Julie Gomoll
LaunchPad Coworking
press@launchpadcoworking.com
Released: AUSTIN, TEXAS, February 11, 2008
You’ve been asking — Is LaunchPad Coworking real? Where is it located? How can I find it? When can I start coworking in Austin already?
We are more than a little happy to announce that after months of searching and planning, we have inked a lease, and it’s in the perfect location.
Ladies and gentlemen, telecommuters and mobile workers, creatives and visionaries of all disciplines … Welcome to LaunchPad Coworking. One small step for knowledge workers, one giant leap for coworking in Austin.
LaunchPad Coworking will open this summer in Brazos Place, a fabulous multiuse building at 800 Brazos Street. More specifically: 30.27 longitude, –97.74 latitude. Put that in your geodata pipe and smoke it.
Why are we so happy with these digs?
- We’re in the heart of downtown Austin.
- We have 4200 square feet of space to play with. Plus a spacious mixed-use lobby.
- Murray Legge of LZT Architects is designing the space.
- We have great neighbors: Baby Greens and Anthony Nak.
- We’re right across from a UPS store.
- The Omni is within spitting distance. The Paramount Theater is around the corner.
- There’s tons of public parking, metered parking, and Brazos Place has valet parking.
- And of course: bike racks.
- We’re bringing fiber-optic connectivity right to the desk! Talk about fast and secure.
We hope our new lease will become your new lease on a non-isolating work life. Can’t wait to work with you.
About LaunchPad Coworking
LaunchPad Coworking is a unique combination of workspace and cafe where mobile workers work together, collaboratively or privately, with meeting rooms and individual desks available by the hour, ergonomic chairs, ample power outlets, and secure fiberoptic internet access. The coworking model encourages the free flow of projects and ideas, with the belief that when we work together, we work smarter.
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6 responses so far ↓
1 Ryan Joy // Feb 11, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Congrats, Julie! That’s great news and a great location. I work just down the street from there at 206 9th (Capitol Tower) .
I’ll be sure to include this announcement in this week’s Refresh Roundup (or, feel free to create a separate post for this on the Refresh Austin blog that links back here).
2 John Erik Metcalf // Feb 11, 2008 at 1:52 pm
w00t! I love that area. And, I can bike there in ~5 mins.
3 Kevin Dykes // Feb 12, 2008 at 12:15 pm
That is great news Julie! We are very excited and looking forward to camping out with our ad-hoc teams for client projects.
Any ideas on timeline for when it will be ready for public consumption?
Any chance you might integrate a cyc wall in a space for team video shoots?
4 Julie Gomoll // Feb 12, 2008 at 12:39 pm
A cyc wall is a great idea, Kevin. We’ve been looking at soundproofing at least one room for podcasting - a cyc wall would be a great addition for that. What would the minimum size be for a room that suits your needs?
We are slated to open July 1.
5 Mark Phillip // Feb 14, 2008 at 9:57 pm
July 1st can’t come soon enough. If you need any “beta workers”, put me on the list.
6 Refresh Roundup: Mixers, coworking, names, and ugly spec-work - Refresh Austin // Feb 16, 2008 at 2:10 pm
[…] the questions, “When can we start coworking in Austin already?” Turns out we can start coworking in downtown Austin on July 1st. Launchpad Coworking’s space will be located at 800 Brazos Street. Be sure to head over to […]
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