The number of coworking spaces (shared workspaces with common office amenities, ideal for startups, freelancers, remote workers, and satellite offices) has exploded in Boston over the past decade, with more sector-specific (cleantech, food startups, social entrepreneurship) share office spaces as well as general community coworking spaces. Here’s the rundown of what’s available now, and what is on the way.

Cambridge Coworking Locations

CIC Cambridge – $460 / month shared space, $613+ / month dedicated desks, private offices available – A pioneer and one of the largest coworking spaces in the area, the CIC is home to (literally) more startups than anywhere else on the planet. They now have three locations in the heart of Kendall Square:

• the original 1 Broadway building; home to weekly Venture Cafe events, this CIC location also hosts the Boston offices of some of the biggest names in tech.
• their expansion space at 101 Main Street
• their newest (dog-friendly!) space across 5 floors of 245 Main St. Also home to the CIC’s longevity collective, AGENCY, for innovation in living longer and aging better.

NGIN Workplace – $375 / month shared workspace, $1100 / month private office – An upscale coworking space in Kendall Square. It offers unlimited access to amenities and meeting rooms, and hosts regular community events (e.g. smoothie tuesdays, beer fridays, demo days). It also offers non-members access to conference rooms for a fee.

WeWork Mass Ave – $400 / month shared space, $700 / month dedicated desk, $1660 / month private office – In Central Square, one of the newestest locations of national coworking giant WeWork. Like all WeWork locations, this is an upscale coworking and startup office space. The shared workspace is spread across their spacious common area. WeWork members have access to a number of discounts, including $20k in waived fees for Stripe, and 20-30% off a number of marketing tools.

Industry Lab – $323+ / month dedicated space, private offices available – Part makerspace, part coworking space, this is a curated community in Inman Square with shared access to a machine shop, including 3d printers. Members have 24/7/365 access to the building.

Workbar Cambridge – $399 / month full-time open workspace, $599 / month dedicated desk – In Central Square, one of a growing number of Workbar locations. Options for part-time access and dedicated offices as well.

Geek Offices – part-time memberships, $400 / month dedicated desk memberships, private offices – Located in Inman Square, Geek Offices offers full-time dedicated desks in cubicles, private offices, as well as part-time access options.

Cove – $79 / month nights & weekends access, $229 / month unlimited access – In the same building as Barismo Coffee in Kendall Square (at Voltage Cafe’s old location), Cove is a cozy coworking space with all the perks of a high-quality coffee shop. Membership comes with an app that connects you with the other members and tracks real-time availability in the space.

Alley – $315 / month shared space, $475 / month dedicated desk – Part of a national network of coworking spaces being opened by Verizon, their Cambridge location is near Harvard Square. Verizon’s involvement provides easier access for members to Verizon tech (APIs, their IoT and AR platforms) and talent (mentorship opportunities).

InTeahouse – unlisted pricing – In Central Square, InTeahouse’s ‘flagship location’ is run by an investment network opening coworking spaces to build a global network of innovators and entrepreneurs. They have an additional location in Hangzhou, China, and plan to open additional spaces this year in London, San Francisco, Munich, and New York. Space is available by application only.

Boston Coworking Locations

Workbar – $339+ / month full-time open workspace, $399+ / month dedicated desk, private offices available – Spaces built to suit a variety of work-styles, from open ambient noise spaces to partitioned areas for calls to quiet-space areas with white noise generators. Now with two locations in Boston:

• Downtown – Workbar’s newest location, at 24 School Street near Downtown Crossing and the Financial District.
• Back Bay – Opened in January 2018, this location is steps from the Public Garden at 399 Boylston Street.

In addition to open workspace and dedicated desks, these locations have private offices for teams of 2-6 available.

CIC Boston – $400 / month shared space, dedicated desks and private offices available – Inside 50 Milk Street, CIC’s Boston coworking space is spread across multiple floors, and is home to startup industry communities like Branchfood, DesignTown, and SeaAhead. CIC clients have access to common spaces and conference rooms both here and in Cambridge.

Impact Hub Boston – $400 / month shared space – Located within CIC Boston, Impact Hub is a social entrepreneurship-focused organization providing coworking space and community for teams and individuals looking to make a difference.

Venture Lane – $400 / month shared space, $500 / month dedicated desk, $750 / month private offices – A curated community for early-stage tech startup companies, located at 55 Court Street in Boston’s Government Center neighborhood.

GSVlabs – $350 / month shared space, $650 / month dedicated desk – Part of the “Global Silicon Valley” network of funds and companies, GSVlabs offers coworking space for high-growth startups. Their Boston location in Downtown Crossing is also host to the Techstars Boston accelerator.

Oficio – $99 / month unlimited daytime access, $149/month 24/7 access – This is an open-floorplan, upscale coworking space with additional options for part-time use, and two Boston locations:

• In the Back Bay, by the Public Gardens on Newbury Street.
• A Fenway location, at 136 Brookline Avenue.

Oficio also has the unique option to add additional members to the same coworking plan for a small one-time fee.

Idea Space – $350 / month full-time, $500 / month dedicated desk – A boutique office space in the Back Bay. It also offers private offices and event space.

WeWork – $400+ / month shared desks, $450+ / month dedicated desks, private offices available – Upscale coworking and startup office space, national coworking giant WeWork now has fourteen locations in the city of Boston…

• In Fort Point, just across the bridge from South Station at 51 Melcher Street, and a couple of blocks north at 77 Sleeper Street.
• Near South Station in the Leather District, at 745 Atlantic Avenue and at 711 Atlantic Avenue.
• Near Downtown Crossing and Chinatown, at 1 Lincoln Street and 100 Summer Street.
• In Back Bay, just outside the Public Garden, at 31 Saint James Ave, and also at 501 Boylston Street.
• In the Financial District, at 33 Arch Street.
• Near North Station, between the West End & North End, at 200 Portland Street.
• Steps away from Park Street & Beacon Hill, at 1 Beacon Street and 1 Milk Street.

WeWork members have access to a number of discounts, including $20k in waived fees for Stripe, and 20-30% off a number of marketing tools.

The Wing – $185 / month shared space – A coworking space for women, this Back Bay location is their first in Boston. Founded in New York and expanding since to Chicago, London, San Francisco, and beyond, The Wing’s mission is to advance women through community, and their coworking spaces offers amenities like a women-focused lending library, pump rooms for working mothers, and furniture custom-designed to fit the average woman rather than the average man.

The Yard: Back Bay – $400 / month shared space, $500 / month dedicated desk, $725 / month private office. The newest national coworking chain to open a Boston location, this space overlooking Copley Square offers all the standard features, plus perks like on-site health events and a quarterly rotating-artists program. Their app provides booking utilities as well as access to their network of members across spaces in New York, D.C., and Philadelphia.

LearnLaunch Campus – unlisted pricing – Edtech coworking & office space in the Back Bay, close to the Arlington T station. Additional options for larger teams.

The Food Loft – $150 / month shared space, $550 / dedicated desk, private offices available – Coworking for food tech startups, in Boston’s South End. Provided by Harvard Common Press.

Branchfood – unlisted pricing – Coworking for food & food tech startups, within CIC’s downtown Boston location. All the benefits of CIC membership, plus access to Branchfood’s massive network & events for food entrepreneurs.

Conspire – $250 / month shared space – Between Back Bay and the South End, this low-key coworking space inside The Revolution Hotel includes a full gym and shower access among its perks.

Common Cove – $99 / month shared workspace – Boston’s “only waterfront coworking community”, in Chelsea, MA.

Spaces Boston – $226+ / month shared workspace, $443+ / month dedicated desk – Describing themselves to BostInno as “more grown up than a WeWork,” this coworking space on Newbury Street is run by corporate temporary/remote-office giant Regus. Soon they’ll be opening a second location at 75 State Street.

Social Innovation Forum Coworking –  $375 / month shared space, $425 / month dedicated desk – A coworking community for non-profits, located in the Boston Financial District. This space offers members access to advisors “with skills in strategy, finance, legal, communications, and more.”

G-Tek Labs – pricing unlisted – A new South Boston coworking space for hardware startups, with a protyping machine shop, and an in-house agency that can be contracted for digital design, videography, and other services.

Studio – $350 / month shared space – Their first Boston location at 125 High Street, Studio is an up-scale coworking chain owned by prestigious commercial real estate firm Tishman Speyer. They have additional locations in New York, Chicago, D.C., L.A., and abroad, with a membership app connecting them.

The Village Works, Brookline – $275 / month unlimited shared workspace, $175 / month part-time options — Steps from the Green Line in Brookline Village, this “neighborhood workspace” draws independent professionals, remote workers, and small startup teams looking for a short commute. They also have a community membership option, single-day ‘drop-in’ options, and meeting room / event space booking for non-members. Members get reciprocal access at Workbar Network spaces.

Fields Corner Business Lab, Dorchester – $125 / month full-time shared space, $300 / month dedicated desk, $675 / month private offices – Right off the Red Line, this coworking space was created to bring more entrepreneurs and small businesses to a booming business district in Dorchester.

Reevx Labs, Roxbury – free – A cafe-sized space offered by Berkshire Bank, Reevx Labs is the first of a series of free coworking spaces the bank plans to offer, similar to the many Capital One cafe spaces. But unlike those spaces, this first Reevx Labs location does include phone booths, a small conference room, and event space.

Somerville Coworking Locations

Photo by Mitch Altman

Artisan’s Asylum – $200 / month for unlimited access to shared space, $3.40/sqft/week for studio space – A makerspace with a fully-equiped machine shop and flex space studio. Next door to Brooklyn Boulders Somerville. Additional options for part-time access.

Greentown Labs – $488 / month shared space, $569 / month dedicated desk, $4.29/sq. ft./month lab space – A coworking space for energy and cleantech startups, with a machine shop and prototyping space.

Workbar Union – $349 / month full-time open workspace, $499 / month dedicated desk – The newest Workbar location, this space opened recently in Union Square.

Spaces Davis Square – $267 / month shared space, $405 / month dedicated desk, $681+ private offices – In the heart of Davis Square, Spaces’ second Boston-area location is a very affordable option for such a desirable location.

More than just coworking…

Be sure to also check out our guide to startup accelerators & incubators in Boston. These programs also provide office space & a community of peers, but can provide specialized assistance, mentorship, access to investors, and even capital. But unlike most coworking spaces, these are usually selective programs aimed at fostering the growth of a specific type of startup, typically that already have some early traction.

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