[joshklein]

There are some other similar options for startups that have impressive price points & amenities.

From my research, there is:

Green Desk in DUMBO - http://www.green-desk.com/ Great for environmentally conscious startups, and awesome office environment and amenities.

Sunshine Suites in Tribeca and Noho - http://sunshineny.com/ Mixes techies with non-technology startups. Big networking opportunities.

TechSpace in Chelsea, Union Sq., and West Village - http://www.techspace.com The pricey option, but I think they've been around for awhile.

And then there are other options like co-working (for a price, or for free like at Jelly - http://wiki.workatjelly.com/JellyInNYC), which is much less expensive, trading your services for desk space at a random company, or searching craigslist for open desks.

I have no experience with any of these choices (except I've been to a few Jelly coworking meetups). I spend my time at the fine New York Public Library system, punching away at the keys on my laptop.

[lkrubner]

Sunshine Suites is a lot more cramped. Have you been in there? The place is set of cubicles set up with portable 5 foot tall "walls". You and a friend can get 2 adjoining desks for $800 a month, and that might be perfect for what you need. But you need to deal with the noise of the communal space.

[kbrower]

Agreed. Sunshine Suites is cramped(but most the cubes are empty) unless you work with garyv in the back.

[mtalantikite]

There is also the Brooklyn Creative League (http://www.brooklyncreativeleague.com/) around here in the Park Slope/Gowanus area, but honestly I feel like most of these shared office spaces in Brooklyn charge too much. Almost $500 for 64' square feet in Gowanus is pretty crazy.

Unfortunately $875 for 150 sq ft is a really, really good price, especially for SoHo.

[joshklein]

That's actually super close to where I live. Any reaction on BCL besides the price? Ignoring cost, what did you think of the space & amenities?

[dolinsky]

I used to be in both the Union Sq and Chelsea TechSpace offices. They're definitely pricey, and the Union Sq space was anything but quiet. The Chelsea spot was more quiet, but mainly due to it just not being as full. Nevermind the guy in the space next to us that refused to use anything but speakerphone when speaking on the phone. The internet was a little flaky, and they didn't even have redundancy built in (I believe they do now though).

The best areas of TS was the 10th floor in the Union Sq. building. Much bigger rooms that could fit 15+ employees but had a much more enclosed 'private office' feel to them.