at $10 a day.
Work Heights
Brooklyn dwellers, plop down your portfolio at Work Heights with outposts in Crown Heights, Clinton Hill, Bed-Stuy, Prospect Heights and Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Spaces are hand-built “using original design details, minimalist principles and upcycling used materials wherever possible,” said owner Sam Strauss-Malcolm. “We also have five amazing backyards.”
As another perk, the co-working retreat provides tasty, strong and free pour-over coffee from La Colombe.
Membership starts at $195 per month.
Soho Works
For chichi co-working, we’d be remiss in not steering you towards Soho Works (pictured below). From the exclusive Soho House members’ club and hotel empire, these dedicated co-working spaces (there’s one around the corner from Soho House in Meatpacking and two in Dumbo), will have you bumping elbows with movers and shakers in tech, arts, finance and more.
“Each workspace places creatives together, using Soho House’s member-driven ethos to encourage collaboration and help members and their businesses do their best work,” said Jakob Hesketh, communications head for the Americas.
For non-Soho House members, there’s a $125 joining fee plus $450 per month. For Soho House members, it’s $200 per month on top of House membership. For Soho Friends, it’s an extra $400 per month.