SPACE and Location Rent Amenities COMMENTS 1. StartUptown 1936-1942 Fifth Ave (Uptown) www.startuptown.org Contact: Dale McNutt 412.400.7145 dale@startuptown.org -Month to Month $150/ to $1,000/mo + based on sf of space and number of employees. New sites: Meyers and Paramount, will lease per month and per year(s) -Site parking; ample street parking (no meters) -Furniture available -Access to common kitchen, courtyard -WiFi provided -Large common area/conference spaces -Easy access to public transportation -Use of printer/fax/scan on daily basis; charge for extensive printing projects over 40 copies -45+ work out of site from 17 startups; Home to maker lab Hack Pittsburgh. -Located in the PCKIZ grants to $25,000; paid internships; PA Tax Credits up to $100,000. StartUptown companies have received $585,000 in benefits to date -No food establishments in walking distance. -Expanding 1936 5 Ave site 2,000 sf+ summer 13. -Meyers site: 25,000 sf maker / hardware / lab / robotic work zones. NOW LEASING! -Paramount site: 6,000+: pre-leasing for 9/1/13-1936 Fifth Ave: space available April 2013 2. The Beauty Shoppe 6014 Penn Ave. (2 nd Fl) (East Liberty) Matthew Ciccone matthew@edile.cc (c) 412.716.1529 www.thebeautyshoppe.org Month to Month per person membership $100/mo shared desk & office area $175/mo dedicated desk and office area -24/7 secure access -Kitchenette -Multiple Conference Room -Lounge -Printing, copying and scanning -Furnished -WiFi/Fast internet - Secure Offices - Free Coffee -Designed to scale with start-ups as they grow by offering month-to-month memberships per person. - -Convenient to public transportation and free/inexpensive parking -Many food establishments in walking distance -Expanding 2013 3. Thinktiv Venture Accelerator 111 N. Whitfield St, 3 rd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (East Liberty) Paul Burke Managing Partner & Co-founder 412 404 2745 pburke@thinktiv.com No cost. Interview required. - Keyed entry - Whiteboards and informal meeting areas - 100MB wired and wireless internet - Bike friendly w/ street level parking accessible from to city lots - 500 sq ft conference room (online scheduling) - His/Hers ADA compliant restrooms Current occupants include StatEasy, Lilly&Strum, ToolsCloud, MegaBits, MyTV, Fitwits, RustBuilt.org
4. ShiftPgh Community Development Center & Events Space 111 N. Whitfield St, 2 nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (East Liberty) Kit Mueller Co-founder kitmueller@gmail.com 5. Manassas Consulting 5886/5888 Ellsworth (Shadyside) Battle Brown (412) 235-1520 x101; battle.brown@manassasconsulting.com No cost. Membership required. Membership free. Opens Mid-April. Month to month Cubes furnished $175/m (negotiable lease for unfurnished Private Offices 200-500 sqft Private floor 1,000 sqft - Audio/Video & projection technology - 100MB wired and wireless internet - Bike friendly w/ street level parking accessible from to city lots - 500 sqft conference room (online scheduling) - His/Hers ADA compliant restrooms - Keyed entry 24/7 secure access w monitored burglar alarm Wired Internet to workstations + Wireless incl d Multiple meeting areas w whiteboards Shared copying/printing Kitchenette w microwave, fridge, & coffeemaker Limited parking with office/floor lease VOIP phone service available w desk sets w lease Mostly furnished - A flexible room will accommodate new entrepreneurs, veteran founders and supporting organizations with a (much needed) central place to connect, share, learn and network. - Single large 2,700 ft2 space for large meetings and events that breaks into 3 conference rooms for 10-20 person meetings - Uses include: Workshops, User groups, Seminars, Conferences, Startup weekends, Business meetings, Hackathons, and Other Events Meet-ups, Pitches, Training Courses, Career Fairs, Space will be shared with current companies: MedRespond, Heaven s Rainbow, and Manassas Consulting - 5 minutes to downtown on East Busway - Across new pedestrian bridge over busway from Eastside Shopping Whole Foods, PNC, Starbucks - willing to reconfigure open plan to meet specs 6. PennRose Building 1627 Penn Ave. (Strip District) Kelli Robbins (412) 224-1200 (Office -24/7) (412) 303-2976 (Cell) kelli@c1com.com kelli@advertisersassociates.com Negotiable can be month to month - WiFi -Easy access to public transportation -inexpensive parking near by -Other building tenants that can provide services are: telephone and secretarial services, Data center, printing facility, mailing center, photography, fulfillment, storage and assembly Some built out space and some raw space that can be built out to company specs Can accommodate large operations
7. Neighbors in the Strip (NITS) Various locations (Strip District) 412-201-4774 Lease terms and rents negotiable NITS is a district organization that promotes economic development opportunities, while preserving the personality, integrity and character of the Strip. Becky and Cindy know of the various available properties that may or may not be advertised or publicly known. They will help you find space at no charge based upon your specific requirements. Becky Rodgers - rhrodgers@yahoo.com Cindy Cassell - cassell.ppm@gmail.com 8. Etcetera Edutainment 40 24 th St., (Strip District) Jessica Trybus jtrybus@etcedu.com Month to month, no contracts/strings, rate is same as tenant. No better place in town for startups than the Strip District! You can walk to everything! We are growing so our rentable space is month to month for someone that needs a temporary office space. There are 3 offices approx 200 sf each, can lease fewer than 5. Rooms are contained (including doors) but are not all sound proof since the ceilings are open. (This has not presented a problem for anyone before.) Shared common spaces. These offices are in Etcetera s (a gaming company) space. Access to common space: open, high ceilings, brick, open, dream tech startup space). We have hosted 2 other startups in our space for about 15-18 months (never expected that long!) and it has worked out very, very well for everyone. 9. Bruno Works 945 Liberty Ave. (Downtown) Eve Picker hello@brunoworkspgh.org (412) 434-7080 http://brunoworkspgh.com/ Month to month $300- dedicated desk; $150 flex desk $75 student plan Month to month Add ons: (see website) WiFi, Free parking. - 24/7 secure access via personal key + code - Kitchen on each floor - Private phone room - High speed wired and wireless internet - Print/copy/scan/fax - Bike friendly - 20 dedicated desks + large open flex studio - Conference room with online scheduling, which can be expanded into event space - 4 additional meeting/gathering places - Coffee + tea, as much as you need. Gorgeous open loft in downtown Pittsburgh with creative work space available for tiny little startups. What do you get? A desk + shared meeting areas, open studio space, kitchen, lounge, high-speed ethernet, make-table with photo booth, 24/7 access, telephone room, free coffee and all the amenities of downtown. Excellent public transportation with buses to Oakland every few minutes.
- Bruno Works Community Creative School creative programming free and on site. Catapult 5139 Penn Ave (Garfield) Elliot Williams 412-979-1774 Elliott@catapultpgh.org $150 a month gets your own desk and key (24/7 access). $90 gets you shared space and a key. $15 a month gets you one free day a month and $10/day a la cart. No contracts. Co-working space. A community of people who try to balance productivity and banter. The usual coworking stuff. Spak Brothers, Assemble, Roboto all on the same block. Infinite parking! Things we take seriously: - Design - Code - Coffee Things we don t take seriously: - Ourselves 10. Craig Street Commons 309-315 S. Craig St. Rear building (3rd floor take elevator at back of bldg.) (Oakland) Keith Hasson (Building Manager) 412-523-4506 -Various configurations private office suites to shared cubicles -access to shared conference room -Furnished - easy walking distance to CMU and Pitt, and many food establishments - Carnegie Museum has monthly parking leases for $85/mo. Garage in building - $140/mo. IW used to sublet this space but is no longer doing so. They are now going at typical Oakland office rental leases. This is only listed here because others may think this space is still available. 11. Craig Street Commons 309-315 S. Craig St. Front and side of buildings (Oakland) Keith Hasson (Building Manager) 412-523-4506 ~1058 sf - $1658/mo ~1630 sf - $2300/mo. 2 nd & 3 rd floor Front and side offices These are traditional office suites. They are only listed here because everyone always asks about them.
12. REVV Oakland 122 Meyran Ave. 2 nd Floor (Meyran at Forbes, above Razzy Fresh) (Oakland) Mark Musolino mark@revvoakland.com 412-944-2499 www.revvoakland.com Monthly leases. All utilities included. Shared space starts at $250/mo Private office starts at $500/mo - 24/7 secure access via personal keyfob - High speed wired and wireless internet - Print/scan/fax - Bike friendly w/ street level indoor parking - 1300 sq ft of private offices - 2000 sq ft of common space - 400 sq ft conference room (online scheduling) - Unisex ADA compliant restrooms - Surrounded by food, coffee & convenience stores - Short walk to Pitt/CMU (think student interns) - Serviced by 20+ bus routes - Monthly parking passes available for nearby lot - 25,000 sq ft of space available for expansion 13. Boulevard Buildings South Side Incubator 401 Bingham St. (South Side) Mark Berger Director of Marketing & Dev 412-518-1276 mark@markberger.com 14. Search Office Space www.searchofficespace.com/usa Quarter-Quarter leases Starting $200/mo. Varies Small, closed and open spaces in South Side incubator. All utilities included Access to conference room Free Wi-fi Some furniture available on a first-come basis Parking: free street parking Online listings of a wide variety of office space throughout the Pgh region from downtown to industrial parks. Some target startups with month-month rent; some appear to be negotiable. Listing varies regularly so keep checking. There are some great deals that show up. Second Stage For companies that have outgrown the typical 1-10 employee start-up space but still need short term leases at low cost. http://www.storexpressselfstorage.com/self-storage-locations/pittsburgh-office-space.php Steve Mitnick, former co-founder of MoveXpress, founder of StoreXpress: Offering flexible workspace in Etna.
Agents: They may be better served by using an agent who understands the needs of a start-up (low cost, short-term leases) and knows landlords and available space, and works to match you with a space that fits your needs. Below are agents who help companies at this stage: Mark E. Anderson Colliers International Two Gateway Center 603 Stanwix Street, Suite 125 Pittsburgh PA 15222 412-321-4200 x222 or (m) 412-408-5166 MarkE.Anderson@colliers.com Sunnyledge Hotel