SuiteMatch Launches Marketplace for Shared Office Space

by Sam on September 5, 2008

SuiteMatch appears to have launched a marketplace for shared office space in New York City. NYC startups could surely use just such a service! Currently, users can list spaces for free as well as search the listings for free. There are 22 listings with prices from the $500’s-$5,000 per month. SuiteMatch is a great service, but the trick will be whether or not they can spread awareness of their brand and website to the point that folks outside of other startups will create listings. Also — this is New York City. Unless there is some barter going on, even a low price per month is likely too high for most cash-poor startups. While there isn’t much info available on the company via Google, it appears that one of the founders is Barry Mazza of Always Water, a NYC-based design studio.

From the website:

When an individual or company with extra offices, unused workspace or empty cubicles rents or subleases to another individual or company, we call it shared workspace. Think of it as an office within an office.

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  • Thanks for the write up, we really appreciate it! Since we launched, our membership has grown to include a nice cross-section of companies in NYC - from attorneys to design agencies to medical offices. We will be expanding SuiteMatch to Chicago and San Francisco in the next week or so.

    We initially launched the service for ourselves because we were in dire need of a rental space, but couldn't afford (or need) the huge spaces that were available to us at the time. We are hoping that small start-ups or people who work from home and are experiencing a bout of cabin fever will be able to take advantage of our service.
  • Hey Barry - Thanks for the comments!

    I look forward to tracking your progress and good luck with the new
    city launches coming up!

    Sam
  • keep it up a good post
  • Thanks Charlie!
  • Joe
    What a cool idea. The company I work for has tons of empty space in our office building, but I doubt they would list anything on it. And they are not based in New York. But a cool idea none the less.
  • Seems to be a great plan indeed! design is commendable.
  • Thank you for the article. It was a good read!
    http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/09/17/web-entr...
  • Frank
    Love the map feature. I use this Boston retail & office space search, they have the Google maps which is cool. It must be hard in NYC with the tons of options! I heard vacancies down there were real low.
  • It is a really nice website, and in a time when more and more people are becoming independents it is a great option. I think it is challenging however to find the right price on space for cash poor start ups. I love the idea of coworking and if my small, behind-the-times city had any coworking space I'd certainly be using it.
  • Shared new york office space clearly is a smart way to work in this city!
  • ehcjc2009
    There is also an additional resource for businesses interested in sharing space in an effort to reduce their operating costs. That is:

    SharedBusinessSpace.com

    This is a great resource for any business willing to share their office space. Any business can directly advertise excess/unused space that they would like to lease. This web site offers the ability to search for available shared space or list extra office, warhouse or any kind of business space in all major markets across the United States. The idea is to connect with a complimentary business,share costs and ideally share business referrals. Businesses can target who they want to share space with by searching specific industry categories, such as Architects, Dentists, Lawyers, Medical, and so on. Check it out!
  • eurasia15
    Thanks for the website links, I’ve been tasked with finding a Shared office space NYC for my family business but have no previous experience finding shared office spaces so it has been a struggle, it’s a great idea for companies to do this.
  • carlton461
    New York office space is as good as it gets
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