The wave of new coworking spaces for entrepreneurs continues to roll in, with Pipeline Workspaces announcing Monday that its third U.S. shared-office location will be in Coral Gables.
Pipeline opened its first shared-workspace location on Brickell two years ago (shown here) and is opening a site in Philadelphia’s financial district next month. Now it has leased the third floor — 14,000 square feet — at 95 Merrick Way (pictured above), an office complex that also houses Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Pipeline was one of the pioneers in bringing the concept to Miami’s entrepreneurial community, and Pipeline sees Coral Gables as an underserved market. Coral Gables is home to Latin American headquarters, more than 20 consulates and government offices, more than 140 multinational corporations and numerous banks.
Pipeline Gables, with a planned opening this spring, will feature a mediation center that caters to the large legal community in Coral Gables, as well as entrepreneurial shared spaces starting at $200 per month, private offices starting at $600, and amenties such as conference rooms suitable for weekend corporate retreats and member access to all Pipeline locations. Like they saw with its center in Brickell, which has about 250 members and caters to startups, serial entrepreneurs and service professionals, Pipeline’s cofounders saw an opportunity to create another space that would draw a diverse group of people to connect and build a broader network.
“Pipeline is built on the theory that diversity positively impacts success. Geographic diversity draws people with different networks and expertise and being a member of Pipeline gives you one degree of separation from anybody else within the community, while serving as a catalyst to further grow the city’s business community,” said Todd Oretsky, who co-founded Pipeline with Philippe Houdard, in a news release. Members “can share perspectives, exchange ideas, create business opportunities, and develop meaningful business relationships,” he said.
Posted Nov. 17, 2014