NYC Coworking Spaces for Startups
Coworking Broke Its Promise
It promised community but delivered random strangers sharing Wi-Fi. Resident is a Company Club built exclusively for businesses that prioritize relationship-driven growth. We're what the modern office should be: a curated environment where the right people drive your company's values, culture, and performance. Real community starts with the right foundation.
Workspace Solutions
Full-service workspace with concierge, 24/7 access, complimentary beverages, high-speed Wi-Fi, cleaning services, mail management, and workshops.
Company Studios
Your team's private office. Fully furnished, turnkey spaces for 2-40 people. Save $100,000+ in upfront setup costs. Everything is move-in ready so you can start working immediately.
Private Desks
Your own dedicated workspace with included meeting room hours. Personal space with full access to collaborative areas. Perfect for serious builders who need consistency and focus.
Shared Desks
Flexible access to available desks in shared work areas. Choose 5-10 days or unlimited monthly access, with phone rooms included. Stay close to the Resident community.
Virtual Office
Secure a prestigious Manhattan business address. Cut mail processing time by 90%. On-demand access to meeting rooms and event spaces. Perfect for remote teams who want a Manhattan presence.
Fractional Office
A shared office that fits your hybrid schedule and your budget. Split the cost of a fully furnished office with another company, each using it on designated days like Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Members-Only Experience
Each company undergoes evaluation to ensure they'll contribute to our collaborative ecosystem. You'll be surrounded by businesses with compatible values who can help you:
- Build strategic relationships that drive revenue growth for founders who prioritize networking
- Tap into peer-driven knowledge that leads to over 30% more net revenue per employee
- Unlock unexpected opportunities through proximity
How can Resident’s curated approach support your growth?
69% of employees are disengaged
We create programs that help your team migrate from remote work and find focus, accountability, and genuine connections that drive higher profitability.
Member Introductions
Community Managers facilitate introductions among like-minded residents, building the infrastructure for meaningful entrepreneurship connections. Expand your network, boost creativity, and support innovation through meaningful connections with extended colleagues in our startup office environment.
Daily Focus Program
Achieve daily goals through accountability, even while balancing remote work schedules. Achieve up to a 70% increase in productivity, as reported by coworkers. Make a cash deposit, set a specific goal, complete it and get your deposit back. Don't complete it, and the deposit becomes the Community Manager's tip. This program creates the infrastructure and accessibility needed for consistent progress.
1-90-90 Program
Focus on one goal for 90 minutes each day over 90 days, supporting sustained entrepreneurship growth. Work with Community Managers to identify meaningful objectives in our dedicated productivity area.
Opening OCT 2025
Madison Park
Park Ave & 23rd Street | Accepting Applications
AI and tech startup Company Club, VCs, and Post Exit Founders
Our Flatiron workspace community promotes innovation and creativity with thoughtfully-curated private offices and open plan design spaces. Unlike traditional coworking spaces, renting at Resident provides access to a curated community of tech startups and private investors in Flatiron.
ExploreOpening winter 2025
Union Square
University Place & 13th Str | Waitlist Open
Consumer & E-Commerce Focused Company Club
Our Union Square location is a great choice for a consumer brand or e-commerce startups, featuring thoughtfully designed private offices, coworking space desks, shared workspaces, and mentorship. Compared to traditional coworking spaces, Resident Union Square is a curated community where startup founders can access valuable mentorship and collaboration opportunities in lower Manhattan's vibrant startup ecosystem.
Explore
Benefits of Being a Resident
Tools, perks, and support designed to help you and your team thrive.
Vendor Network
Access our curated network of 50+ trusted vendors across legal, development, design, internet marketing, technology, and more. Save countless hours on vetting.
Software Discounts
Special pricing on 300+ essential SaaS platforms including Notion, Airtable, HubSpot, Stripe, Lovable, Intercom, and Make. Unlock $1,000s in savings to extend your runway.
Team Surveys
Confidential surveys to assess and improve your team's workspace engagement, culture, and satisfaction levels. Strategic insights for organizational growth.
Event Management
We’ll help you plan and run your next event from guest curation and catering to RSVPs, on-site support, and post-event follow up. Save your team up to 10 hours per event.
Consultative Approach
We work closely with you to understand your team's unique challenges and design tailored solutions for your business. You'll receive a practical checklist to determine optimal office days, identify the right work activities, and track measurable results.
Give-First Philosophy
Every Resident embraces a give-first mindset. We don't think it's possible to build a strong community if members view everything as a one-way street. We're seeking teams who are in it for the long game. If that resonates with you, let's talk.
Your Next Meeting, Our Space
Have an upcoming coffee meeting with someone? You can host it at our Company Club. We know you're busy, and touring our space is a time commitment. Schedule a meeting with our Community Manager for a tour, consultation, and evaluation, then bring your coffee meeting to Resident and hold it in our lounge area. Basically, kill two birds with one stone.
A Community Where Industry Leaders Choose to Build
We've cultivated a network of 750+ entrepreneurs, CEOs, and investors through curated, invite-only events. When you join Resident, you're gaining access to a proven community of leaders who've already demonstrated their commitment to collaborative growth.
Jesse Rubinstein
Founder
No pitching, no posturing, just thoughtful discussion.
Vinodh Bhat
Co-Founder & Board Member
It wasn't networking. It was a real conversation.
Arik Oganesian
Senior Partner
I walked away with new perspectives from founders who were eager to share their learnings.
Levi Lomey
Founder
I came for the event, but stayed for the community.
Andrea Simon
Founder & CEO
bbg (stealth mode)
Hands down one of the most beautiful venues I’ve been to.
Paul Sygrove
Chief Investment Officer
Swig Equities
Smart people, real conversations, and zero pretense.
Jonathan Wasserstrum
Founder & Partner
Unwritten Capital
What sets Resident apart is the curation.
Stay in Touch & Never Miss a Beat
We're building something special, and we want you to be part of it from day one. Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive insights into how we're creating the future of work, plus stay in the loop on events we're hosting.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who is Resident for?
Resident serves startups, small businesses, and investors seeking workspace with support and community but without the rigid structure of an accelerator or incubator.
Madison Park: Built for three communities:
- AI companies using technology as a competitive advantage
- Post-exit founders with proven track records
- Proven operators and funders seeking collaborative workspace
Union Square (Opening Winter 2025): Focused on consumer brands:
- CPG companies in food, beverage, fashion, health, and wellness
- Brand agencies, creative studios, and PR firms
- E-commerce platforms and fractional executives
Don’t fit the above criteria? The real qualifier is compatibility with our members. If you prioritize relationships over transactions, we want to hear from you regardless of your category.
Unlike larger coworking brands like WeWork, Industrious, and Regus that serve everyone who needs a desk, Resident is intentionally curated around high-growth founders and entrepreneurs. This means your neighbors aren’t random remote workers or companies you have nothing in common with. They’re companies and investors relevant to your sector, interests, and values.
- What membership should I choose?
When selecting the right membership option, think beyond square footage or desk type. Evaluate how the community fits your company’s culture, how programming supports focus and accountability, and whether the workspace offers flexibility as your business evolves.
The right membership tier directly impacts your growth trajectory.
Company Studios: Private offices for 2-40 people. Best for funded teams that need their own space and want to save six figures on buildout costs.
Fractional Offices: Split a furnished office with another company on alternating days. Perfect for hybrid teams managing budget constraints.
Private Desks: Your dedicated workspace with meeting room hours included. Ideal if you need consistency and focus while staying connected to the community.
Shared Desks: Flexible coworking membership with 5-10 days or unlimited monthly access. Great for early-stage founders who want proximity to other builders.
Virtual Office: Manhattan business address with mail management and on-demand meeting space access. Built for remote teams who need a professional presence.
Day Pass: Not sure what’s the right plan for you? Try us out for a day or two or use our space on-demand whenever you need it.
- Is Resident a business incubator?
No, but we offer incubator-style benefits without the equity trade-off. You'll connect with investors, mentors, and strategic partners through our vetted community. We provide structured programming and ongoing support as you scale, but you maintain full ownership of your company.
- What membership tiers does Resident offer?
We handle five workspace types:
- Company Studios: Fully furnished private offices, move-in ready
- Private Desks: Dedicated workspace with a private storage
- Shared Desks: Coworking membership with flexible access
- Fractional Offices: Part-time private office on designated days
- Virtual Offices: Business address without physical space
Every membership includes conference rooms, phone booths, podcast studio, photo studio, and 3D printer access. No broker fees, no furniture costs, no buildout expenses.
- How is Resident different from other coworking spaces?
Big-box coworking brands like WeWork, Industrious, and Spaces optimize their experience for enterprise clients. Resident takes the opposite approach with every detail designed for small and midsize business owners and startup founders.
In addition, most other coworking brands are offering basic levels of service and don’t offer true flexibility and customizations that your business needs. At Resident, we’re taking every request very seriously and looking for creative solutions to meet all of your needs. Need a dedicated phone booth? Want us to augment your office design? We got you.
Here are three more ways we’re different:
Member Curation: We evaluate and vet every company before they join. You won't be surrounded by random startups. You'll work alongside vetted businesses with compatible values.
Tailored Programming: Our offsite happy hours, Daily Focus Program, member introductions, and structured networking create real accountability and connections. Most coworking spaces stop at providing desks.
Exceptional Service: Our Community Managers are experienced professionals who proactively facilitate connections among members and deliver hospitality-level service vs just facilities management.
- How does Resident support remote work?
Our virtual office gives distributed teams a prestigious Manhattan address, mail handling, and meeting space when you need to gather in person. Think of it as your NYC headquarters without the lease commitment.
For hybrid teams, fractional offices and flexible desk memberships let you maintain physical workspace on the days that matter while supporting remote schedules the rest of the week.
Resident is built for more than day-to-day work. We host team offsites and all-day strategy sessions with everything you need from mobile TVs, whiteboards, catering, to custom setups tailored to your agenda. National coworking chains typically limit you to overpriced conference rooms, making multi-day offsites impractical. As an early stage business, we understand founder needs first-hand.
- How is Resident different from a traditional office lease?
Traditional leases demand upfront capital for design, buildout, furniture, and legal and broker fees. You're locked in for years with rigid terms.
Resident eliminates all of that. Move in immediately, scale up or down as you grow, and redirect capital toward your business instead of real estate overhead. Conference rooms and amenities are included.
Our accounting team can walk you through potential tax advantages of membership structure versus lease agreements. Learn more about tax benefits here.
- What amenities does Resident include?
Everything you need to work effectively:
- High-speed internet and fully equipped workstations
- Conference rooms, phone booths, podcast studio
- Photo studio and 3D printer
- 24/7 access with security management
- Complimentary beverages and brain-boosting snacks
- Mail management and cleaning services
- Factor pre-cooked meals (available for purchase)
- Where is Resident located?
Madison Park (115 East 23rd Street): Between Park Ave and Lexington Ave. Four minutes from Grand Central via the 6 train, direct access from Penn Station on the R/W or 4/5/6.
Union Square (113 University Place): At 13th Street. Seven minutes from Wall Street on the 4 train, eight minutes from Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall on the 6, twelve minutes from World Trade Center.
Both locations sit at major subway interchanges, making commutes from anywhere in Manhattan, Downtown Brooklyn, or outer boroughs straightforward. Madison Park connects you to Midtown business districts; Union Square puts you near the Financial District and Flatiron tech corridor.